DWP Universal Credit and PIP payments being 'halved' for one group of claimants

NewsCost Of LivingDWPUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment affected06:31, 06 Aug 2026Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefts are reduced for one age group under a strict threshold rule. DWP claimants under age 25 have lamented payments being paid out at lower rates for their age groups.‌Young claimants will be handed health-related benefits such as Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment because they are under 25 years of age. Some claimants are being forced to rely on food banks, they say.‌They say this is because they don't have the backing of the bank of mum and dad. New Universal Credit claimants, for instance, will receive half the amount current claimants get, seeing payments cut from £100 a week to just £50.‌READ MORE John Healey student loan debt upda