A number of UK outlets report that MPs on the Work and Pensions Committee back calls to increase Universal Credit for people aged 66 as the State Pension age continues to rise. The reporting says the committee supports proposals for a targeted boost linked to the higher State Pension eligibility age, aimed at easing pressure on those who may have to wait longer before they can access State Pension payments. The articles describe the move as part of broader scrutiny of Universal Credit and how the benefit system affects older claimants during periods when eligibility for State Pension is changing. While details of the exact level of the proposed boost are not included in the provided summaries, all sources frame the development as a cross-parliamentary push to adjust support for older working-age and older claimants. The coverage also positions the committee’s stance as endorsement of the underlying policy argument that claimants face hardship when State Pension age increases. The reports consistently present the issue as an MP-led call for improved support within Universal Credit in response to pension-age reform.