'Hardworking' dad joined drug gang as Universal Credit payments didn't cover his debts

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is introducing a change this month that will have an impact on hundreds of thousands of Universal Credit claimants. There are more than four million self-employed people in the UK, with 746,000 relying on financial support from the DWP to top up their income.Universal Credit payments for the self-employed are based on what's called the Minimum Income Floor, a policy that was suspended during the coronavirus pandemic.

iOS - Android Claims among the 18-24 age group last month were 644 for Airdrie & Shotts and 627 for Coatbridge, Chryston & Bellshill.North Lanarkshire as a whole registered 34,363 claims in June - a 267 rise on the previous month but down 3047 on the same time in 2020. A Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) spokesperson told Lanarkshire Live : "The numbers claiming Universal Credit do not necessarily indicate a corresponding rise in unemployment.

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poverty rate than the average for independent countries of Scotland’s size and has had the worst or second-worst poverty rate in every single year since UK data was first recorded in 2002.

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to drop the £20 uplift to Universal Credit (UC) will leave vulnerable families struggling. UC payments were increased in the wake of the covid pandemic but Tory ministers now plan to remove this at the end of September – a move already branded “indefensible” by the Scottish Government.

Tax Credits annual calendar as renewals for the additional financial support must be completed and returned to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) by July 31. Regular payments of Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit are a vital source of income top-ups for thousands of claimants across the UK.

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Universal Credit (UC) is on the rise. According to the latest Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) figures the number of people being given a choice about how their UC is paid rose by 175,190 in just five months.

claiming Universal Credit, a benefit designed to help those out of work or on a low income cover the costs of daily living. As Scotland and the rest of the UK ease even further out of lockdown restrictions, the economy is expected to get back on its feet again - but at what pace isn't quite clear.

whose 2002 visit to Easterhouse in Glasgow inspired his much derided reforms to the benefits system - has signed a letter to Rishi Sunak along with five other Conservative former work and pensions secretaries. The group warned the UK Chancellor that a failure to keep the uplift in place permanently would “damage living standards, health and opportunities” for those that “need our support most as we emerge from the pandemic”.

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part of the Government’s Plan for Jobs.

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BT has launched a new broadband and phone package for people on a low income. The firm's new Home Essentials Broadband plan is available from today and offers anyone on Universal Credit or Pension Credit access to the internet for just £15 per month.

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claimants are missing out on over £240 per month because of the benefits cap, according to new figures. Claimants outside London can get a maximum of £20,000 under the current DWP system, the Mirror reports.