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Budget Cuts Universal Credit Taxation Budgeting Pension Costs Taxpayer Impact Benefit Claims Disability Benefits Cost of Living Child Benefits

Tories Propose Cutting Universal Credit and Issuing Restricted 'Back to Work' Cards

Opponents warn the plan will stigmatise claimants, risk greater hardship, raise legal questions, face practical limits at rollout.

UK Faces Sharp Rise in PIP Costs as Record 4.1 Million Are Entitled to Benefit

DWP Data Show £11.9bn in Universal Credit Paid to Households with Foreign Nationals

Burnham Faces Push to Overhaul Property Taxes as Tight October Budget Looms

Reform UK Proposes £50bn Overhaul to Scrap PIP and Redesign Disability Support

Think Tank Proposes OBEs for Pensioners Who Voluntarily Forgo State Pension

DWP Given Power to Seize Claimants’ Bank Funds Under New Law

Universal Credit Caseload Tops 8.4 Million as Government Rules Out Broad Cuts

DWP Says £226 Million Lost to Overseas Benefit Fraud in Year to March

Burnham Prepared to Limit Benefits for Young People, Lord Blunkett Says

Poland Tells Some Returnees to Apply for UK Jobseeker’s Allowance

Burnham Pledges to Keep Triple Lock and Backs Tax Relief for Pensioners

Resolution Foundation Urges End to State Pension Triple Lock

Ministers Defend 6% Cap on Plan 2 Loan Interest as Backlash Grows

Tories Propose Restricted Payment Cards for Offenders on Benefits

Universal Credit Help: £812 Budgeting Advances and Lower Repayment Cap as Rolls Near 8.3 Million

DWP FOI Shows 1.5 Million Migrants Claimed Universal Credit in Year to December 2025

Universal Credit Health Element for New Claimants Halved From April 6

DWP Closes Two Legacy Benefits And Delays ESA, Housing Benefit Switch To Summer

UK Scraps Two-Child Limit for Universal Credit, With Changes Taking Effect April 6