#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

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

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

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

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

There's a reason I point people to that link and https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit/what-youll-get for the poors in general.

If you, Brit or fellow non-Brit stuck here sans a more accessible better option,
lost your job, then
what would the government deign you capable of living on?

Could you live on that?
What would you have to give up?

Who would you have to stop meeting?
How long could you live like that?

What else would you do with your time?
How will you pay for that?

How will you explain to the job centre staff why you chose to do that instead of Finding A Job, You Scrounger?

#MoneyMonday #UniversalCredit #UC #DWP #DeptForWorkAndPensions #SocialMurder #Benefits #BenefitsClaimants #BritainsBenefitsScandal #PoorPeople #LowIncome #MinimumWage #AllowedWork #Death #DeathByNeglect #InstitutionalDiscrimination #Intersectional #SocialJustice #JustIce

DWP will 'stop paying' Housing Benefit to up to 2.4 million people in September - Birmingham Live
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/money/dwp-stop-paying-housing-benefit-29865957?int_source=amp_continue_reading&int_medium=amp&int_campaign=continue_reading_button#amp-readmore-target

#DWP
#HousingBenefit
#UniversalCredit
#UK
#Benefits
#Poverty

DWP quietly starts early rollout of universal credit to some ESA claimants, without telling MPs – Disability News Service
https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-quietly-starts-early-rollout-of-universal-credit-to-some-esa-claimants-without-telling-mps/

#ESA
#UniversalCredit
#MPs
#Disabled
#DWP
#ManagedMigration
#RolloutOfUC
#HousingBenefit
#MigrationNotice
#DisabledPeopleAgainstCuts
#BlackTriangleCampaign
#BlackTriangle
#Hand2MouthProject
#TestSubjectsWithNoChoiceButParticipate

Universal Credit: 180,000 stripped of DWP benefits in latest move
https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2024/05/21/dwp-has-now-stripped-over-180000-people-of-their-benefits-in-forced-move-to-universal-credit/

#UniversalCredit
#HousingBenefit
#ESA
#JSA
#IncomeSupport
#IncomeBasedESA
#IncomeBasedJSA
#LegacyBenefits
#WorkingTaxCredit
#DWP
#ManagedMigration
#BenefitsStopped
#ForcedMigration
#Destitution
#ParliamentaryWorkAndPensionsSelectCommittee
#WarOnThePoor
#SavingMoneyByCuttingClaimants

DWP will 'stop' benefits for 1.6 million people if they 'overlook' letter - Birmingham Live

Or if the letter gets lost in the post (which is not uncommon).

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/dwp-stop-benefits-16-million-29139592

#DWP
#LegacyBenefits
#UniversalCredit
#ManagedMigration
#ChildTaxCredit
#IncomeSupport
#WorkingTaxCredit
#HousingBenefit
#IncomeBasedJSA
#IncomeBasedESA
#CAB
#CitizensAdvice
#BenefitsStopped
#RoyalMail

DWP to send 500,000 claimants warning letters as part of major benefit shake-up - Mirror Online
https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/dwp-send-500000-claimants-warning-32562892

#LegacyBenefits
#DWP
#UniversalCredit
#UC
#IncomeSupport
#TaxCredits
#HousingBenefit
#ESA
#ManagedMigration
#MigrationNotice
#MinisterForEmployment
#Churchill
#Poverty
#Benefits

The minimum wage goes up here in the UK (called National Living Wage) but for many most of it will be clawed back by the DWP (or local council if you still claim Housing Benefit and don't get the UC or IS etc). Something that is never mentioned in discussions about whether people on low incomes are better off.
#Wages
#DWP
#UniversalCredit
#HousingBenefit
#DWP
#Benefits

Changes for DWP universal credit claimants announced by the government in Budget 2024
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/changes-for-dwp-universal-credit-claimants-announced-by-the-government-in-budget-2024/ar-BB1jqsas

#DWP
#UniversalCredit
#UC
#IncomeSupport
#IS
#JobSeekersAllowance
#JSA
#EmploymentAndSupportAllowance
#ESA
#PensionCredit
#BudgetingLoan

DWP warning as thousands of households had benefits stopped after Universal Credit shake-up
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/dwp-warning-as-thousands-of-households-had-benefits-stopped-after-universal-credit-shake-up/ar-BB1j1HJn?cvid=c432607af38b48afab6aaced6c8e3cd0&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&ei=10

#UniversalCredit
#UC
#MigrationToUC
#BenefitsStopped
#TaxCredits
#JobSeekersAllowance
#IncomeSupport
#JSA
#IS
#NationalAuditOffice
#NAO
#DWP
#ManagedMigration
#ManagedMigrationNotice

DWP to target four benefits and two types of fraud in new bank account checks - Birmingham Live
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/dwp-target-four-benefits-two-28309849

#DWP
#BankAccounts
#BankAccountChecks
#AccountChecks
#DataProtection
#DataProtectionAndDigitalInformationBill
#UniversalCredit
#UC
#EmploymentAndSupportAllowance
#ESA
#PensionCredit
#HousingBenefit
#Fraud

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