Will Labour really ‘scrap’ Universal Credit?
A few days ago, Jeremy Corbyn announced that ‘Labour will scrap Universal Credit’ if they win the next general election. Calling it ‘inhumane ...
A few days ago, Jeremy Corbyn announced that ‘Labour will scrap Universal Credit’ if they win the next general election. Calling it ‘inhumane ...
On Sunday, Labour’s Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell, suggested that Universal Credit (UC) could be scrapped under a Labour government. He is the most sen...
The crisis in the care system. The ongoing car crash of the Universal Credit roll-out. Even with Brexit filling the news headlines, these two topics have cut th...
Government statistics out today, confirm that 23% of new Universal Credit (UC) claims are not paid on time. When “on time” for most people claiming ...
This financial year has seen a large number of new changes to the benefts system. Maybe it’s a symptom of the relentless pace of goverment cuts, but the r...
The full area by area roll-out of Universal Credit has now been published and plans can be properly made for dealing with the consequences. Below, I’ve pr...
In my last post on the local housing allowance (LHA) cap to housing benefit in the social sector, I talked about how pensioners would lose out. My plan was to d...
From 7th November the new benefit cap rates will start rolling out across the country. It is one of the biggest of the many large changes introduced by the Welf...
Last week the Office for National Statistics released its quarterly reports on the UK labour market. The Government were quick to herald the record employment s...
The Government has announced an updated timetable for the roll out of the full universal credit (UC) service. Throughout Great Britain, the majority of single j...