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Universal Credit is replacing 6 other benefits with a single monthly payment if you're out of work or on a low income - eligibility, how to prepare.

• What Universal Credit is

  Universal Credit is a payment to help with your living costs. It’s paid…

• Eligibility

  You may be able to get Universal Credit if you’re on a low income or need…

• What you'll get

  Universal Credit is paid monthly. How much you get depends on: your…

• How your wages affect your payments

  If you or your partner are working, how much Universal Credit you get will…

• How you're paid

  Universal Credit is paid once a month, usually into your bank, building…

• How to claim

  You can apply for Universal Credit online. You need to create an account…

• Get an advance on your first payment

  If you need help to pay your bills or cover other costs while you wait for…

• Your claimant commitment

  To get Universal Credit payments, you’ll need to accept an agreement…

• Report a change of circumstances

  You need to report changes to your circumstances so you keep getting the…

• Financial help and support

  If you need financial support, you can get help and advice from the…

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) replaces Disability Living Allowance (DLA) - how and when to claim, rates, eligibility.

• What PIP is for

  Personal Independence Payment (PIP) can help with extra living costs if…

• Eligibility

  You can get Personal Independence Payment (PIP) if all of the following…

• How much you’ll get

  How much Personal Independence Payment (PIP) you get depends on how…

• How to claim

  Before you apply for Personal Independence Payment (PIP), check if you’re…

• If your PIP claim is reviewed

  The letter you got when your Personal Independence Payment (PIP) was…

• Report a change to your needs or circumstances

  You must contact the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) enquiry line…

• Claiming PIP if you might have 12 months or less to live

  You can get Personal Independence Payment (PIP) more quickly if: your…

Child Benefit - child benefit rates, eligibility, how to claim, child benefit claim form CH2.

• How it works

  You get Child Benefit if you’re responsible for bringing up a child who…

• What you'll get

  There are 2 Child Benefit rates. Who the allowance is for Rate (weekly)…

• Eligibility

  Only one person can get Child Benefit for a child. You normally qualify…

• Make a claim

  You can claim Child Benefit 48 hours after you’ve registered the birth of…

• Make a change to your claim

  You must report any change of circumstances to the Child Benefit Office.…

• Get help with your claim

  Contact the Child Benefit Office if you have any questions. If you…

Find out what benefits and financial support you may be able to get.

Pension Credit is extra money for pensioners to bring your weekly income up to a minimum amount - what you'll get, apply, eligibility.

You need to move to Universal Credit if you’ve received a Migration Notice letter, as one or more of your benefits will be ending soon.

• Updated: 20 February 2024

Guidance on getting extra payments to help with the cost of living if you’re entitled to certain benefits or tax credits.

• Updated: 23 February 2024

Get a family visa for the UK, live with your spouse or relative - eligibility, proof, renewing, financial and English language requirements.…

Child Trust Fund accounts - find a lost account, how to make payments, managing the account

How to apply for student finance - when to apply, deadlines, proof of identity, parents, income, change an application.

If you don’t have enough to live on while you wait for your first payment you may be able to get an advance of your first Universal Credit payment.

• Updated: 20 October 2022

How to start a tax credits claim, when to claim, joint claims, backdate a claim

Apply for a Skilled Worker visa (formerly a Tier 2 General work visa) if you’ve been offered a skilled job with a UK employer - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children, taking …

Income Tax is a tax you pay on your earnings - find out about what it is, how you pay and how to check you're paying the right amount using HMRC's tax calculator.

Types of ISA available, the tax-free ISA allowance, withdrawing money and transferring ISAs

How to work out splitting up money, property and possessions when you divorce or dissolve a civil partnership - including mediation.

Apply for a Youth Mobility Scheme visa to live and work in the UK if you’re from a participating country - fees, eligibility, how to apply.

…The return is to be completed, if they have anything to report, by those financial institutions who have to complete Bank and Building Society Interest (BBSI) Other Interest (OI) or European Union Savings Directive (EUSD) returns.

• Updated: 30 October 2015

Find out what support is available to help with the cost of living: income and disability benefits, bills and allowances, childcare, housing and travel.

…Find out how it works if you already have one, including how much the government will top up your savings by.