£7.5bn of Universal Credit went unclaimed in one year – yet Labour is cutting people’s benefits?

An estimated £7.5 billion in Universal Credit benefits remain unclaimed in 2023 due to Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) complicated eligibility criteria, lack of public awareness, and poor communication from authorities. However, crucially this figure comes just as the Labour Party government has repeatedly claimed that welfare spending is too high – and that […]


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