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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.
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.
Detailed information about Universal Credit.
Claiming Universal Credit if you're self-employed - eligibility, reporting your earnings, start up periods
Guidance on claiming Universal Credit if you're a student.
If you want to claim Universal Credit you must verify your identity. This guide for claimants and people supporting them explains how to do that.
If you're on a low income or out of work, Universal Credit supports you to find a job or increase the hours you work.
Information for existing and new Universal Credit claimants with more than 2 children.
Help to understand debts and deductions taken from Universal Credit payments and who to contact about your debts and deductions if you're struggling financially.
Find out if you're eligible for Universal Credit and how to claim.
Sign in to your Universal Credit account - report a change, add a note to your journal, see your payments and do other tasks
If you have a health condition or disability, you’ll have an assessment to work out how much Universal Credit you can get and what you need to do in return.
Find out what happens if your Universal Credit claim is reviewed.
This collection brings together detailed information for people claiming Universal Credit.
Only fill in this capability for work questionnaire (UC50) if you’re asked to do so, this is not a claim form.
This document gives an introduction to Universal Credit for people who are claiming it.
Information about Universal Credit statistics methodology including the purpose, source, definitions and limitations of the statistics covered.
These official statistics under development cover the number of people who have been sent managed migration notices inviting them to claim Universal Credit.
These official statistics cover the number of claims, starts, people and households on Universal Credit.
Our 2022 to 2024 strategy for implementing the final phase of Universal Credit.
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