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A warning has been issued over a Universal Credit rule change from next year. The government has announced changes to Universal Credit as part of its welfare reforms that will affect everyone from next April.

The monthly payment is made up of a "standard allowance" plus any additional payments you might get based on your circumstances.

The standard allowance will be increasing by the September rate of inflation and then a further 2.3%. Anna Stevenson, Benefits Expert at Turn2us explains: “Raising the Universal Credit standard allowance above inflation is a step in the right direction, but it comes after decades of erosion.

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"Support remains at one of its lowest ever levels in real terms and a

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