Exclusive: Tens of thousands of families are forced to take out loans to cover the five-week wait until their first universal ...

United Nations special rapporteurs have called for the UK government to question its reforms to universal credit.

Disabled people have suddenly become up to £200 pounds a month worse off because of unexpected impacts of being moved from their old “legacy” benefits onto universal credit. Disabled People ...

The Labour Government's proposed overhaul to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will still plunge 50,000 households on Universal Credit into poverty despite a recent U-turn from ministers. A ...

An area of Birmingham has been named the 'poorest' place in the country on a new child poverty list. Constituencies were ...

The child element of Universal Credit is currently worth £292.81 per child per month for children born after April 2017. So ...

The UK government’s decision to reverse proposed cuts to Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payments (PIP) will result in significant improvements for families living in poverty. According to a ...

The stark analysis by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) shows that around one in four children (23 per cent) remain in ...

A staggering 1.6 million people are missing out on around £6,000 in universal credit payments, which can top up their income or help them if they are in or out of employment.

Scotland will miss its child poverty reduction targets by a “large margin” unless MSPs deliver radical action in the next ...

You could be eligible for universal credit without realising it. Here is everything you need to know about how to apply.

Recent U.S. Census data shows New Mexico is making headway against poverty in our state. The latest census numbers show New ...