The unemployment rate in the UK has gone up again, according to recently released figures. Unemployment rose by 4.4% in the three months to November, up from 4.3% in the three months to October. Added ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The government wants to have sent all notices telling people they are being moved to universal credit by the end of this year.

Changes are on the horizon for Universal Credit claimants, with policy and benefits shifts pushing many towards Universal Credit from their existing support arrangements. The move, termed 'managed ...

In recent years, the Department for Work and Pensions has been transferring claimants from six legacy benefits to Universal Credit. Four of these benefits have already been phased out, leaving ...

Universal Credit claimants to see change in May and June Over recent years, the Department for Work and Pensions has been moving claimants from six legacy benefits onto Universal Credit. Four of these ...

Claimants previously receiving Housing Benefit, tax credits (Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit), income-related Employment and Support Allowance, income-based Jobseeker's Allowance and Income ...

Thousands of Devon families are on the brink of a benefits crisis, with Citizens Advice issuing an urgent warning about Universal Credit 'migration notices'. The charity has highlighted that more than ...