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Universal Credit Migration Leaves Some Facing Higher Council Tax

Local council tax support rules differ from benefit transfers, creating unexpected bills for some people moved to the new system.

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

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

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

Campaigners Escalate Push to Scrap DWP Mixed‑Age Rule Blocking Pension Credit

DWP Confirms Income Data Sharing, Explores Wider Access for Mayoral Authorities

DWP Names 12-Member Panel to Co-Produce Timms Review of PIP

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

DWP Publishes 178-Condition PIP List and Steps Up Support as Review Kicks Off

Timms Review Issues First Update, Finalising 12-Member Steering Group on PIP

Top Court Sets Four-Year Limit on Most Jobcenter Clawbacks

MPs Condemn PIP Delays as DWP Moves to Triple In‑Person Assessments and Extend Reviews

MPs Warn DWP’s PIP Delays Are Driving Disabled Claimants Into Poverty

DWP Extends PIP Review Cycles and Expands In-Person Assessments From 2026

DWP Acknowledges Martin Lewis Warning Over Universal Credit Bank-Switching Barriers

Motability Drops BMW, Mercedes and Other Premium Brands, Pivots to UK‑Built Cars

UK Fraud Bill Expands DWP Powers for Bank Checks and Direct Debt Recovery

Government Poised to Scrap Two-Child Benefit Limit as Campaigners Urge Wider Overhaul

DWP Urges Legacy Benefit Claimants to Act on Universal Credit Notices as April 2026 Closures Near

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