Universal Credit
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‘Far from being a mere everyday annoyance, mansplaining can interfere with democracy’
Instant Opinion Your digest of analysis from the British and international press
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Universal Credit cut: a guide to financial aid alternatives
In Depth Boris Johnson defends £20-a-week cut by arguing that taxpayers should not ‘subsidise’ low pay
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‘If Boris Johnson felt shame, he wouldn’t be slashing universal credit’
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The biggest problems facing Boris Johnson as Parliament returns
feature Threat of backbench revolt looming over the PM following summer recess
By The Week Staff Published
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Benefits vs. costs: is Universal Credit fit for purpose?
feature Claimants of legacy benefits will be moved over to universal credit
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Benefits vs. costs: is Universal Credit fit for purpose?
feature Claimants of legacy benefits will be moved over to universal credit
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DWP planning laws to spy on Universal Credit claimants’ bank accounts
Speed Read Officials want access to the data for crackdown on fraudulent claims
By Chas Newkey-Burden Last updated
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Instant Opinion: the red wall ‘wants a U‑turn’ from Boris Johnson on universal credit
In Depth Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Tuesday 13 October
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Quiz of The Week: 28 March - 3 April
In Depth Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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The great universal credit swindle
Speed Read Multimillion-pound benefit scam is exposed as fraudsters target flagship scheme
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Is the Government breaking human rights laws on child hunger?
Speed Read Human Rights Watch report says Tory welfare cuts caused ‘hunger crisis’
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Food bank use hits record high in Britain
Speed Read Government benefit policies blamed as charity hands out 1.5m parcels in 12 months
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Survival sex: inquiry launched as benefit claimants say they are forced into prostitution
Speed Read MPs to investigate whether universal credit failures means women have to sell their bodies
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Why universal credit is like the Victorian workhouse
In Depth Policy coheres quite closely to that of amendments to the poor law in 1834, says history professor
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