March 2026 payment dates for universal credit, benefits and pensions plus cost of living support

March can be a difficult month for many, as we await all the changes – good and bad – that the financial new year promises to ...

Urgent Universal Credit warning as 356,521 households have benefits stopped by ignoring letter ahead of major shake up

THOUSANDS of households on benefits are being warned not to ignore a key letter or lose their payments. The warning comes as ...

Universal Credit households see council tax bills soar by £1,000s a year after DWP shake-up – can YOU get money back?

HOUSEHOLDS who are new to claiming Universal Credit are reportedly facing soaring council tax bills after a huge DWP shake-up ...
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Labour urged to fix Universal Credit with more than 15m households to claim key benefit from April

The government must fix key issues in the Universal Credit system, with it set to be claimed by 15 million households later this year, a new report has warned. All six ‘legacy benefits’ that Universal ...

New Universal Credit update for people still claiming legacy benefits

Ensuring all existing recipients of the Universal Credit health element - and any new claimant meeting the Severe Conditions ...

When Universal Credit rates will increase in 2026

Universal Credit is a payment to help with your living costs ...

DWP Universal Credit payment hike rising to £760 for millions of households

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has unveiled welfare reforms aimed at reconfiguring the benefits system and ...

DWP Universal Credit claims soar by 2 million as benefits shake-up due in weeks

Latest DWP figures show the number of claims for Universal Credit has ballooned by around two million, with the total number ...

DWP announces Universal Credit boost this year rising to £760

The DWP has announced welfare reforms ...