Government website down for hundreds of users trying to access Universal Credit

The web portal for HM Revenue & Customs has also been knocked out for some (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto)GOV.UK websites, including those for Universal Credit, are down, leaving claimants unable to access benefits information.
Issues with loading the UK government webpages started around 6am, according to Downdetector, which tracks internet outages.When logging in to the Universal Credit portal, users were greeted by an error page saying: ‘Sorry, the service is unavailable. Try a