DWP makes new change to Universal Credit which will help claimants ahead of Bank Holiday

Universal Credit on people’s lives. Officials said the information does not exist as the uplift was only “temporary”.

claiming Universal Credit, a benefit designed to help those out of work or on a low income cover the costs of daily living. September will see the furlough scheme draw to a close, applications for the final Self-Employment Income Support Scheme grant and the ending of the weekly £20 uplift to Universal Credit - which in itself creates an air of uncertainty for those relying on state support.

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Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently published its ‘Shaping Future Support: the Health and Disability Green Paper’ which outlined the UK Government’s proposals to improve the experience of disabled people and those with health conditions using their services.

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) or transferring from Disability Living Allowance (DLA) to the benefit may take a bit longer than usual due to the ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic. However, that should not put anyone who thinks they may be eligible for the additional financial support from making a claim.

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Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced that Post Office Card Accounts (POCa) are to be extended for another year in order to safely move existing benefit claimants over to traditional bank accounts or a new Payment Exception Service. The POCa scheme is used by claimants to collect benefits including State Pension, Child Benefit, Universal Credit and Tax Credit s at any Post Office counter and was previously set to end in November this year.

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Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has introduced a new rule change to Universal Credit to ensure claimants receive more consistent benefit payments every month, even if their employer pays them early because the pay date falls on a weekend, Monday or Bank Holiday. The DWP has implemented a new automatic process so that the Universal Credit system now automatically identifies claimants who receive a second monthly salary payment in one benefit assessment period.

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Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has started writing to nearly six million people across the UK confirming their Universal Credit payment will be cut by £20-a-week from October 1, 2021. Despite many vocal objections to the ending of the uplift, brought in at the start of the coronavirus pandemic in April 2020, the DWP plans to go ahead with the monthly reduction.

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people in households receiving benefits was partially reversed during the coronavirus pandemic, driven by a sharp rise in young adults needing help. The proportion of adults aged 16-24 receiving benefits rose by two-thirds from nine to 15% between February 2020-21, according to analysis of UK Government figures by the Resolution Foundation.

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