Universal Credit

More Than Two-Thirds of Benefits Assessments Recorded Mental or Behavioural Disorders

Some 1.4 million (69 percent) of the total number of people on Universal Credit health were deemed as limited capacity for work and work-related activity.

March 15, 2024BY Victoria Friedman
IN-DEPTH: The Scandal of Killers in Psychiatric Hospitals Getting £11 Million in Benefits

The sister of a man killed by a mentally ill illegal immigrant says it is 'unfair' he is ...

March 15, 2024BY Chris Summers
Government Announces Childcare Funding Boost for Families on Benefits

Low-income families will be able to access increased childcare support amid the government’s plans to deliver a historic ...

May 31, 2023BY Evgenia Filimianova
Plans to Cut £20 Universal Credit Uplift Will Go Ahead: Javid

Plans to reverse the £20 ($28) uplift in Universal Credit will go ahead at the end of the ...

September 12, 2021BY PA Media