#universalcredit — Public Fediverse posts

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.

Surge in pensioners needing emergency food provisions as food banks help record number of people | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/pensioners-debt-benefits-food-bank-poverty-b2544804.html

#Poverty
#FoodPoverty
#Food
#Pensioners
#Pensions
#TrussellTrust
#FoodBanks
#EssentialsGuarrentee
#UniversalCredit
#Families
#HouseholdSupportFund
#Brown
#ChildPoverty
#JosephRowntreeFoundation
#DWP
#NationalLivingWage
#BackToWorkPlan

DWP to target Universal Credit claimants with strict new rules on finding a job - Birmingham Live
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/dwp-target-universal-credit-claimants-28777798

#LowPaid
#Unemployed
#UniversalCredit
#UC
#BenefitsClaimants
#Benefits
#FindingAJob
#AdditionalJobcentreSupport
#HouseholdSupportFund
#BackToWorkPlan
#IntensiveWorkSearchRegime

Out-of-work Universal Credit claimants will be stripped of all support if they don’t move into jobs
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/out-of-work-universal-credit-claimants-will-be-stripped-of-all-support-if-they-don-t-move-into-jobs/ar-AA1k2soP

#UniversalCredit
#PunishmentForBeingPoor
#FreePrescriptions
#LegalAid
#Hunt
#DWP
#MandatoryWorkPlacement
#DigitalTracking
#FitNote
#SickNote

Universal Credit claimants ‘existing, not living’, says report | Morning Star
#UniversalCredit
#ExistingNotLiving
#BasicsOfLife
#InternetEssential
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/b/universal-credit-claimants-existing-not-living-says-report