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How the 2 rates for limited capability for work and work-related activity work from 6 April 2026.
Find and use tools and calculators that will help you work out your tax.
How Universal Credit is affected by having money, savings and investments. We call this ‘capital’.
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.
Find out how to ask for a copy of the information that is held about you. This is called the 'right of access' also known as a subject access request (SAR).
Send medical evidence to support a benefit claim made with the Special Rules for end of life (SR1 form)
Guidance on finding work, claiming benefits, managing debts and pensions if you’re being made redundant.
Guidance on getting extra payments to help with the cost of living from 2022 to 2024 if you were entitled to certain benefits or tax credits.
Get help if you have difficulties claiming benefits and pensions because of a disability or health condition.
Current education level can affect your Universal Credit if you’re a student, or if your child is aged 16 to 19 and in education.
What you need to verify your identity at a jobcentre or during a home visit.
More detailed information about New Style Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) for stakeholders and claimants.
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.
This guidance explains the rights of UK nationals in the EU, the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland to benefits and pensions.
Guidance for landlords on Universal Credit and rented housing
This easy read guide explains how you can get help from Pension Credit and how to claim it.
How Universal Credit works if you are self-employed and how to report your self-employed income and expenses to Universal Credit every month.
What to do if you claim benefits and do voluntary work.
How Universal Credit works if you’re State Pension age and you got a Migration Notice letter.
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