23 h. ago People on Universal Credit with health issues could be due up to £1,130 each month

Disability benefits such as PIP or ADP do not count towards the benefit cap.

Economics

27 h. ago Universal Credit website DOWN: Chaos as thousands of people are unable to get on both crucial Gov.uk and HMRC pages

Both Gov.uk and HMRC have seen a spike in reported outages since 5am this morning, according to Downdetector.

Politics

27 h. ago Universal Credit down: Users unable to access benefits accounts as gov.uk not working

Millions of people claim the DWP benefit

Politics

28 h. ago Universal Credit website down as thousands in chaos trying to access Gov.uk and HMRC pages

Millions of Brits depend on Universal Credit to supplement their income as the portal used by many to manage their claim and chat with their work coach is reportedly down

Politics

28 h. ago DWP issues crucial update for those who pay rent and claim Universal Credit

The department has not revealed whether compensation can be expected in the future

Politics

28 h. ago HMRC website site crashes as hundreds unable to access accounts across UK

People with Universal Credit accounts have ran into trouble this morning

Events

45 h. ago Universal Credit claimants may not get April payment rise for months for one reason

The annual increase from the Department for Work and Pensions takes effect from April for many, but the increase won't be applied until the start of the new assessment period

Politics

46 h. ago DWP warned over new powers to spy on ‘everybody’s bank accounts’

‘It is not just benefits claimants who will be targeted,’ MPs told

Events

49 h. ago DWP Universal Credit error could see thousands get up to £5,000 compensation

The DWP has agreed to compensate for the loss of income, which Leigh Day estimates could be worth in excess of £5,000 per person, with a deadline of August 2025

Economics

56 h. ago DWP benefit rules mean Universal Credit claimants won't get 1.7% rise next month

Universal Credit and other benefits including Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Carer's Allowance are set to increase by 1.7% from April 7

Politics

69 h. ago DWP benefit claimants could be owed £5,000 after major Universal Credit error

The issue relates to benefit claimants who lost disability premiums after they were moved to Universal Credit before January 2019

Economics

4 d. ago Microsoft Outlook is DOWN: Millions left unable to access their emails as social media is flooded with complaints after 'global outage'

Microsoft Outlook has gone down leaving thousands of users unable to access their emails.

Events

5 d. ago DWP confirms Universal Credit and 12 other benefits to rise but some will be delayed

The DWP has confirmed the rates for several disability benefits including personal independence payments (PIP), attendance allowance, and disability living allowance from April

Politics

5 d. ago WhatsApp, Facebook and TikTok DOWN as thousands of app users can't send messages

Thousands of WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger users are facing difficulties this afternoon with reports the popular messaging app is down as users are unable to send messages

Technology

6 d. ago Lloyds banking app down live: Users across multiple UK banks unable to access their money on mobiles

Payday payments affected for second month in a row amid outages across high street

Economics

6 d. ago DWP tax credit warning as households must act now or face having payments stopped

The DWP is replacing six 'legacy benefits' with Universal Credit from April, including Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit. These benefits will be permanently discontinued from April

Events

6 d. ago DWP gives update on thousands of benefit claimants set for compensation after court battle

Not everyone will get compensation at the same time, universal credit boss reveals

Events

7 d. ago The 12 DWP and money changes that are coming in March including train fares and benefits

Changes include rising train fares, changes to Universal Credit and Winter Fuel Payments ending - here's everything you need to know.

Economics

7 d. ago Universal Credit recipients could be owed money back from DWP for hardship payments

Some Universal Credit claimantss are currently able to ask the DWP to review a previous hardship payments and could be entitled to money back from the government

Economics

7 d. ago Amazon goes DOWN as chaotic global outage leaves millions of customers saying checkout is not working

Amazon's website, which receives billions of visitors each month, is reportedly down worldwide.

Economics