Benefits

Benefits

Image of a student unpacking. New bursary launched to help low-income students with university costs

New bursary launched to help low-income students with university costs

£750 up for grabs

Over 1m households get £420 boost from universal credit change

Over 1m households get £420 boost from universal credit change

Fair repayment rate reduced from 25% to 15%.

People on ESA being told to switch to universal credit

People on ESA being told to switch to universal credit

400,000 claimants haven’t yet moved over.

Charities call for two-child benefit cap to be scrapped

Charities call for two-child benefit cap to be scrapped

Child poverty could reach record high, campaigners warn.

Britain’s childcare ‘deserts’: what’s causing them and what you can do

For many parents, finding a childcare place is harder than ever.

Public ‘opposed to benefits reforms’

Public ‘opposed to benefits reforms’

Nearly 3 in 5 people think they’re a bad idea.

Most people ‘won’t qualify for PIP under new rules’

Most people ‘won’t qualify for PIP under new rules’

New eligibility criteria to be introduced in November 2026.

Image of someone saving by putting coins into a piggy banks. Thousands more can now claim free cash from the government. Help to Save scheme extended to help thousands more people

Thousands more can now claim free cash from the government

Help to Save scheme expanded.

Universal credit claimants with £6,000 could have bank account checked

Universal credit claimants with £6,000 could have bank account checked

Benefit payments to be reduced for people with more than £6,000.

All carer’s allowance overpayment alerts to be checked, says DWP

All carer’s allowance overpayment alerts to be checked, says DWP

Carer’s allowance overpayment debts have soared to £250m.