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'Digital Exclusion': 470,000 Need Help To Apply For Online-Only Universal Credit

Exclusive: Figures lead to fears 'digital-by-default’ system is impacting genuine claimants.
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DWP Faces Court Challenge 'After Universal Credit Claimants Left Out-Of-Pocket By Blunders'

The government faces a judicial review in the High Court.
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Universal Credit Claimants Are Being 'Trapped In A Downward Spiral Of Debt And Hardship'

The government is facing criticism for forcing people to take loans while they wait for payments.
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Exclusive: DWP Holds No Data On People Who Can’t Claim For Universal Credit Online

“The fact that Universal Credit is digital-by-default has made a really big assumption about the level of digital access amongst potential claimants."
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Ministers Admit 4,600 Disabled People Were Wrongly Stripped Of Their Benefits

Campaigners said the error was "deplorable".
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Government Accused Of 'Wasting' £1M Trying To Claw Back Benefits From Disabled People

“Having to go through this made me feel the lowest of the low."
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Exclusive: DWP Spends Millions On Universal Credit Marketing Blitz

Spending on advertising accelerated at the same time as mounting criticism of the scheme.
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There Are 'Problems' With Universal Credit, Amber Rudd Admits

'I know it can be better.'
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Grenfell Survivors Facing Universal Credit Roll-Out Just Before Christmas

DWP accused of 'sneaking out' plan on Budget day.
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The Government Owes More Than £1.5bn To Sick And Disabled Benefits Claimants Due To Blunder

Those affected will receive payments averaging £5,000 each.
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