A MILLION more people claimed jobless benefits without the requirement to look for work last year, official figures show. The ...

Around 707,000 people with a degree were not working and living off state benefits last year, according to analysis by The ...

You can make an application for a one-off Household Support Fund payment of £250.

Pension credit is not affected by the move to Universal Credit and will remain in place ...

The claimant total stood at a provisional 8.40million in December 2025 - up from 7.36million a year earlier, according to new ...

A surge in mental health claims has led to a dramatic rise in Britain's benefit claimants, sparking a heated debate over ...

The number of people in Britain awarded universal credit jumped by more than a million in 2025. This was largely due to ...

THE number of pupils on free school meals in the Henley area has more than doubled since 2018. Data obtained by the Henley ...

8.4million people now claim Universal Credit after the biggest increase since 2020 ...

Brits are being warned that failure to notify the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) of specific changes could lead to their payments being suspended. Latest figures from the DWP show that by the ...