As the government reports a record rise in universal credit claimants, we look at the reality behind the figures.

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The number of people claiming Universal Credit has hit a record high, with the claimant count surging by more than a million ...

New data from the Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP) reveals that there are now eight million people claiming Universal ...

The number of people claiming universal credit has hit a record high of eight million. Claimants jumped by more than a ...

The number of people claiming Universal Credit has hit a record high of eight million, official figures show. Here are the ...