Uplifting universal credit and local housing allowance, the two key aims of Big Issue’s ongoing housing campaign, are key to making London affordable, says mayor of London Sadiq Khan Our End Housing... Read more »
As the cost of living crisis continues to deepen, with the energy bill cost cap rising by over 50 percent this month, millions of Brits are being forced to sign on for... Read more »
The Dulwich Picture Gallery, which has a superb collection of Old Masters paintings, offers unemployed people over 50% off admission. One of the best things about London is its sheer volume of... Read more »
Families are “on the brink of financial catastrophe” after the government ended its furlough scheme and cut universal credit by £20-a-week, local MPs have warned. Keir Starmer, Tulip Siddiq, Catherine West and... Read more »
Thousands of Londoners could be due a £600 payment from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) under new rules. PIP – Personal Independence Allowance – is available to people with long-term... Read more »
Later this year, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will cut Universal Credit payments in a desperate blow for people across the country. On October 6, 2021, the standard allowance of... Read more »
The south-west of England will have the highest proportion of low-income workers affected by a £20-a-week cut later this year in universal credit payments, according to analysis by the TUC that illustrates... Read more »
Wales is to launch a pilot universal basic income (UBI scheme, Mark Drakeford – the primary minister – has revealed. The new minister for social justice – Jane Hutt, a shut ally... Read more »
With a number of Bank Holidays developing in May, the payment dates for Universal Credit and different benefits claimants are more likely to change. As May Day falls on a weekend this... Read more »
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has made a number of changes to the advantages fee system following the brand new tax 12 months. The changes have been introduced on Tuesday... Read more »
