More than 20,000 children across Scotland will be plunged into poverty because of the UK Government's "shameful" decision to cut Universal Credit, campaigners have warned.
Universal Credit claimants can apply online for an emergency loan ahead of £20 benefit cut
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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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05.10.2021 / 21:51
Woman claimed over £59,000 in Universal Credit after saying she lived as a single mother
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05.10.2021 / 15:24
DWP to put extra £600 into thousands of Universal Credit claimants' bank accounts under new PIP rules
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04.10.2021 / 09:43
New Universal Credit payment rates ahead of DWP ending £20 uplift this week
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has contacted nearly six million benefit claimants across the UK confirming their Universal Credit payment will be cut by £20-a-week from October 6, 2021.
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03.10.2021 / 12:29
Nicola Sturgeon joins last ditch plea to stop Universal Credit cut
Universal Credit, announced last year at the start of the pandemic, began winding down towards the end of September and will finally come to an end this week while the Tories gather for their annual conference in Manchester. The move has been widely condemned by charities and opposition parties and Johnson faces pressure from many Conservative MPs deeply concerned about the impact on low-income families.
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01.10.2021 / 10:21
DWP launches £500m support fund as Universal Credit is cut - how you can get cash
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30.09.2021 / 12:57
Almost 30,000 North Lanarkshire households to be hit by Universal Credit cut
iOS - Android Wishaw MSP Clare Adamson said: “People are struggling even with the uplift. Yet the Scottish Tories have the temerity to defend this abominable cut."They are failing in a basic duty as MSPs to advocate for our most vulnerable constituents.
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28.09.2021 / 17:43
Universal Credit cut will have 'devastating impact' on 58,000 Manchester families, councillors warn
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28.09.2021 / 14:51
Boris Johnson 'punching down' the poor not levelling up with Universal Credit cut
Labour ’s Secretary of State for Child Poverty, slammed the Tory government decision to claw back the lockdown rise in Universal Credit in a speech that made him the darling of the Labour conference. Streeting, 38, recovered from kidney cancer this year to come back to Labour’s front bench as the arrowhead of a campaign against child poverty.
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26.09.2021 / 13:45
Tory MSP admits he's 'lobbying' UK Government to reverse Universal Credit cut
Alexander Stewart said he had "real sympathy" with comments made last week by Ruth Davidson, who claimed the reduction in the benefit was the “wrong thing to do”. The £20 uplift to the all-in-one benefit was a temporary measure to help poorer families during the pandemic and is due to come to an end from October 6 in a move that has sparked fury among anti-poverty campaigners.
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23.09.2021 / 17:20
Universal Credit warning as £20 cut could see 1.5 million claimants struggle this winter
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21.09.2021 / 10:07
Universal Credit, PIP, and state pension claimants to get DWP Christmas bonus
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17.09.2021 / 20:59
Pregnant mum says she doesn't know how she'll survive Universal Credit cut
benefits claimants say their current pay-out is barely enough to cover the bills, with circumstances set to get worse as government removes the Covid-19 uplift next month. Almost six million people rely on Universal Credit in the UK, and as of October they will be receiving £20 less per week when the change is made.Mum-of-five Shannon Brown says she will likely face debt as a result of the cut.
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16.09.2021 / 12:42
DWP Universal Credit cut to be pushed through despite no assessment on people's lives
Universal Credit on people’s lives. Officials said the information does not exist as the uplift was only “temporary”.
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14.09.2021 / 20:08
When Universal Credit payments will be reduced as £20 uplift cut by government
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14.09.2021 / 15:43
Pressure on government builds as charities call for U-turn on cut to Universal Credit
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14.09.2021 / 15:06
DWP encourages PIP, ESA and Universal Credit claimants to take part in live benefit reform events this month
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.