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Education secretary Gillian Keegan has said she will end this Parliament with a “fully planned, fully deliverable policy for free childcare”…

Changes to work capability assessments announced in the Autumn Statement are "deeply concerning" and could mean people receive less support based on a change of criteria rather than a change in their health, social justice secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville has said. While welcoming the fact that&nbs

Under the new rules, individuals would need to meet the eligibility criteria for Personal Independent Payments (PIP) as well as Universal Credit to get the extra money.

It comes as figures show a whopping £19 billion worth of benefits go unclaimed each year across the UK - as many don't realise what they are entitled to

Low income families could boost their income by up to £24,000 a year with new scheme

A whopping £19 billion worth of benefits goes unclaimed across the UK each year - as many families find the process of claiming these too time-consuming or complicated, research has found.

New rules could see those claiming the Universal Credit top-up payment of £390.06 lose out.

Under current rules, Universal Credit claimants receive a top-up payment of up to £390.06 each month if they are too unwell to work - but there are plans to reform the benefits system

Around 373,000 people on DWP Universal Credit could have their LCWRA payments stopped

Thousands of Universal Credit claimants are being warned they could lose £390 payment under a proposed rule change.