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This paper surveys a representative sample of microenterprises in urban Uganda

• Updated: 3 October 2017

Find out what happens if your Universal Credit claim is reviewed.

What happens to benefits if you or someone in your family goes to prison or is on remand.

• Overview

  Benefit payments and entitlement may change or stop if you, your partner…

• Benefits that stop or are suspended

  You cannot get benefits if you go to prison, apart from: the housing…

• Universal Credit

  You will not get the Universal Credit standard allowance if you’re in…

• Housing Benefit

  You may be able to continue getting Housing Benefit or make a claim for…

• Council Tax exemption and reduction

  You will not count as an adult living in a property for Council Tax if…

• Child Benefit

  You can continue to claim Child Benefit when you’re in prison if: your…

• Support for Mortgage Interest

  Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) is no longer a benefit. It’s now only…

Check if you can claim relief from VAT if you supply goods or services to a customer, but you are not paid.

• Updated: 18 September 2025

Tax credit overpayments - repaying tax credits, repayment methods, what to do if you cannot repay

Your Universal Credit payments can be reduced if you do not complete your agreed work-related activities without a good reason. This is known as a sanction.

• Updated: 7 April 2025

Find out about our Lines of Credit facility: its benefits, eligibility criteria and how to apply.

• Updated: 12 September 2025

Claiming Universal Credit if you're self-employed - eligibility, reporting your earnings, start up periods

If you're an energy producer, supplier or customer, check what records and accounts to keep to help you complete returns and claim any reliefs or exemptions.

• Updated: 30 March 2023

Deal with the Tax Credit office for someone else - authorisation, TC689 authorisation form, appointees, if your child has a baby