#universalcredit — Public Fediverse posts

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-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/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.

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

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 Payment Shifts Disrupt Friday Schedules

DWP payment dates shifted for Universal Credit and state pension on May 23, 2026. Find out how this affects UK benefit recipients.

#DWP, #UniversalCredit, #StatePension, #BenefitPayments, #UKFinance

https://newsletter.tf/dwp-payment-shifts-may-23-2026-uk/

Benefit payments usually due on Friday, May 23rd, 2026, are being moved. This change affects many people who rely on these funds.

#DWP, #UniversalCredit, #StatePension, #BenefitPayments, #UKFinance
https://newsletter.tf/dwp-payment-shifts-may-23-2026-uk/

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

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

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

DWP confirms major PIP, Universal Credit and ESA rule change from today

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/dwp-confirms-major-pip-universal-33865022

📽️ 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

📽️ 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

‘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

🧑‍🏫 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

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

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

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

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

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

Job Scarcity and Challenges for Universal Credit Claimants in the UK

People getting Universal Credit in the UK are finding it hard to get jobs. Some areas have very few jobs for many people looking.

#UKJobs, #UniversalCredit, #JobSearch, #Unemployment, #Economy

https://newsletter.tf/uk-job-scarcity-universal-credit-claimants/

Many people in the UK who need help from Universal Credit are finding it very hard to find work. Some places have many people looking for jobs but only a few jobs are open. This makes it tough for people to get steady work.

#UKJobs, #UniversalCredit, #JobSearch, #Unemployment, #Economy

https://newsletter.tf/uk-job-scarcity-universal-credit-claimants/

Who would have thought? Apparently using data the government already has could improve the accuracy of benefit payment calculations.

See the card “7 of Architecture” in the Digital Benefits abd Disbenefits Cornucopia card game and find out more how this harms claimants, linked from @DBD_Cornucopia

#dwp #datasharing #datasilos #welfarebenefits #universalcredit

https://www.publictechnology.net/2026/02/11/society-and-welfare/dwp-releases-data-strategy-as-mps-find-department-is-not-doing-enough-to-share-data-across-government/

Who would have thought? Apparently using data the government already has could improve the accuracy of benefit payment calculations.

See the card “7 of Architecture” in the Digital Benefits abd Disbenefits Cornucopia card game and find out more how this harms claimants, linked from @DBD_Cornucopia

#dwp #datasharing #datasilos #welfarebenefits #universalcredit

https://www.publictechnology.net/2026/02/11/society-and-welfare/dwp-releases-data-strategy-as-mps-find-department-is-not-doing-enough-to-share-data-across-government/

Who would have thought? Apparently using data the government already has could improve the accuracy of benefit payment calculations.

See the card “7 of Architecture” in the Digital Benefits abd Disbenefits Cornucopia card game and find out more how this harms claimants, linked from @DBD_Cornucopia

#dwp #datasharing #datasilos #welfarebenefits #universalcredit

https://www.publictechnology.net/2026/02/11/society-and-welfare/dwp-releases-data-strategy-as-mps-find-department-is-not-doing-enough-to-share-data-across-government/

Who would have thought? Apparently using data the government already has could improve the accuracy of benefit payment calculations.

See the card “7 of Architecture” in the Digital Benefits abd Disbenefits Cornucopia card game and find out more how this harms claimants, linked from @DBD_Cornucopia

#dwp #datasharing #datasilos #welfarebenefits #universalcredit

https://www.publictechnology.net/2026/02/11/society-and-welfare/dwp-releases-data-strategy-as-mps-find-department-is-not-doing-enough-to-share-data-across-government/

Universal Credit claimants can get £4,000 support but many don't know it exists

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/universal-credit-claimants-can-4000-33397790

The "Benefits and Work community” getting the facts from DWP about cost savings from changes to the Work Capability Assessment (WCA). Contrary to the narrative that benefit claimants are cheating fraudsters, it seems the majority of savings are by reducing administrative costs, and nothing to do with more accurately checking eligibility. So, not fraud then.

