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Sign in to your Universal Credit account - report a change, add a note to your journal, see your payments and do other tasks
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.
Universal Credit is a payment to help with your living costs. It’s paid…
You may be able to get Universal Credit if: you’re on a low income or out…
Your Universal Credit payment is made up of a standard allowance and any…
If you’re employed, how much Universal Credit you get will depend on your…
Universal Credit is paid once a month, usually into your bank, building…
Apply for Universal Credit online. You have to apply as a couple if you…
If you need help to pay your bills or cover other costs while you wait for…
You’ll make an agreement called a ‘Claimant Commitment’ with your work…
You need to report changes to your circumstances so you keep getting the…
If you’re in financial difficulties, you can get help and advice from the…
Cold Weather Payment - what you'll get, eligibility and how to find out if your area is due a payment
You may get a Cold Weather Payment if you’re getting certain benefits or…
You’ll get £25 for each 7 day period of very cold weather between 1…
You may get Cold Weather Payments if you’re getting: Pension Credit Income…
You do not need to apply. If you’re eligible to get a Cold Weather…
Tell your pension centre or Jobcentre Plus office if you go into hospital…
Find out how much State Pension you could get (your forecast), when you could get it and how you could increase it
Find out what benefits you could get, how much you could get and how to claim
Search and apply for jobs in Great Britain using ‘Find a job’.
Work out your State Pension age and Pension Credit qualifying age
Apply for Carer's Allowance - money to help you look after someone who needs to be cared for. Apply online or use form DS700.
Apply for Universal Credit - a monthly payment to help with your living costs if you’re on a low income or out of work.
Apply for your first National Insurance number - you must have the right to work or study in the UK
Find out if you've paid enough National Insurance to qualify for the full State Pension - check gaps, contributions and credits, get a National Insurance statement, call the helpline
Use this calculator to work out an amount of child maintenance for your children.
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) replaces Disability Living Allowance (DLA) - how and when to claim, rates, eligibility.
Winter Fuel Payment helps older people with their heating bills - claim form, how much you get, eligibility
How to get and claim your State Pension, State Pension age - for men born on or after 6 April 1951 and women born on or after 6 April 1953
Child maintenance - how to pay, non-payment, reporting changes, parentage disagreements, appeals and complaints
Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) is an unemployment benefit you can claim while looking for work - how to apply online, new style JSA, eligibility, rates, rapid reclaim, JSA interview, when payment can be stopped
What to do if you lose your National Insurance number, information about where to find it and who to contact
Jobcentre Plus contact details for claims, appointments, help finding a job and finding your nearest Jobcentre Plus
The Warm Home Discount Scheme could take £140 off your winter electricity bill - eligibility, how to claim your discount, deadlines
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