‘A cruel penalty’: disabled people face lower benefit payments if conditions not deemed lifelong

Forthcoming rules mean debilitating conditions may not meet strict ‘severe and lifelong’ criteria, say charities

The Guardian
End to two-child benefit cap offers £300-a-month lifeline to cash-strapped families

From 6 April, low-income families can claim universal credit payments for all children living in the household

The Guardian

DWP Universal Credit update as claimants told what to do if they get a letter

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/dwp-universal-credit-update-claimants-36934631

Full list of DWP benefits increasing in April 2026 including Universal Credit and pension changes

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/full-list-dwp-benefits-increasing-33666803

HMRC Universal Credit alert to 'check today' if you could get £1,200 boost

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/hmrc-universal-credit-alert-check-36903619

Universal Credit claimants issued £100 fine warning after benefits shake-up

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/universal-credit-claimants-issued-100-36885538

‘When my husband died, I just had to carry on – I couldn’t afford not to’

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/03/14/when-husband-died-just-carry-couldnt-afford-not-to-27228352/

𝗙𝗜𝗚𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗦: ILR holders make up only about 𝟮.𝟳% of all #UniversalCredit claimants, with just around a third of those in employment!

Job Scarcity and Challenges for Universal Credit Claimants in the UK

People getting Universal Credit in the UK are finding it hard to get jobs. Some areas have very few jobs for many people looking.

#UKJobs, #UniversalCredit, #JobSearch, #Unemployment, #Economy

https://newsletter.tf/uk-job-scarcity-universal-credit-claimants/