#welfarebenefits #dwp #uk #wca #lcwra #pip #universalcredit

WCA.., over half of welfare savings not from claimants
https://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/wca-still-going-in-2031,-over-half-of-welfare-savings-not-from-claimants

Shocking Universal Credit Assessment of Orkney Resident

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://theorkneynews.scot/2026/02/03/shocking-universal-credit-assessment-of-orkney-resident/

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.

View link in desktop version to read article
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

Give me strength for my upcoming telephone interview with the people who don't like to hand out money when you're sick and unemployed.

#universalcredit #ukpol #ubi

A while back I posted about a friend who is on long term disability and will never work again. They were getting ESA and PIP... and it was just enough for them to live on.

Then they were forced to apply for Universal Credit and by forced... I mean, threatened... it was you will apply by this date (in june or july) or you can fuck off and never get benefits again.

So they had to apply, but left it until the last minute.

All that is now sorted... except for the major flaw in the DWP plan that they never bothered to tell them, and that makes an utter mockery of the entire system and reasoning for forcing them of of ESA.

Because they're still going to be getting ESA as well as UC.

WTF!!!

So what the DWP are doing is taking the amount they get from ESA, rounding it up for a year and dividing by 12 because monthly paid rather than bi weekly as ESA is.

That amount is £1060

They got notified that their UC was going to be £450 a month... and then a continued £281 bi weekly from ESA.

So UC deduct that ESA amount from their £1060 which means £610 is taken of each month.... except they don't get that ESA 'monthly' it's bi weekly... and if you can do the math... £281 x 2 = £562... It means they're going to be down £50 a month for 10 months of the year... because bi-weekly payments means that twice a year, they get 3 payments in a month rather than 2... You might see it as a bonus... but when they're taking an extra £48 a month out of your pocket for 5 months... it has an effect on some one struggling to make ends meet.

Are they expected to build up a debt for 5 months and pay the bill when that money is returned every 6th month?

Perhaps the council tax, or gas, or electric, or water companies would understand that they can't pay the bill for the next 5 months because of this clusterfuck of a system that was designed by a toddler with the IQ of a delinquent Haddock.

Just another way the govt fucks over the disabled.

#UniversalCredit
#FuckTheGovernment
#FuckLabour
#KierStarmerDisabledHarmer

A while back I posted about a friend who is on long term disability and will never work again. They were getting ESA and PIP... and it was just enough for them to live on.

Then they were forced to apply for Universal Credit and by forced... I mean, threatened... it was you will apply by this date (in june or july) or you can fuck off and never get benefits again.

So they had to apply, but left it until the last minute.

All that is now sorted... except for the major flaw in the DWP plan that they never bothered to tell them, and that makes an utter mockery of the entire system and reasoning for forcing them of of ESA.

Because they're still going to be getting ESA as well as UC.

WTF!!!

So what the DWP are doing is taking the amount they get from ESA, rounding it up for a year and dividing by 12 because monthly paid rather than bi weekly as ESA is.

That amount is £1060

They got notified that their UC was going to be £450 a month... and then a continued £281 bi weekly from ESA.

So UC deduct that ESA amount from their £1060 which means £610 is taken of each month.... except they don't get that ESA 'monthly' it's bi weekly... and if you can do the math... £281 x 2 = £562... It means they're going to be down £50 a month for 10 months of the year... because bi-weekly payments means that twice a year, they get 3 payments in a month rather than 2... You might see it as a bonus... but when they're taking an extra £48 a month out of your pocket for 5 months... it has an effect on some one struggling to make ends meet.

Are they expected to build up a debt for 5 months and pay the bill when that money is returned every 6th month?

Perhaps the council tax, or gas, or electric, or water companies would understand that they can't pay the bill for the next 5 months because of this clusterfuck of a system that was designed by a toddler with the IQ of a delinquent Haddock.

Just another way the govt fucks over the disabled.

#UniversalCredit
#FuckTheGovernment
#FuckLabour
#KierStarmerDisabledHarmer

I care for someone who lives in a near state of constant anxiety, thanks to the narrative created by successive governments, parroted by MSM.

They didn't ask to be born with a disability. Surely that was 'punishment' enough.

Providing insufficient £s to even exist much less enrich life is eugenics.

#LiNO #Disability #Equality #UniversalCredit