Half of private landlords have tenants on Universal Credit who are in rent arrears
We already know social landlords have been complaining about tenants falling into rent arrears because of Universal Credit. This site …
Category Archives: Universal Credit
DWP inappropriately lists – then drops – ‘striptease artist’ as career for jobseekers
On the day this year’s GCSE results came out, no doubt you can picture the scene yourself. “Gosh!” says young …
Proof that Citizens Advice signed a ‘gagging’ contract in exchange for £51m of Tory government money
How can you trust Citizens Advice help on Universal Credit when you know the organisation has agreed not to say …
#MeToo : Story of Universal Credit claimant eating from bins prompts massive response
The story of David Strong, a Universal Credit claimant unable to work due to epilepsy who was forced to beg …
Universal Credit claims another life – and the Tory-run DWP is still making excuses
It is criminal. Civil servants from the Department for Work and Pensions might as well have killed Phillip Herron themselves: …
Grilling for DWP boss over Universal Credit – ‘the most error-riddled of all benefits’
After the DWP’s recent propaganda campaign on Universal Credit “myth-busting”, is it planning to run another, warning about fraud? That …
Universal Credit loophole that Tories never fixed leads to huge ID theft scam
The government is handing huge wodges of cash to identity thieves because of a loophole in Universal Credit that the …
DWP spaffs £200k up the wall trying to deprive just seven people of Universal Credit
That’s right – while you were watching right-wing buffoons arguing in the Tory leadership campaign, or watching right-wing buffoons trying …
Comedian drops truth bomb on Tory policies for war veterans, disabled and elderly people
If, like This Writer, you have switched off Question Time in disgust during the last few years of Conservative government and …
Campaign group’s latest research shows the cruelty of Universal Credit
“Harrowing stories of people forced into debt, rent arrears, homelessness, crime, prostitution, hunger, people unable to afford fares to get …