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Guidance

Universal Credit and couples: claimant journey

An illustrated guide to the steps that people will take when making a joint Universal Credit claim.

Updates to this page

From:
Department for Work and Pensions
Published:
20 June 2014
Last updated:
11 April 2016
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  1. Leaflets amended to reflect all changes to Universal Credit from April 2016.

  2. PDF's updated to reflect the current Universal Credit new claim process.

  3. First published.

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Documents

Universal Credit and couples: claimant journey

PDF, 127 KB, 2 pages

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Welsh: Credyd Cynhwysol: ar gyfer cyplau

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Details

This guide provides a summary of the main steps that people will take when they make a joint Universal Credit claim as a couple.

It includes how DWP defines a couple and gives an explanation of how a joint claim differs from an individual one.

It also includes information about:

  • making an online claim together
  • meeting a work coach
  • having individual Claimant Commitments
  • looking for work
  • the single monthly payment for the whole household
  • reporting changes of circumstances
  • moving into work

Part of the Universal Credit toolkit for partner organisations.

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