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Search Results for Universal Credit

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Outcry forces government to delay mass Universal Credit roll-out

Joe Lo
7 January, 2019

The government has delayed imposing Universal Credit on three million people

Foodbank Britain: How Universal Credit is hitting this rural area

10 December, 2018

Zac Arnold writes about the effects of the Tory policy in his Gloucestershire community

How one council is resisting the worst effects of Universal Credit

John Biggs
2 November, 2018

The Tories’ flagship welfare policy is hitting Tower Hamlets hard. But they’re fighting back, writes Mayor John Biggs.

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Yet another Tory politician has joined condemnation of the hated Universal Credit system

Joe Lo
24 October, 2018

A member of the Scottish Parliament said the most vulnerable in society are worried.

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Eight ways the Universal Credit roll-out has been a disaster

Josiah Mortimer
15 June, 2018

A new report from the National Audit Office shows just how shambolic the Tories’ all-in-one benefit scheme has been so far.

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Revealed: How Universal Credit has been a ‘nightmare’ for single parents

Josiah Mortimer
18 May, 2018

The system is still in turmoil – with even staff unclear of how it works, and parents in the dark over how much they stand to gain/lose in taking on work.

Universal Credit may have dominated the headlines, but disability benefits are in chaos too

AJ Kelly
5 December, 2017

A personal experience of what sanction targets in the Personal Independence Payments system are doing to claimants and their families.

Why is Universal Credit sanctioning three times more people than its predecessor?

Nye Jones
28 November, 2017

The system pioneered by the Tories is either broken or was set up to punish those most in need of state support.

These groups will be hit hardest by changes to Universal Credit

Charlotte England
16 November, 2017

Yet again, changes to the benefit system will be disproportionately detrimental to women and people from ethnic minority groups.

Universal Credit in Stafford: ‘Everyone affected by the roll-out is in rent arrears’

Stephanie Gee
9 November, 2017

Even in a relatively affluent part of the UK, the new system is making people homeless and increasing dependence on food banks.

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