Flip News — Department for Work and Pensions news https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/department-for-work-and-pensions/ The latest Flip News stories on Department for Work and Pensions. en-GB Tue, 22 Sep 2026 21:22:40 GMT One in five adults are on universal credit, research finds https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/universal-credit-one-in-five-adults/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/universal-credit-one-in-five-adults/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Analysis by the TaxPayers' Alliance puts 7.3 million working-age adults in England and Wales on universal credit — one in five of the 20-to-64 population. Priya Raman United Kingdom universal credit welfare TaxPayers' Alliance Department for Work and Pensions The Times