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Claimants Reforms Disability Benefits Policy Changes Employment Support Benefits Fraud Prevention Payment Changes Health Element Benefits System

DWP Confirms April Universal Credit Rise for Nearly 4 Million as Health Element Changes for New Claims

Ministers say the reforms refocus welfare on work with more than £3.5 billion committed to employment support.

DWP Data: Mental Health Dominates ‘Too Sick to Work’ Claims as UC Health Caseload Reaches 3.5 Million

DWP’s Universal Credit Review Saves £1 Billion as New Study Warns of Harm to Claimants

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

TikTok Claimant Says £600 Deduction Hit Universal Credit After Viral £4,000 Post

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

Universal Credit Tops 8.4 Million as April Payment Rise and Health Reforms Near

ONS Data Undercut Ratcliffe’s Population Claim as Fact-Check Reframes Immigration Debate

Government Confirms April Universal Credit Overhaul, Cutting Health Element for New Claims and Raising Standard Allowance

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

Universal Credit Job-Entry Rate Falls to Seven-Year Low

Universal Credit Hits 8.40 Million as ‘No Work Requirement’ Cases Surge

DWP Reviews Universal Credit for Convicted £54m Benefits Fraud Participant

Universal Credit Claimant Says Work Leaves Her Worse Off as Labour Reviews Welfare

Universal Credit Caseload Jumps to 8.3 Million, Driven by Rise in ‘No Work Requirements’

DWP Sets January 2026 Universal Credit Fraud Campaign Targeting Living Arrangements, Savings and Self-Employment

MPs Escalate Criticism of Universal Credit Health Cuts as Government Holds to 2026 Rollout

McFadden Refuses to Rule Out Tougher Universal Credit Rules, Including for Under-22s

Government Launches £338m Connect to Work After Universal Credit Act Becomes Law