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What Universal Credit means for couples who make a joint claim, including who can make a joint claim and what they will be expected to do in return.
Urgent actions refugees need to do to claim Universal Credit and other benefits, once they have been given refugee status.
Information for prison leavers, work coaches and probation officers about Universal Credit.
This easy read guide explains when DWP may visit you to help you claim benefits and what to expect.
How to apply for a special payment if you claimed Income Support because of a disability or health condition instead of Employment and Support Allowance.
Information on the sources of the Universal Credit Work Capability Assessments (WCA) statistics and on their derivation.
A user guide to the Universal Credit Official Statistics on Stat-Xplore.
Information about the methodology and quality assurance steps used to produce the Universal Credit Work Capability Assessments (WCA) statistical releases.
Information about Universal Credit statistics methodology including the purpose, source, definitions and limitations of the statistics covered.
This release strategy acts as the formal notice of the confirmed and proposed developments for Universal Credit Work Capability Assessment (UC WCA) Official Statistics.
These Universal Credit newsletters are published quarterly and provide information to social and private landlords about Universal Credit.
Welsh language detailed information for claimants can be found using the Cymraeg link.
Universal Credit is now available everywhere in Great Britain.
Statistical notice about a revision to postcode areas in claims made and starts to Universal Credit.
Local authorities and jobcentre areas that began to deliver Universal Credit as part of national expansion during 2015 and 2016.
Statistical notice about an intended change to the employment indicator published as part of the People on Universal Credit figures from November 2019 onwards.
Adjudication circulars provide updates to the Housing Benefit guidance manual for local authority staff.
Information for all local authority staff about Universal Credit.
Confirmed and proposed developments for the Move to Universal Credit Official Statistics.
Information about Universal Credit statistics quality.
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