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Airdrie MP slams DWP over treatment of Universal Credit claimants during lockdown
24.09.2020 - 11:55 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.AIRDRIE'S MP has hit out at the “shocking way” the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has treated new Universal Credit claimants during lockdown.Figures release in response to a Parliamentary Written Question by Chris Stephens MP revealed that residents in Neil Gray’s Airdrie & Shotts constituency who had applied for an advance payment of their benefit to see them through the initial five-week wait had,
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13.10.2020 / 13:34
Westminster blasted by Motherwell and Wishaw MP over hard hitting Universal Credit claw-back
Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Thousands of people living in Motherwell and Wishaw who were receiving Universal Credit in the month of May were subjected to deductions totalling over £200,000.New figures have revealed that 3900 people in the Westminster voting constituency had a total of £215,000 deducted at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.Motherwell and Wishaw was found to be the eighth worst hit constituency in Scotland, with an
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13.10.2020 / 05:05
DWP confirms payment dates for benefits including Universal Credit, PIP and State Pension over Christmas and New Year
Benefits are usually paid on a regular basis straight into your bank, building society or credit union account. If your payment date falls on a weekend or a bank holiday you’ll usually be paid on the working day before, although this may be different for people claiming Tax Credits or Child Benefit.It’s essential to know exactly what money you’ll have going in when, especially over the festive period when offices and banks may be closed.
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05.10.2020 / 18:11
Thousands of Universal Credit claimants will get £405 extra from this week
Mirror, the Severe Disability Premium was introduced in 2019 to ensure vulnerable people on 'legacy benefits' would not lose out when they moved over to Universal Credit.
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05.10.2020 / 17:35
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05.10.2020 / 09:22
Universal Credit monthly boost of up to £405 starts this week for thousands of claimants across the UK
Universal Credit claimants will receive a boost to their benefit payments of up to £405 a month from October 8. People whose benefit payments dropped when they transferred from one of the 'legacy benefits' to Universal Credit will get a monthly increase of either £120, £285 or £405.