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      The important changes coming to Universal Credit and National Insurance this month

      There are big changes to Universal Credit and National Insurance coming in the next few weeks.

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      Food prices could soar by 10% and hit UK households harder than COVID lockdowns

      The cost of living crisis will hit households harder than COVID lockdowns, a think tank has warned.

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      Cost-of-living crisis: Britain risks 'sleepwalking into food banks becoming part of the welfare state'

      The Trussell Trust has warned food banks risk becoming "institutionalised" amid the cost-of-living crisis.

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      Growing queues and empty shelves: Inside a foodbank at Christmas

      As millions take to the roads to spend Christmas with their loved ones, thousands will queue at foodbanks to feed theirs.

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      'We want to let them know there's no shame': Why this couple volunteer in a foodbank at Christmas

      Matthew and Sophie volunteer in a Birmingham foodbank, which has seen a 47% increase in demand in a year.

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      6 new laws coming in 2022 that could affect you

      A minimum wage increase, a tax hike, and charges for buying certain plastics are all coming into effect in 2022.

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      'You'd never see a pizza delivered by a Tory MP. They're out of touch'

      Labour MP Jonathan Reynolds says his party is beginning to win back the trust of voters it lost in the election disaster two years ago.

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      Tory MP who backed £20 Universal Credit cut says some MPs need second jobs to support their lifestyle

      The MP for Romford expressed concern for MPs losing second jobs after suggesting some Universal Credit claimants liked getting extra money.

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      Tory minister challenged over claims budget will leave the public £500 better off a year

      Financial secretary Lucy Frazer was challenged over claims the budget left low income households better off

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      Budget: Universal credit changes will mean the 'poorest get nothing'

      The chancellor's budget has been criticised for not doing enough for the poorest in society.

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      Helpline inundated by thousands 'terrified of losing their homes'

      Hundreds of thousands of renters face a gruelling winter, a leading homelessness charity has warned

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      Energy crisis: What is fuel poverty?

      It is estimated fuel poverty affects over 3 million households in England

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      'Devil's choice': The people most at risk from the fuel crisis

      In some parts of the country, 1 in 5 households is living in fuel poverty.

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      Universal Credit: I can't afford my kids' bus fares to school

      Parents on the poverty line reveal how the Universal Credit cut could force a choice between eating or heating.

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      Universal Credit: Single mum ‘told to go to the nearest food bank for help' after £20 cut

      Sophie Carter, 24, has ended her maternity leave early to return to work in a bar.

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      Martin Lewis on energy bill crisis: 'I can't help you anymore - the system is broken'

      The consumer champion warned that the situation around energy bills is so serious there’s "nothing left in the cupboard that I can help you with."

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      Ministers 'considering Universal Credit changes' amid fears of perfect storm in coming weeks

      Labour has called on the government to reverse plans to cut Universal Credit payments

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      Chart shows stark link between Universal Credit and life expectancy as government presses ahead with benefit cut

      The government has committed to cutting the Universal Credit uplift despite fierce criticism from campaigners.

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      Scottish Tory leadership hopeful defends saying people on benefits can't have as many children as they like

      Michelle Ballantyne is facing fresh scrutiny for comments made in 2018 when she said 'it is fair that people on benefit cannot have as many children as they like while people who don't claim benefits have to make decisions about the number of children they can have'.

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      Petition to overturn knighthood for Iain Duncan-Smith tops 220,000

      A petition on Change.org objecting to the decision to award Iain Duncan Smith a knighthood has received more than 220,000 signatures.

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      Iain Duncan Smith, former Tory leader and architect of Universal Credit, is knighted - as Nigel Farage misses out

      Mr Duncan Smith has been recognised for 'political and public service'.

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      Family hit out after man took his own life following repeated problems with Universal Credit

      Sean Doherty, 37, from Glasgow, was turned away from hospital twice after he was deemed 'low risk'.

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      Talking Politics

      Last week the rollout of Universal Credit reached Northampton. “I’m losing sleep over it,” 57-year-old Martin D'Rosario says. Last week D'Rosario attended a meeting organised by local Labour candidate Sally Keeble to give people advice on what’s coming, with shadow housing secretary John Healey attending.

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      Labour Party says it will consider introducing a four-day working week

      Shadow chancellor John McDonnell said we should follow France and Germany's lead when it comes to the working week.

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      Mother of disabled son on Universal Credit was 'unable to afford toilet paper’ and ‘used napkins from McDonald’s’

      As MPs and Lords debate the roll out of Universal Credit, one peer highlighted the devastating pressures some face as they wait for their money.

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