HUNDREDS of thousands of people receiving benefits must take action before the end of this month or risk having their payments stopped. The government is moving two million people who were still receiving old benefits onto Universal Credit through ‘managed migration’. People still receiving old benefits are being asked to switch to Universal CreditSource: Getty … Read more
MORE than 90,000 households receiving benefits will have to make a major change from tomorrow. Households claiming Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and child tax credits will be asked to switch to Universal Credit in July. 2BM7WB3 Woman applying for Universal CreditCredit: Alamy ESA is a benefit that you can claim in the event of … Read more
Increases in the state pension age have contributed to a rise in the number of Brits claiming working age benefits from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), new research shows. The Resolution Foundation’s ‘Under Strain’ report shows that real spending on these payments has risen by a third over the past decade and disability … Read more
The DWP says tens of thousands of benefit recipients have broken the rules in a test of the DWP’s plans to monitor people’s bank accounts. The government is trying to introduce legislation that will force third parties – such as banks and building societies – to share information with the DWP. In its drive to … Read more