Universal Credit
Universal Credit claimants to verify identity through Government Gateway
People applying for Universal Credit will now be able to use their existing Government Gateway account to confirm their identity, helping to speed up their claim.
Published 17 April 2020
Benefit reviews and reassessments suspended for three months
Reviews and reassessments for disability benefits are being suspended for the next three months.
Published 24 March 2020
Local Housing Allowance increase ‘couldn’t be more welcome’
Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s decision to ensure the Local Housing Allowance is guaranteed to cover at least 30% of market rents in a claimant’s area has been welcomed by Shelter Scotland.
Published 24 March 2020
Universal Credit claimants suspected of £150m advances fraud
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has identified nearly 100,000 Universal Credit claimants that it suspects may have claimed an advance fraudulently, the National Audit Office (NAO) said today.
Published 20 March 2020
Call for suspension of face-to-face benefit assessments to be made permanent
Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has welcomed news that face-to-face social security assessments are to be suspended during the coronavirus outbreak and have called on the UK Government for the change to be made permanent.
Published 17 March 2020
MPs launch inquiry into Universal Credit five-week wait
How to eliminate the five-week wait for a first Universal Credit payment is the subject of an inquiry by the UK work and pensions committee.
Published 12 March 2020
Citizens Advice Scotland calls for Budget changes to Universal Credit
Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) is calling for changes to Universal Credit in today’s UK Budget to ensure people in work can keep more of what they earn.
Published 11 March 2020
Living Rent launches charter to end Universal Credit evictions
Tenants’ union Living Rent has continued its campaign for housing associations in Glasgow to commit to not carry out evictions stemming from debts caused by Universal Credit with the launch of a new charter.
Published 5 March 2020
North Lanarkshire Council establishes Universal Credit Assistance Fund
North Lanarkshire Council has established a Universal Credit Assistance Fund to help tenants who find themselves falling into rent arrears due to built-in waiting times for Universal Credit payments to be processed and paid.
Published 4 March 2020
Value of social security benefits 'worth 88% of pre-Universal Credit days'
Benefit claimants are getting less money in real terms than they were when Universal Credit was introduced in 2013, according to calculations made by Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS).
Published 19 February 2020
CAS: New chancellor must use first budget to make Universal Credit work for workers
Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) is urging the new Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, to use his first budget next month to make key changes to Universal Credit, in order to offer more support for people who are in work.
Published 17 February 2020
Universal Credit roll-out suffers another delay
The full roll-out of Universal Credit is set for another delay, adding £500 million to its overall cost, according to reports.
Published 4 February 2020
House of Lords launches inquiry into Universal Credit
The House of Lords' economic affairs committee has launched an inquiry into the economics of Universal Credit.
Published 4 February 2020
UK Government loses Universal Credit appeals against claimants with severe disabilities
The Court of Appeal has dismissed the UK Government’s appeals against two previous court judgments which found that the secretary of state for work and pensions had unlawfully discriminated against thousands of severely disabled people who moved onto Universal Credit.
Published 31 January 2020
Edinburgh jobcentre awarded homelessness support funding
An Edinburgh jobcentre is one of those to benefit from a share of a £3 million grant from the UK Government to support homeless people.
Published 14 January 2020
