#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 minister update over changes to payment sanctions for benefit claimants

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/dwp-minister-update-over-changes-37623997

UC have just told me they are back paying me because they were wrong about what I was entitled to due to "removal of student income" and I have no idea wtf that means.
I did get student loans. They seemed really convinced when I applied that I would get next to nothing or nothing at all simply because I get student loans.

Very confused and very concerned that they're gonna pay me and then go "psych, give it back"

#UniversalCredit #StudentsInWales

https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-stopped-claims-of-more-than-1200-disabled-people-who-failed-to-engage-with-universal-credit-migration/. "The Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) has admitted terminating the #claims of more than 1,200 #disabled people who failed to engage with 'migrating' onto #universalcredit, raising fresh fears over the #safety of the #process."

Do not cut benefits for disabled young people, dozens of UK charities urge ministers https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/19/benefits-disabled-young-people-uk-charities-letter #UniversalCredit #Disability #YoungPeople #Benefits #Labour #Politics #Welfare #UkNews

Do not cut benefits for disabled young people, dozens of UK charities urge ministers
By Rowena Mason and Patrick Butler

More than 40 charities write to Pat McFadden and review head Alan Milburn over fears of stricter eligibility rules

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/19/benefits-disabled-young-people-uk-charities-letter

#Universalcredit #Disability #Youngpeople #Benefits #Labour #Politics #Welfare #UKnews #TheGuardian #RowenaMason #PatrickButler

Huge number of children would fall into poverty under Reform’s benefits plans, say campaigners
By Patrick Butler and Kiran Stacey

Party wants to cut £50bn from UK welfare bill but charity says proposals would cause ‘horrific levels of destitution’

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/17/children-poverty-reform-uk-benefits

#ReformUK #Benefits #Welfare #Politics #NigelFarage #UKnews #Society #Charities #Disability #Unemployment #Universalcredit #Localgovernment #TheGuardian #PatrickButler #KiranStacey

Huge number of children would fall into poverty under Reform’s benefits plans, say campaigners https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/17/children-poverty-reform-uk-benefits #ReformUk #Benefits #Welfare #Politics #NigelFarage #UkNews #Society #Charities #Disability #Unemployment #UniversalCredit #LocalGovernment

https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-quietly-reveals-how-universal-credit-flaws-were-linked-to-multiple-claimant-deaths-and-serious-harm/. "The Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) has been forced to publish #details of multiple #flaws within its #universalcredit working-age #benefits #system that led to #deaths & serious #harm to #claimants."

https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-fails-to-correct-dodgy-figures-on-thousands-of-esa-claimants-who-dropped-out-in-move-to-universal-credit/. "The Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) is refusing to correct figures in its annual #report that hugely underestimate the number of #disabled #benefit #claimants who had their #claims closed as part of the move to #universalcredit."

https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-staff-making-thousands-of-potentially-fatal-errors-three-years-on-from-new-quality-checks/. "Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) staff are making thousands of potentially fatal errors, particularly on #disabled people’s #universalcredit claims, 3 years after new 'quality assurance' checks were introduced."

https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/universal-credit-migration-and-the-death-of-david-panther/. "An #autistic circus skills teacher took his own life after becoming increasingly distressed by the #bureaucratic #chaos caused by his 'migration' to #universalcredit [UC], which led to him facing a new £500 monthly charge for his #socialcare package." Yet another tragedy caused by #UC, & the #DWP.

Today I am tackling #UniversalCredit for job seekers on our new tool at https://www.accesstobenefitsassistance.com #a2ba

What are you struggling with the most when accessing #benefits in the #UK?

