#UniversalCredit

Z2K (Zacchaeus 2000 Trust)

Z2K_trust

From today, no-one can make a new claim for ESA, and the removal of the #SevereDisabilityPremium Gateway means the vital money people receive to help them manage their disability on

Minesh Patel

minesh1112

Thread. Lots of discussion about a one-off payment to support people on #UniversalCredit, in place of retaining the £20 a week uplift. However, this would be challenging for three key

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imajsaclaimant

Thread: Legacy benefits should be increased in line with #UniversalCredit.Starting with @stephenctimms...#20MoreForAll #KeepTheLifeline #UniversalDiscredit #IncreaseLegacyBenefits #NoCutsToBenefits Legacy benefits should be increased in lin

freckles68

freckles681

#C4News reporting on poverty/deprivation Growing up with my parents we often had no money for heating,lighting,food,clothing,and had to rely on the kind hearts of others In the 21st century,this is

Journal of Social Security Law

JSocialSecurity

A webinar today giving a wonderful chance to hear more today about the research by @DrSharonEWright & @PovertyAlliance on #UniversalCredit in Glasgow https://www.jrf.org.uk/report/how-well-universal-credit-supporting-people-glasgow. Par

National Audit Office

NAOorguk

The proportion of new applicants receiving their first #UniversalCredit payment on time has improved significantly, but the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) needs to do more to support vulnerable

Joseph Rowntree Foundation

jrf_uk

This week across JRF and @theJRHT we’re marking International Day of Disabled People and celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. [THREAD] #IDPWD2020 #IDPD2020 Lots of progress

The Trussell Trust

TrussellTrust

At the beginning of the pandemic, the UK Government introduced a vital £20 a week increase to #UniversalCredit. But what has that meant for people in reality? It’s allowed people

Rebecca McDonald

R_McDonald_

Yes I think the £20 uplift to #UniversalCredit should be permanent (important for adequacy of social security system), but here's a thread just focusing on the year ahead. Extending the

Ms.expressioness@damnation #NotMeUs

expressionessd1

There is a mental health crisis #mentalhealth I am going to tell you how it feels as someone who is living with it and has for 3 decades. #mentalhealth is

Gingerbread

Gingerbread

This is not enough to feed children. At Gingerbread, we know 1 in 3 single parents have a child on #FreeSchoolMeals (#FSM) – #children in #singleparentfamilies are 2x as likely

BenefitsBlues

BenefitsBlues

Today I’ve been told my #UniversalCredit claim has been cancelled. Outright & immediately. I had done the right thing by telling the @DWP of a slight & temporary change in

Child Poverty Action Group

CPAGUK

New #UniversalCredit regulations come in to force today. This follows our successful legal case concerning people paid monthly getting two wages in one UC assessment period. Our head of strategic

Minesh Patel

minesh1112

Worrying if true that the #UniversalCredit and Working Tax Credit uplift will only continue for 6 months. Anything less than a year-long extension risks kicking the can down the road,

Work & Pensions Committee

CommonsWorkPen

[Thread] Today we published our report on @DWP's response to the #coronavirus outbreak.We've been inquiring into coronavirus & the benefits system since March.We published this on what we learned from

Joseph Rowntree Foundation

jrf_uk

Our new report shows that, even before #COVID19 hit, too many people in the UK were caught in poverty’s grip and the pandemic has piled on new pressures and compounded

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