A MOTHER and self-confessed “benefits scrounger” has shared her honest thoughts on the “broken” Universal Credit system. Amba ...

Pensions Minister Torsten Bell confirmed last month that the State Pension will not be means-tested in the future after growing speculation on social media hinted that the contributory benefit would ...

Low-income pensioners on disability benefits, or those providing unpaid care, may be entitled to extra financial support.

A recent DWP report shows the government expects to pay out much less in arrears to mothers than previously expected ...

A PREGNANT mum-of-three has revealed that she “only” received £2,565.12 from Universal Credit in June and is already in her overdraft. As a result, Millie, a 21-year-old from the UK, is counting ...

My monthly income: I receive £600 in personal independence payment, £140 in universal credit and £360 in employment and ...

Cherwell District Council has launched a campaign to help around 1,500 local families access free school meals.

We also don’t know how the scheme for people in Scotland and Northern Ireland will work just yet either. A full about-turn would have been simpler The Government originally hoped to save around £1.4bn ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has broken its silence over potentially "moving to means-testing" the state pension. The DWP minister Torsten Bell spoke out in the Commons last week ...

The coronavirus pandemic has made many of us realise that serious illness can hit when we least expect it. Having to take time off work can be stressful both emotionally and financially. But there is ...

My concern is eligibility for a government age pension when I turn 67. Are my assets too much and how can I rearrange things?

If you’ve made a habit of paying off your credit card balances at the end of every month, I believe that it makes sense to swipe the credit card over the debit card every single time. Of course ...