#adhd #autism #neurodiversity

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

Changes to #UniversalCredit are urgently needed to help support young adults in Scotland. Here from young parents and young people with care experience in their own words, read our new #RightsInAction report, and please share.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfSdDQPiYss

📽️ 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

‘Apprenticeship penalty’ on benefits forces young people from poorer UK families to quit https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/apr/23/apprenticeship-penalty-poorer-uk-families-benefits-young-people-quit-training #Apprenticeships #ChildBenefits #UniversalCredit #Benefits #Poverty #SocialExclusion #Welfare #Education #Society #Politics #UkNews

🧑‍🏫 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

RE: https://masto.ai/@rbreich/116347294615028934

@rbreich recognises the need for #UniversalBasicIncome #UBI #UBI4ALL #UniversalCredit #BasicIncome #RentaMinima #IMV 🤩 as thousands of jobs have already been replaced by #AI and many, many more to go! 🤬

#HumanRights #Politics #Democracy #Justice #Accountability #Inequality

Next week’s disability cuts will make people destitute – and you might not understand how bad they are until it’s too late | Frances Ryan https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/02/labour-disability-cuts-universal-credit #Disability #Benefits #Labour #UniversalCredit #Welfare #Society #WorldNews #Politics #UkNews

Disabled benefit claimants face lower payments if conditions not deemed lifelong, charities say https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/29/disabled-benefit-claimants-face-lower-payments-if-conditions-not-deemed-lifelong-charities-say #Welfare #Disability #Benefits #UniversalCredit #Politics #UkNews

End to two-child benefit cap offers £300-a-month lifeline to cash-strapped families https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/mar/28/end-to-two-child-benefit-cap-offers-300-a-month-lifeline-to-cash-strapped-families #FamilyFinances #ChildBenefits #Children #Poverty #UniversalCredit #Benefits #Welfare #Communities #Money #Politics #Society #UkNews #HouseholdBills #ConsumerAffairs

DWP confirms Universal Credit health element changes from April 2026

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/dwp-confirms-universal-credit-health-36488284

"The DWP argue that sanctions are only imposed as a last resort. But the PLP report makes it clear that in many cases the punishment is imposed as a first response to any transgression, however innocent and unavoidable.”

https://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/claimants-treated-more-harshly-than-criminals,-report-finds

#dwp #welfarebenefits #sanctions #uk #universalcredit

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What if you have no parents you can live with or if they are on benefits so need you to bring in money for your share of the rent, food etc?

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https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newsbirmingham/dwp-breaks-silence-over-banning-one-age-group-from-claiming-universal-credit/ar-AA1P5vgw

#WarOnThePoor
#WarOnTheDisabled
#WarOnTheLongTermSick
#WarOnTheYoung
#WarOnCareLeavers
#BenefitCuts
#BenefiitReform
#UniversalCredit

Benefit levels must keep pace with rising cost of essentials | Romsey Foodbank
https://romsey.foodbank.org.uk/2018/05/01/benefit-levels-must-keep-pace-with-rising-cost-of-essentials/

#Benefits
#UniversalCredit
#Poverty

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Then there are those kids that are never going to be fit for work & a larger group no employer would touch with the proverbial barge poll all stuck without support for their disabilities just because they have hit adulthood.

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https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newsbirmingham/dwp-welfare-to-work-plan-for-1m-young-people-on-universal-credit-and-pip/ar-AA1OTf2R

#Disabled
#UC
#UniversalCredit
#YoungAdults
#PIP

Tories confirm plans to cut PIP for mental health claimants

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/tories-confirm-plans-cut-pip-36019760

S*AT*NA KUN PELOTTAA tämä "yleistuki", eli pyrkimys tehdä Suomesta Pikku-Britannia ulosottomiehineen (Universal Credit). Pelottaa kaikki törkyhallituksen yritykset muuttaa perusturvaa ja lakeja. - Ja tässäkin vain kuukausi aikaa lausua (19.6.2025). Viikate-SanniG. lähtenyt taas liikkeelle, p*rk*l*en pelottava ihminen. #hallitus #lausuntokierros #yleistuki #universalcredit #leikkaus https://stm.fi/-/yleistuki-yksinkertaistaa-sosiaaliturvaa-stm-pyytaa-lausuntoja-yleistuen-ensimmaisesta-vaiheesta?languageId=fi_FI

