DPAC warns Labour to rethink support for universal basic income
Campaigners are warning the Labour party to rethink its support for a radical new benefit…
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Rudd accused of misleading MPs on universal credit by exaggerating jobcentre visits
The new work and pensions secretary has been accused of misleading MPs about her government’s…
Universal credit protest as high court hears ‘discrimination’ case
Disabled activists have protested outside the Royal Courts of Justice to draw attention to the…
Universal credit forces wheelchair-user who can’t heat home further into poverty
A disabled benefit claimant with high support needs who has lost more than £40 a…
Rudd has not delayed roll out of universal credit, DWP confirms
The roll out of the government’s much-criticised universal credit benefit system has not been delayed…
Bungling DWP announces seventh review of disability benefits errors in a year
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been forced to launch its seventh costly…
Move to universal credit could be ‘disastrous’ for disabled people, say MPs
The government’s new universal credit benefit system could have “disastrous” consequences for disabled people if…
UN day of disabled people: De Cordova close to tears over Commons access failure
A disabled shadow minister told activists she was on the verge of tears after House…
DWP softens ‘threatening’ tone of universal credit agreement after claimant’s death
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been forced to soften the “threatening” tone…
UN poverty report: Universal credit could ‘wreak havoc’, says human rights expert
The government’s new universal credit benefit system could “wreak havoc” and has created a “digital…