Universal Credit
British social security benefit
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Universal Credit is a United Kingdom social security payment. It is means-tested and is replacing and combining six benefits, for working-age households with a low income: income-related Employment and Support Allowance, income-based Jobseeker's Allowance, and Income Support; Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit; and Housing Benefit. An award of UC is made up of different elements, which become payable to the claimant if relevant criteria apply: a standard allowance for singles or couples, child elements and disabled child elements for children in the household, housing cost element, childcare costs element, as well as elements for being a carer or having an illness or disability and therefore having limited capability to work.
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£50m benefit fraud gang claimed Universal Credit on an 'industrial scale'Five members of a benefit fraud gang who falsely claimed £50m in Universal Credit have been brought down in the largest prosecution of its type in English legal history.Sky News - Published | |
Watch: Criminal convicted of £50m benefit fraud throws stack of £20 notes in the airOne of five Bulgarian nationals who falsely claimed £50m in Universal Credit filmed themselves throwing a stack of £20 notes in the air.Sky News - Published | |
Millions of children are in poverty and government must do more, 'worried' Gordon Brown tells Sky NewsGordon Brown has called on the government to carry out a "root and branch" review of Universal Credit amid growing poverty in the UK.Sky News - Published | |
National Insurance to be cut from 12% to 10% - as state pension and Universal Credit to riseNational Insurance is to be cut by two percentage points, the chancellor has announced in his autumn statement - as he pledged to "honour the triple lock in full" and increase Universal Credit.Sky News - Published | |
Families on Universal Credit to receive hundreds more pounds from end of June![]() Sky News - Published | |
Tory deputy chairman claims it is a 'myth' people on Universal Credit are in poverty![]() Sky News - Published | |
Calls for emergency increase to Universal Credit as report finds some families £1,600 worse off![]() Sky News - Published | |
Chancellor's Universal Credit changes come into force today - but charities issue warning![]() Sky News - Published | |
Ex-Tory MP jailed for sexual assault now claiming benefit as he tells court he can't pay costs![]() Sky News - Published | |
Universal Credit taper rate changes - what is it and how many will it affect?![]() Sky News - Published | |
Tory councillor apologises after colleagues make 'insensitive' bet on Universal Credit cut![]() Sky News - Published | |
End of Universal Credit uplift will have significant effect on claimants, study says![]() Sky News - Published | |
Marcus Rashford says honorary degree for fighting child poverty is 'bittersweet' after Universal Credit cuts![]() Sky News - Published | 'If this continues people are going to die' - stark warning about impact of Universal Credit cut![]() Sky News - Published |
'It does not come close': Growing anger over £500m fund for vulnerable families as Universal Credit cut![]() Sky News - Published | 'I can't sleep at night': Families on Universal Credit seven times more likely to face a crisisFamilies on Universal Credit are seven times more likely to face a crisis paying their bills and debts than others, according to new research for Sky News from the Resolution Foundation.Sky News - Published |
PM refuses to budge on benefit cuts despite taxpayers footing bill to support US-owned CO2 producer![]() Sky News - Published | Young people 'at risk of repeat homelessness' if Universal Credit uplift cut, charities warn![]() Sky News - Published |
Boris Johnson under pressure to keep Universal Credit £20 uplift![]() Sky News - Published | Work and pensions secretary 'entirely happy' with benefits cut - despite senior Tories' warning![]() Sky News - Published |
'Level up' the country by scrapping benefits cut and backing pay rises, Boris Johnson told![]() Sky News - Published | Tax hikes, benefit cuts, social care, the crisis in Afghanistan: PM faces grilling from MPs as parliament returnsBoris Johnson is set to face a significant amount of opposition from MPs over his handling of the Afghanistan crisis, possible plans to hike national insurance, and cutting the Universal Credit uplift..Sky News - Published |
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland ministers call on UK government to keep Universal Credit uplift![]() Sky News - Published | Conservative MPs call on Boris Johnson to make Universal Credit uplift permanent![]() Sky News - Published |
'Biggest overnight cut in benefits since Second World War': Charity voices fears over end of Universal Credit uplift![]() Sky News - Published |