#universalcredit — Public Fediverse posts

https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/mp-asks-dwp-why-it-ignored-her-pleas-for-help-after-constituent-attempted-suicide-over-sanction-threat/. "A #Labour MP has publicly asked the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) why it ignored her #requests for #help, after a #constituent threatened with #sanctions over her #universalcredit claim attempted to take her own life. Rushanara Ali, the MP for Bethnel Green & Stepney... said that 'the fear of sanctions' had led to her constituent’s #mentalhealth deteriorating to the point that she made a #suicide attempt."

https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/mp-asks-dwp-why-it-ignored-her-pleas-for-help-after-constituent-attempted-suicide-over-sanction-threat/. "A #Labour MP has publicly asked the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) why it ignored her #requests for #help, after a #constituent threatened with #sanctions over her #universalcredit claim attempted to take her own life. Rushanara Ali, the MP for Bethnel Green & Stepney... said that 'the fear of sanctions' had led to her constituent’s #mentalhealth deteriorating to the point that she made a #suicide attempt."

https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/mp-asks-dwp-why-it-ignored-her-pleas-for-help-after-constituent-attempted-suicide-over-sanction-threat/. "A #Labour MP has publicly asked the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) why it ignored her #requests for #help, after a #constituent threatened with #sanctions over her #universalcredit claim attempted to take her own life. Rushanara Ali, the MP for Bethnel Green & Stepney... said that 'the fear of sanctions' had led to her constituent’s #mentalhealth deteriorating to the point that she made a #suicide attempt."

https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/mp-asks-dwp-why-it-ignored-her-pleas-for-help-after-constituent-attempted-suicide-over-sanction-threat/. "A #Labour MP has publicly asked the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) why it ignored her #requests for #help, after a #constituent threatened with #sanctions over her #universalcredit claim attempted to take her own life. Rushanara Ali, the MP for Bethnel Green & Stepney... said that 'the fear of sanctions' had led to her constituent’s #mentalhealth deteriorating to the point that she made a #suicide attempt."

https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/mp-asks-dwp-why-it-ignored-her-pleas-for-help-after-constituent-attempted-suicide-over-sanction-threat/. "A #Labour MP has publicly asked the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) why it ignored her #requests for #help, after a #constituent threatened with #sanctions over her #universalcredit claim attempted to take her own life. Rushanara Ali, the MP for Bethnel Green & Stepney... said that 'the fear of sanctions' had led to her constituent’s #mentalhealth deteriorating to the point that she made a #suicide attempt."

DWP pursued woman’s employer for nonexistent ‘benefit debt’ https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/20/dwp-pursued-womans-employer-for-nonexistent-benefit-debt #Carers #Benefits #CarersAllowance #UkNews #Society #UniversalCredit

📽️ Catch up on our latest #CPCCGWebinar recording to hear about new research on how Universal Credit reshapes #youngadults ' #livingarrangements, with #youngpeople significantly more likely to live with their #parents as a result of #UniversalCredit. The impact is concentrated among #unmarried #childless individuals, both men and women, and among young men who are most disadvantaged in the #labourmarket.

By Jan Einhoff #MPIDR and Vincent Ramos, University of #Southampton https://youtu.be/ImsVUa1pPOY?si=gtqwHYLrsdwD_CdK

🧑‍🏫 Join us THIS THURSDAY for our #CPCCGWebinar with Jan Einhoff @MPIDR and Vincent Ramos (University of #Southampton).

They will discuss findings that show how #welfare retrenchment may play a role in stalling the transition to #residential independence disproportionately among the most vulnerable #youngadults in the #labourmarket.

Register to join us online: https://www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/event_calendar/980/CPC_CG_Webinar__Jan_Einhoff_Vincent_Ramos

#WelfareReform #UniversalCredit #Austerity #YoungAdults #Unemployment #Housing #Inequality #SocialPolicy

DWP Universal Credit cut from Monday means some get reduced payments

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/dwp-universal-credit-cut-monday-36971804