Fact checks around claims made and misinformation about the Universal Credit programme
Economy, Business & Finance
The Universal Credit helpline cost up to 9p a minute from a landline and between 3p and 55p per minute from a mobile. The helpline is now being made freephone. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The percentage of people receiving their first universal credit payment within five or six weeks has increased since January. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
There have been conflicting claims over whether Universal Credit will "make work pay". Read
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