Universal Credit
CIH Scotland: Universal Credit could improve benefit take up
Universal Credit could potentially improve the take up of help with housing costs for working age claimants, according to CIH Scotland.
Published 22 October 2019
Number of Scots receiving Universal Credit support reaches 221,000
Almost 222,000 people in Scotland are now receiving personalised Universal Credit support, new figures show.
Published 21 October 2019
Glasgow's Universal Credit support hubs bring in £15m in financial gains
Glasgow City Council's Universal Credit support hubs have brought in more than £15.2 million in financial gains for people living in the city.
Published 15 October 2019
Glasgow City Council helps homeless people claim over £500,000 in benefits
Homeless people have been helped by Glasgow City Council to apply for more than £500,000 in benefits.
Published 3 October 2019
Corbyn announces Labour would scrap Universal Credit
Jeremy Corbyn has pledged that a future Labour government would scrap Universal Credit, calling the flagship Conservatives welfare reform “inhumane” and an “unmitigated disaster”.
Published 30 September 2019
North Lanarkshire Council to set up fund to help Universal Credit applicants
North Lanarkshire Council has said it will establish a fund to help tenants who find themselves in financial difficulty as a result of the five-week waiting time for Universal Credit payments.
Published 20 September 2019
Citizens Advice Scotland calls for end to five-week wait for Universal Credit
Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has today called upon the British Government to end the current five-week wait for Universal Credit.
Published 19 September 2019
England: Direct payment to landlords proves effective in lowering rent arrears
Direct payment of Universal Credit to landlords contributed the most to reductions in rent arrears, according to a new report commissioned by Southwark Council.
Published 18 September 2019
North Lanarkshire makes Universal Credit commitment to help tackle arrears
North Lanarkshire Council is to establish a fund to help tenants who find themselves falling into arrears due to a built-in-waiting time for Universal Credit payments to be processed and paid.
Published 12 September 2019
Five week wait for Universal Credit ‘leads people to debt, foodbanks, stress and ill health’
Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has called for action to reduce the ‘five week wait’ that claimants of Universal Credit (UC) face before receiving their first payment.
Published 3 September 2019
Perth landlords urged to attend DWP event
Landlords in Perth are being encouraged to attend an event to learn more about Universal Credit.
Published 26 August 2019
Universal Credit ‘forcing tenants into rent arrears’
Universal Credit is causing tenants to fall behind with their rent, according to new research.
Published 23 August 2019
Dundee landlords urged to attend free DWP event about Universal Credit
The Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL) has urged Dundee landlords to attend a Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) event to learn more about Universal Credit.
Published 22 August 2019
Calls for investigation as quarter of a million people have been sanctioned under Universal Credit
Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has called for an urgent investigation into the sanctions system as new figures released by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) today reveal a quarter of a million people across the UK have been sanctioned under Universal Credit.
Published 13 August 2019
Holyrood committee calls for immediate halt to Universal Credit pilot rollout
A pilot scheme to transfer working tax credit claimants to Universal Credit should not proceed until there is more clarity around what it will mean for those affected, a Scottish Parliament committee has warned.
Published 12 July 2019
