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This guidance will help you in conversations with claimants who may be affected by the Universal Credit 2 child policy before April 2026.
How defined contribution pension freedoms could affect your entitlement to social security benefits.
Information about Universal Credit service charge regulations for social landlords.
This easy read guide explains when DWP may visit you to help you claim benefits and what to expect.
This guide explains changes to Universal Credit limited capability for work payments from 3 April 2017.
Urgent actions refugees need to do to claim Universal Credit and other benefits, once they have been given refugee status.
A user guide to the Universal Credit Official Statistics on Stat-Xplore.
Welsh language detailed information for claimants can be found using the Cymraeg link.
Information about Universal Credit statistics methodology including the purpose, source, definitions and limitations of the statistics covered.
Information for prison leavers, work coaches and probation officers about Universal Credit.
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.
These Universal Credit newsletters are published quarterly and provide information to social and private landlords about Universal Credit.
This release strategy acts as the formal notice of the confirmed and proposed developments for Universal Credit Work Capability Assessment (UC WCA) Official Statistics.
Information for all local authority staff about Universal Credit.
This page lists the postcodes in Northern Ireland where Universal Credit is being introduced and the dates.
Information about the Move to Universal Credit official experimental statistics.
Universal Credit is now available everywhere in Great Britain.
Information about Universal Credit statistics quality assurance of administrative data.
Local authorities and jobcentre areas that began to deliver Universal Credit as part of national expansion during 2015 and 2016.
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