You must notify the DWP if you're in receipt of Universal Credit and you're going away( Image: Getty) Brits on a certain benefit have been reminded of a vital rule that could see their payments stopped if not followed.... Universal Credit is a payment to help with your living costs.... It’s paid monthly-or twice a month for some people in Scotland. You may be able to get it if you’re on a low income, out of work, or you cannot work....

But the move has prompted alarm among people claiming universal credit and those who have done so in the past.... The Independent asked them why. Caitlin Yeung, 24After graduating, Caitlin struggled to find a job and had to go onto universal credit.... I have complex needs and mental health issues and I need to work in a sector that’s suitable for me....

' They don't know how we live.... They're out of touch with the person on the street'( Image: Getty/ Paul Doyle) Rachel Reeves has been warned that cuts to disability benefits as part of welfare reforms would risk disabled people's lives and quality of life.... The sickness and disability bill for working-age people has risen by ￡20billion since the pandemic and is forecast to hit ￡70bn over the next five years....

Benefit claimants were underpaid to the tune of ￡2. 6bn last year, new figures show. The Department

An estimated 1.2 million PIP claimants will be affected by the eligibility reforms( Image: Getty

help benefit claimants manage with the increasing price of new cars, due to global shortages after the

Boris Johnson has refused to explain how Universal Credit claimants should recoup their looming

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The measure follows a tweet from the Public Interest Law Centre( PILC) who said a client complained after being asked to carry out strange proofs of identity in order to have their Universal Credit claim accepted.In a letter, the DWP demanded the following requests: “ A photo of you stood outside the front door( open behind you) of the property you live at." Ask someone to take this from the street so that the whole property can be seen.“ A photo of you stood next to your street sign with your r

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