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DWP Universal Credit and PIP recipients due to get major rise in 2023

It comes as inflation is set to soar

Nottingham Post

Tory MP branded 'callous' for claiming poverty-hit Brits 'sitting on benefits' should 'get any job'

Katherine Fletcher was criticised for "insult" on struggling families as experts calculate Rishi Sunak's mini-Budget will leave 1.3 million people, including 500,000 children, facing absolute poverty

Daily Mirror

Universal Credit, PIP, pensions and other benefits set for big rise in 2023

This year's rocketing inflation figures will be used to set next year's pension and benefits increase, DWP minister pledges

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Life in UK town where families have to beg for clothes and huddle in one room for warmth

In one of the UK's poorest town's those on the breadline have to make drastic choices to survive as the cost of living crisis hits, and say Rishi Sunak's Spring Statement does not go far enough.

Daily Mirror

Life on the Greater Manchester streets where families have to beg for clothes - and sit on the settee and cry

'Do you eat or heat? That's the scenario'

Manchester Evening News

Universal Credit: Millions who work missing out on cash payments

Many households are missing out on as much as £600 each month

Liverpool Echo

High inflation ‘will be reflected’ in benefits next year, says Treasury minister

Simon Clarke opened the debate on the National Insurance Contributions (Increase of Thresholds) Bill.

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Shopping centre jobs hub opens at former Iceland store in North Wales

The temporary Jobcentre in Bayview Shopping Centre, Colwyn Bay, will help people looking to find work

Birmingham Post

DWP: New Jobcentre opens in Nottingham city centre offering Universal Credit advice

Its part of a Government drive to open more centres

Nottingham Post

Mini budget a 'slap in the face' as cash-strapped Brits tell Sunak 'thanks for nothing'

Struggling Brits tell the Mirror of dashed hopes at Chancellor Rishi Sunak's Spring Statement mini budget 'slap in the face' contained NOTHING to stop theworst fall in living standards since the 1950s

Daily Mirror

'I rely on Universal Credit to live - here's what I think of Rishi's Spring Statement'

Tyron Wilson, 30, suffered a serious mental health breakdown and receives Universal Credit. He has told of his fears after the government refused to increase the benefit in line with the current inflation rate

Daily Mirror

DWP's tough new Universal Credit sanctions slammed as 'unjust' by watchdog

Last month, the Department for Work and Pensions introduced tough new rules for Universal Credit claimants that force them into work or punish them with sanctions

Edinburgh Live

DWP to change Universal Credit and Child Benefits payment dates over Easter and June

Tax credit payment dates are also changing

Nottingham Post

Grim statistics show how cost of living crisis is hurting Liverpool

Survey results show just how many people in the city are struggling, as Chancellor urged to take action

Liverpool Echo

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Liverpool Echo

DWP's new law to force more benefit sanctions blasted as 'unjustified' by committee

The law was passed as part of the "Way to Work" target to help 500,000 Universal Credit claimants into work by June

Wales Online

Universal Credit taper rate 'could be slashed' by Chancellor

Reports are circulating ahead of the Spring Statement on Wednesday

Daily Mirror

Universal Credit amount 2022: Will payments be rising following £20 cut in 2021?

The Universal Credit amount for 2022 has been set and seems unlikely to change despite desperate calls to raise benefits by more than 3.1%. At the moment, it'll be a real-terms cut for millions of Brits

Glasgow Live

DWP benefits every single parent should claim ahead of soaring prices in April

Financial experts have compiled a list of benefits single parents should apply for ahead of soaring prices and bills in April amid the worsening cost of living crisis

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Daily Mirror

Mums have lost £500million in maternity pay because of Universal Credit 'loophole'

Maternity Action claims as many as 85,000 women have missed out pay awarded through Maternity Allowance, worth £4,500 on average per person, due to how Universal Credit is calculated

Daily Mirror

DWP's new law that's set to sanction more benefit claimants is steamrollered by watchdog

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) 'Way to Work' crackdown on jobseekers has been blasted as vague by peers - who questioned why it was passed as an 'emergency' law with no scrutiny

Glasgow Live

DWP to allow Ukrainian refugees to immediately claim benefits such as PIP and Universal Credit

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has revealed that it is implementing emergency regulations to allow Ukrainian refugees to receive benefits as soon as they arrive in the UK

Daily Record

Rishi Sunak gives cryptic response when asked about bringing back £20 Universal Credit weekly uplift

Sophie Raworth asked the Chancellor about reintroducing the benefit top-up on the Sunday Morning show.

Daily Mirror

'I was on Universal Credit, now I run my own company from my gran's spare room'

David Jamie Delaney set up streetwear brand SnowyOwl, which is now popular with buyers all over the world, from his gran's spare room, and now she even models the firm's clothes

Chronicle Live

DWP unveils Universal Credit for Ukraine refugees - but they face a five-week wait for cash

With thousands of people expected to arrive from Ukraine this week, emergency laws will ensure they can claim benefits in Britain

Daily Record

DWP to give Ukraine refugees immediate access to Universal Credit, PIP and other benefits

Under normal circumstances, people coming to the UK would have to wait three months before being able to claim benefits.

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