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Detailed information about Universal Credit.
This collection brings together information for stakeholders and partners relating to Universal Credit.
An overview of what Universal Credit means for families and what they will be expected to do in return.
These official statistics cover the number of claims, starts, people and households on Universal Credit.
This collection brings together detailed information for people claiming Universal Credit.
These statistics cover the number of people on Universal Credit with a health condition or disability restricting their ability to work.
Claiming Universal Credit if you're self-employed - eligibility, reporting your earnings, start up periods
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 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.
Qualitative research with employers to help inform the design and implementation of Universal Credit.
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.
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.
The amount you earn, and how often you're paid your wages, can affect your Universal Credit.
How Universal Credit works if you are self-employed and how to report your self-employed income and expenses to Universal Credit every month.
Benefits that are available to you and how to apply for them.
Find out if you're eligible for Universal Credit and how to claim.
This document gives an introduction to Universal Credit for people who are claiming it.
Sign in to your Universal Credit account - report a change, add a note to your journal, see your payments and do other tasks
This report provides the main findings from the evaluation of the Universal Credit Pathfinder.
The Lambert toolkit is for universities and companies that wish to undertake collaborative research projects with each other.
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