Benefits claims are rising - but what is the full story behind the numbers?

The number of people claiming Universal Credit (UC) without a requirement to work or seek work is at 3.6m, up 294% in the ...

Nearly four million households could receive an annual income boost from the Department of Work and Pensions ( DWP) of £725.

IF you are claiming benefits you should be aware that once you reach a certain age, they could stop. Once you reach 66, the ...

Universal credit is a payment to help with living costs and is available for people on low incomes or those who are out of ...

The DWP has strict rules when it comes to reporting changes in circumstances - and this includes when you're in hospital.

HOUSEHOLDS on benefits can expect their payments to land earlier than usual in August. This is because when the day payments ...

Around four in five people on Universal Credit are British and Irish nationals or those who live or work in the UK without ...

More than 1.2 million foreigners are receiving Universal Credit, the Government revealed today. Figures published by the Department for Work and Pensions show 118,749 refugees are receiving the ...

Sir Keir Starmer wants to see fewer foreign nationals claiming benefits while unemployed in the UK, Downing Street said as ...

The proposal includes raising the Universal Credit standard allowance above inflation for the next four years, which is ...

Since July 2024, DWP has nearly doubled the number of people working in its Universal Credit Targeted Case Review team to 6,000.