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No. PIP is not considered as income when calculating Universal Credit entitlement, but the amount of PIP you receive can impact other benefits...

Child Tax Credit will increase in 2023 by 10.1% to help tackle the cost of living crisis. See the table below for more...

Working Tax Credit will increase in 2023 by 10.1% to help tackle the cost of living crisis. See the table below for more...

Universal Credit will increase in 2023 by 10.1% to help tackle the cost of living crisis. See the table below for more information...

Skills Bootcamps are a Government initiative funded by the Department of Education to provide free, flexible courses with a duration of up to...

The new payments rates for Universal Credit and other benefits for 2022 to 2023 will come into effect from 11th April 2022. The...

The DWP will resume the managed migration of claimants of legacy benefits onto Universal Credit within weeks. The process will start with a...

Do you claim Universal Credit or any other benefits? If you have a Facebook, Twitter or Instagram account you may be affected. It...

Teaching assistants support teachers and help children with learning activities and social development. Teaching assistant jobs are sometimes advertised as Classroom Assistant jobs...

The dates for PIP payments over Christmas 2020 have been confirmed. For people who are new to claiming PIP (Personal Independence Payment), it...

Are you concerned when you’ll receive your Universal Credit payment over Christmas? The DWP have published payment dates for Christmas 2020 between 24th...

Jobcentres will begin to reopen this week for face-to-face Universal Credit appointments and assessments. Jobcentre appointments were paused for 3 months due to...

For the latest information go to: https://www.understandinguniversalcredit.gov.uk/coronavirus/ Update: 18th March 2020 If you’re in work and not claiming benefits If you cannot work...

The DWP issued the following statement on 13 March 2020 detailing the initial response to Coronavirus / Covid19. A range of extra support...

Beware of the latest Universal Credit scam being promoted on Facebook. Scammers are posting the following message on Facebook. If you see similar...

Table of Contents Did you know that if you’re over 16 and you’ve left school, you’re entitled to free maths and English courses?...

About 15,000 families with more than two children will no longer have their benefits capped after the government had to perform another U-turn...

The Jobcentre Christmas opening times for 2018 in England, Wales and Scotland have been announced. The Jobcentre Plus opening times Christmas and New...

Find out how to use the “Find a Job” service with our free guide. Universal Jobmatch, one of the UK’s largest recruitment platforms...

The Universal Credit helpline will be shut over Christmas and the New Year except for 28th December and 29th December. All the other...

Universal Credit Christmas payment dates for Tax Credits, Pension Benefit and Child Benefit have been announced. Find out the new Christmas payment dates...

People who call the Universal Credit helpline will no longer be charged for the calls, the Government has announced. Universal Credit helpline calls...

Five Jobcentre Plus offices closed in August 2017, ten closed in September 2017 and another 87 Jobcentre plus offices are schedule to close...

The closure dates for 87 Jobcentre Plus offices has been announced. The timetable starts with closures on the Friday 6th October 2017 and...

Universal Jobmatch has a number of features to make it easier to search for jobs. Use the Univeral Jobmatch tips below to find...

Sfaff held hostage at the Newcastle East Jobcentre Plus have been released by a man armed with a knife. The knifeman entered the...

Jobcentre Plus jobs are at risk after news that the government plans to close more than 10% of Jobcentre Plus offices. The cuts...