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Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) money if you cannot work because of illness or disability - rates, eligibility, apply, assessment.
This collection brings together documents, information and updates about Universal Credit for local authority staff.
How tax credits affect your benefits including Child Benefit and Housing Benefit
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.
Find out if you're eligible for Universal Credit and how to claim.
Find out what support is available to help with the cost of living: income and disability benefits, bills and allowances, childcare, housing and travel.
Guidance on claiming Universal Credit if you're a student.
The amount you earn, and how often you're paid your wages, can affect your Universal Credit.
Half a million people claiming old benefits will be invited to claim Universal Credit, unlocking all the work support it offers.
Statistics on the number of people on Universal Credit with a health condition or disability restricting their ability to work.
This collection brings together detailed information for people claiming Universal Credit.
The Prime Minister has outlined a package of sweeping reforms to put work at the heart of welfare and deliver on his “moral mission” to give everyone who is able to work, the best possible chance of staying in, or...
You may be able to claim New Style Employment and Support Allowance with, or instead of Universal Credit, depending on your National Insurance record.
There is a limit on the total amount of benefit that most people aged 16 to under State Pension age can get - benefits affected, benefit cap amount.
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.
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