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Sign in to your Universal Credit account - report a change, add a note to your journal, see your payments and do other tasks
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.
Universal Credit is a payment to help with your living costs. It’s paid…
You may be able to get Universal Credit if you’re on a low income or need…
Universal Credit is paid monthly. How much you get depends on: your…
If you or your partner are employed, how much Universal Credit you get…
Universal Credit is paid once a month, usually into your bank, building…
You can apply for Universal Credit online. You need to create an account.…
If you need help to pay your bills or cover other costs while you wait for…
To get Universal Credit payments, you’ll need to accept an agreement…
You need to report changes to your circumstances so you keep getting the…
If you’re in financial difficulties, you can get help and advice from the…
Guidance on getting extra payments to help with the cost of living if you’re entitled to certain benefits or tax credits.
Find out how much State Pension you could get (your forecast), when you could get it and how you could increase it
Find out what benefits you could get, how much you could get and how to claim
Search and apply for jobs in Great Britain using ‘Find a job’.
Find out if you've paid enough National Insurance to qualify for the full State Pension - check gaps, contributions and credits, get a National Insurance statement, call the helpline.
Work out your State Pension age and Pension Credit qualifying age
Winter Fuel Payment helps older people with their heating bills - claim form, how much you get, eligibility
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) replaces Disability Living Allowance (DLA) - how and when to claim, rates, eligibility.
The home of Department for Work and Pensions on GOV.UK. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for welfare, pensions and child maintenance policy. As the UK’s biggest public service department it administe…
How to set up or manage a child maintenance arrangement, including what to do if a parent does not pay, how to contact the Child Maintenance Service, and signing in to your account.
Estimate the Child Benefit you've received and your High Income Child Benefit tax charge
Payments of up to £600 are landing directly in the bank accounts of around 11.5 million UK pensioners for the second year running.
Apply for Carer's Allowance - money to help you look after someone who needs to be cared for. Apply online or use form DS700.
Use this calculator to work out an amount of child maintenance for your children.
Pension Credit is extra money for pensioners to bring your weekly income up to a minimum amount - what you'll get, apply, eligibility.
What to do if you lose your National Insurance number, information about where to find it and who to contact.
Attendance Allowance helps pay for your personal care if you've reached State Pension age and are disabled - rates, eligibility, apply, claim form AA1.
How to get and claim your State Pension, State Pension age - for men born on or after 6 April 1951 and women born on or after 6 April 1953.
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