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The Department for Work and Pensions will be issuing new increased amounts to millions of Universal Credit households from this week

Universal Credit claimants can get over £800 in the form of a Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) loan.

It follows big changes announced earlier this year

DWP will claw back £1 from every £13 it issues to claimants, it has been warned by the New Economics Foundation, or NED.

A WOMAN has revealed that she lives in a council house even though she and her husband both work full-time.

A WOMAN has revealed that she lives in a council house even though she and her husband both work full-time.

A WOMAN has revealed that she lives in a council house even though she and her husband both work full-time.

UNEXPECTED expenses can cause many sleepless nights – but there is help at hand for those claiming Universal Credit and other benefits.

UNEXPECTED expenses can cause many sleepless nights – but there is help at hand for those claiming Universal Credit and other benefits.

DWP is recouping cash from millions of Universal Credit claimants - with half of claimants seeing payments reduced by the government department.

Half of all Universal Credit claimants are seeing payments reduced by the DWP

THOUSANDS of struggling households on Universal Credit and seven other benefits could be eligible for a £50 cash voucher now.

THOUSANDS of struggling households on Universal Credit and seven other benefits could be eligible for a £50 cash voucher now.

The DWP "Back to Work" plan is set to affect around 180,000 claimants in the UK - but the new rules are set to be in place for the payment dates for June 2024

Claimants are losing £1 in every £13 of their basic payment with each household losing an average of £63 a month.

DWP is deducting money from half of universal credit claimants to repay debts, but benefits are already too low for people to afford the cost of living.

The DWP said deductions were capped at 25% and used as a last resort to help claimants clear debt.

Benefit payment rates rose by 6.7% on April 8, in line with the consumer price index (CPI) level of inflation for September 2023 meaning Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) claimants are set to be better off.

According to research by the New Economics Foundation (NEF), Universal Credit claimants are losing £1 in every £13 of their basic payments to repay debts - this includes debts to landlords, utility companies and mistakes made by Government…

THE deadline for millions of households on Universal Credit to get a payment boost is looming.