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Martin Lewis Warns Universal Credit Switch Puts Free NHS Prescriptions and Dental Care at Risk

Lower, monthly Universal Credit thresholds leave some former Tax Credits claimants ineligible, exposing them to £100 penalties.

DWP Sets March 31 End Date for Income Support and Income-Based JSA

DWP Outlines Plan for Single ‘Unemployment Insurance’ to Replace New Style JSA and ESA

Universal Credit Help in January: Guides Put Potential Support at £3,106–£4,278

Think Tank Urges Cuts to UK Disability Benefits for Milder Conditions as £27bn Bill Looms

DWP Warns Universal Credit Claimants to Update Living-Arrangement Changes

DWP Reminds Universal Credit Claimants to Report Savings Boosts as £4.35 Rule Cuts Awards

DWP Issues Fresh Universal Credit Warning to Self‑Employed as October Rules Reiterated

DWP Warns Universal Credit Claimants to Report Changes or Risk Wrong Payments

Universal Credit Payments Up 1.7% in Phased Rollout, Backpay Confirmed