People on Universal Credit who receive any type of lump sum, inheritance or savings boost may need to take action ...

From April 2025, the Government introduced a Fair Repayment Rate, meaning the maximum amount that can be deducted from a ...

Through 'eligibility verification', banks will be asked to hand over data to help check whether benefit claimants are meeting ...

New legislation is on the horizon that will allow investigators to view the bank details of millions of benefit claimants. The new powers will enable the DWP to request banking information from those ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued a warning to Universal Credit claimants who cohabit. The DWP has disseminated a warning via Twitter, now X, regarding the necessity of repaying ...

Concerns have been raised by benefits experts over new DWP powers. Officials will be able to directly withdraw funds from a ...

Universal Credit claimants who are struggling financially may be able to get money in advance to pay for emergency costs. You might be able to get a Budgeting Advance for emergency household costs ...

A fresh 'eligibility verification' measure will compel banks to provide data to help identify cases where someone may not be ...

An extra 200,000 homeowners on universal credit are now eligible for state help with their mortgage repayments as changes to the 'support for mortgage interest' scheme have kicked in today (3 April).

The Department for Work and Pensions has told Universal Credit claimants to report any change in circumstances. Your information needs to be up to date so that you aren't overpaid or paid less. On X, ...