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Information for employers on how Universal Credit and earnings are worked out, employers' responsibilities and support available.
This collection brings together documents, information and updates about Universal Credit for local authority staff.
This document gives an introduction to Universal Credit for people who are claiming it.
This collection brings together information for stakeholders and partners relating to Universal Credit.
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.
Universal Credit information and guidance for employers.
Only fill in this capability for work questionnaire (UC50) if you’re asked to do so, this is not a claim form.
Information for existing and new Universal Credit claimants with more than 2 children.
Information about Universal Credit statistics methodology including the purpose, source, definitions and limitations of the statistics covered.
If a tenant is having difficulty paying their rent, apply for a Managed Payment to Landlord using the Apply for a Direct Rent Payment service to request payment of rent from a tenant’s Universal Credit.
How Universal Credit claimants can give consent for their information to be shared with another person or organisation to help them deal with their claim.
These statistics cover the number of people on Universal Credit with a health condition or disability restricting their ability to work.
Housing Benefit or Local Housing Allowance (LHA) - rates, eligibility, claim form, calculator, appeals, 'Discretionary Housing Payment'.
Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) is an unemployment benefit you can claim while looking for work - how to apply online, New Style Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA), eligibility, rates, rapid reclaim, JSA interview, when payment can be stopped
Guidance and form to apply for grant funding to provide telephone and digital support for people making a new Universal Credit claim.
Get help with savings if you're on a low income (Help to Save) - how it works, what you'll get, eligibility, how it affects your benefits and how to apply online.
Benefit overpayments - how they happen, your responsibilities, making repayments to DWP Debt Management, appeal an overpayment decision, Direct Earnings Attachment (DEA)
Guidance for landlords on Universal Credit and rented housing
Half a million people claiming old benefits will be invited to claim Universal Credit, unlocking all the work support it offers.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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