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DWP Says 356,000 Households Lost Legacy Benefits in Universal Credit Migration

Recipients who delay risk losing transitional protection as the programme targets completion by the end of March 2026.

Universal Credit Migration Leaves Some Facing Higher Council Tax

DWP Begins ESA Wind-Down on March 1 as Universal Credit Migration Enters Final Stage

DWP Powers to Check Claimants’ Bank Accounts Enter Final Consultation Stage

DWP Confirms 2026/27 Benefit Uprating: State Pension Up 4.8%, Most Other Payments Up 3.8% From 6 April

Brazil Begins 2026 PIS/Pasep Payments as Bolsa Família Schedule Resumes This Week

UK Confirms Safeguards for At-Risk Claimants in Universal Credit Migration

UK Sets Universal Credit Overhaul, Halves Health Element for New Claimants From April

UK Sets April Welfare Overhaul: Longer PIP Awards, Disability Uplift and Universal Credit Rebalance

DWP Streamlines Pension Credit Claims as 910,000 Still Miss Out

DWP to Start Bank Account Checks After February 27 for Universal Credit, Pension Credit and ESA

TikTok Mum-of-Four Says She Still Pays for Food and Utilities on Universal Credit

DWP Sets Final Universal Credit Migration Timetable as Bank Data Checks Begin Rollout

DWP Confirms 3.8% Rise to Disability Benefits From April 2026, Publishing New Weekly Rates

DWP Clarifies Mandatory Reconsideration Rules, Confirms Lump-Sum Arrears

DWP Tells Claimants To Report Missing £10 Christmas Bonus Now

DWP Activates First £25 Cold Weather Payments for 18 Northern Postcodes

DWP Issues Early State Pension Payments for New Year Bank Holidays

DWP Clarifies Overpayment Recovery: Terminally Ill May Seek Waivers in Exceptional Cases

DWP Confirms Christmas–New Year Benefit and State Pension Payment Changes