Tories in desperate bid to suppress Universal Credit documents ahead of election
Critics described the move as "shocking", saying it "stinks of a cover up".
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Government welfare reforms fuelling homelessness
Claimants of Universal Credit are often at greater risk of losing their home amid spiralling costs.
Universal Credit has ‘saved lives’ – Iain Duncan Smith
In 2018, a UN report into poverty in the UK concluded that UC was driven by a desire to get across a simple message that the state "no longer has your back".
What about Covid loans? New £600m plan to fight UC benefit fraud unveiled
"So it's worth the money to go after benefit fraudsters but not the hell of a lot more in covid fraud," said one angry Twitter user.
Universal Credit claimants face crackdown as DWP tightens rules
Claimants will now have just four weeks - down from three months - to find a job within their preferred sector.
One in 10 UK families ‘will struggle with basic costs of living this winter’
The government has been urged to help low-income families who are facing rising inflation, rising energy bills and a Universal Credit Cut.
Food bank use ‘well above’ pre-pandemic level, Trussell Trust says
The Trussell Trust handed out 935,749 parcels over the six months to October 2021 - with more than a third going to children.
‘This is extraordinary’: Tory MP’s defence of second jobs is compared to universal credit response
“We have to be careful about this, we have to realise we are dealing with human beings who have families and responsibilities."
Universal Credit cut leaves millions worse off despite Budget changes
More than half of families on UC will still be worse off by over £1,000 a year, the Resolution Foundation said.