https://www.advicenow.org.uk/

https://www.advicenow.org.uk/training

https://www.advicenow.org.uk/get-help/benefits/personal-independence-payment-pip

I used one on my second attempt to get PIP (successful)!
ICR whether it was https://www.advicenow.org.uk/get-help/benefits/personal-independence-payment-pip/pip-mandatory-reconsideration-letter-tool or any of

https://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/2018/january/pip-and-dla-mandatory-reconsideration-letter-tools
https://templatestoolkit.com/mandatory-reconsideration-pip-letter-template/
https://cpag.org.uk/welfare-rights/tools-templates/personal-independence-payment-tools-and-templates
https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/59301/pip-mr-letter-tool

#UnitedKingdom #UK #England #GB #GreatBritain #Scotland #Wales #NorthernIreland #benefits #money #legal #law #RuleOfLaw #lawyer #support #help #information #options #ideas #PIP #UC #UniversalCredit #PersonalIndependencePayment #Unemployment #Income #apply #application #survive #survival #MutualAidSavesLives #MutualAid #education #learn #info #tutorial #HowTo #guide #disabled #disability #DisabilityRightsUK #DisabilityAwareness #capitalism #CapitalismIsKillingYou #ChokepointCapitalism

Pressure mounts on Labour to scrap cruel ‘sibling penalty’ | Morning Star
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/pressure-piles-labour-scrap-cruel-sibling-penalty-campaigners-warn-most-large

#Labour
#Benefits
#2ChildBenefitsCap
#SiblingPenalty
#2ChildBenefitLimit
#UniversalCredit
#UC
#ChildTaxCredit
#DWP
#ResolutionFoundation
#Poverty
#ChildPoverty
#Breadline
#EndChildPovertyCoalition
#EndChildPoverty
#ChildPovertyAction
#McDonnell

Usdaw Conference 2024 Sir Keir Starmer ‘hasn't got the message’ on child poverty, Usdaw conference told | Morning Star
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/sir-keir-starmer-hasnt-got-message-child-poverty-usdaw-conference-told

#USDAW
#Starmer
#Union
#ChildPoverty
#UnionConference
#Labour
#2ChildLimit
#2ChilBenefitsCap
#UniversalCredit
#ChildTaxCredit
#Vulnerable
#Poverty
#ChildPovertyAction
#ChildPovertyActionGroup
#Destitution

Tax cuts will plunge thousands into poverty, warn think tanks ahead of spring Budget
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/tax-cuts-will-plunge-thousands-into-poverty-warn-think-tanks-ahead-of-spring-budget/ar-BB1jgZGa?cvid=1eec0a3320b645d3a6f02385e95cea8e&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&ei=6

#Poverty
#TaxCuts
#Budget
#NationalInsurance
#NI
#Hunt
#CutsToServices
#InstituteForPublicPolicyResearch
#IPPR
#NewEconomicsFoundation
#NEF
#UniversalCredit
#UC
#IMF
#InstuteForFiscalStudies
#OBR
#GPs
#Dentists
#ResolutionFoundation
#Jones
#LibDems
#Olney
#Treasury

DWP stops benefit payments for 16,000 households who haven't moved to Universal Credit - Birmingham Live
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/dwp-stops-benefit-payments-16000-28165971

#DWP
#UniversalCredit
#UC
#MigrationNotice
#MigrationToUC
#AccountsClosed
#HMRC
#ManagedMigration
#ChildPovertyAction

Millions on Universal Credit to face strict new sanctions in welfare shake-up - Mirror Online
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/tories-threaten-withdraw-free-nhs-31455686

#UniversalCredit
#UC
#Sanctions
#Destitution
#PunishmentForBeingPoor
#Hunt
#Stride
#InheritanceTax
#GovByTheRichForTheRich
#FreePrescriptions
#LegalAid
#Austerity
#ChildrenUK
#CostOfLivingCrisis
#Kendall
#NHS
#JobCentres
#Olney