Universal Credit

More than two million working families could receive support for childcare costs under a new scheme announced by the Government today, but will you be better or worse off? MoneySavingExpert.com analyses what it means.

Around 500,000 disabled people are "expected to lose out" when the Disability Living Allowance (DLA) is scrapped, a report claims today.

The Government is considering linking hikes in benefit payments to average pay rather than inflation, it was claimed last night.

Low-income families could be pushed further into financial difficulties and debt by a shift to monthly benefit payments under Iain Duncan Smith's welfare reforms, a think tank warned today.

MPs have been warned people from disadvantaged backgrounds may suffer if the Government pushes ahead with plans to digitise the benefits system.

The Government wants banks and credit unions to create new current accounts to help benefit claimants better manage their money when its universal credit comes into force next year.