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The Latest Breaking News from Universal Credit

More Universal Credit and council tax changes to be aware of

After April brought a raft of price hikes, there are more changes impacting the cost of living coming this month

Liverpool Echo

Universal Credit claimants could boost cash from DWP by up to £1,600

Many people on Universal Credit could be eligible for extra support from the DWP

Liverpool Echo

From Universal Credit to Sky bills - Six money changes coming in May

Some important financial changes will be made in the month of May

Chronicle Live

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Retired nurse on Universal Credit surviving on 'gone off' food

Bonnie Noel has also resorted to taking weekly showers and drinking curdled milk 'for protein'

Liverpool Echo

Sky to hike phone prices for millions of customers from this week - how it affects you

Those on Universal Credit may be eligible for a social tariff instead, these are designed for vulnerable customers and are discounted by up to half price - find out more below

Daily Mirror

Six money changes coming in May - including Universal Credit and higher interest rates

April brought a huge raft of bill increases including a huge hike to energy bills, as the cost of living crisis deepened. But what does May have in store for families? We explain all the changes

Daily Mirror

DWP Universal Credit: From free broadboard to Healthy Start Vouchers - everything that can be claimed

Claimants of Universal Credit are encouraged to check they're making the most of the financial support that's available.

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DWP estimates 900,000 legacy benefit claimants will be worse off when managed migration begins this month

The DWP has calculated 1.4 million households will receive higher payments when they migrate to Universal Credit.

Daily Record

DWP Universal Credit: Everything you can claim from free broadband to vouchers

UC claimants can also get free vouchers, dental treatment and travel costs

Bristol Post

“It's all a bit f*****": The home of Greater Manchester's poorest kids

"When they have school photos, I can't afford to pay for them”

Manchester Evening News

Former nurse on Universal Credit is living on soured milk and out-of-date food as cost of living crisis bites

Bonnie, 65, says she is having to resort to extreme measures to make ends meet

Wales Online

Woman on Universal Credit showers once a week and drinks 'off' milk due to living costs

Retired nurse Bonnie Noel, 65, eats food weeks after its use -by date, only showers once a week to save water, cuts her own hair to save money and turns her washing machine off half-way through to save on a full load

Daily Mirror

DWP May Day bank holiday benefit payment dates for Universal Credit, PIP and State Pension

People who receive benefits from Department for Work and Pensions or HMRC may see their money put into their account on a different day than usual as a result of the May bank holiday

Glasgow Live

The May Bank Holiday payment date for Universal Credit, Child Benefit and Tax Credits

Bank holidays can mean a change in the date a claimant is paid - here is how the first May Bank Holiday will affect benefit payments

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Liverpool Echo

DWP May bank holiday payment date for Universal Credit, Child Benefit and Tax Credits

Bank holidays can mean a change in the date claimants are paid and people are being warned to be aware

Daily Mirror

Remote rural community faces hidden hunger crisis as people 'scared' amid soaring costs

In 2016-17, South Lakes food banks gave out 674 parcels, 183 to children. In 2019-20, that figure rose to 1,091. From April 2021 to March 2022, two small food banks gave out 2,486 food parcels

The National (Scotland)

Top five worst things the Tories did this parliamentary term

THIS year alone, it became illegal to protest noisily in the UK, Boris Johnson cemented the Government’s authority over the supposedly independent…

Daily Mirror

Dad goes from claiming Universal Credit to earning 7-figure salary using charity loan

At 24, Aaron Branch, 31, from Birmingham, found himself on Universal Credit, struggling to make ends meet and unable to find a stable job - that was until he went on Dragons' Den and received a £4,000 charity loan

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Daily Record

New Universal Credit move will see 400,000 people lose their benefits

Even people who kept their benefits will still be significantly worse off

Daily Record

Universal Credit will be paid early this week due to bank holiday

If you were expecting your payments on the bank holiday, you will instead be paid on a different date this week

Daily Mirror

'I was on Universal Credit – now I never have to worry about money again'

At the age of 24, Aaron Branch, from Birmingham, found himself on Universal Credit, struggling to make ends meet - now at age 31 he's turned his life around completely and takes home a seven-figure sum each year

Nottingham Post

Warning in Nottingham suburb that 'everyone is struggling' as cost of living increases

Some people have no money left for emergencies and say waiting around for benefits is no good

Daily Mirror

Mum forced to use food bank to feed her daughter despite having a full time job

Caroline Rice, who lives and works in County Fermanagh in rural Northern Ireland, is one of tens of thousands of workers in the UK who are being pushed into the poverty bracket because of spiralling living costs

Wales Online

400,000 people to lose their benefits in latest Government move

Another 900,000 people will see a reduction in the amount they receive

Liverpool Echo

Universal Credit move will see 400,000 people lose their benefits

And almost a million people who keep their benefits will be left worse off

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