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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
Jobcentre Plus contact details for claims, appointments, help finding a job and finding your nearest Jobcentre Plus
Support from Jobcentre Plus if you're recruiting - including work trials, recruitment advice, Youth Contract and other employment schemes
If you're on a low income or out of work, Universal Credit supports you to find a job or increase the hours you work.
Information for employers on how Universal Credit and earnings are worked out, employers' responsibilities and support available.
Find out about the help for Universal Credit claimants aged 16 to 24 to find a job, work-related training or an apprenticeship though the Youth Offer.
Claiming Universal Credit if you're self-employed - eligibility, reporting your earnings, start up periods
Find out if you're eligible for Universal Credit and how to claim.
This collection brings together documents, information and updates about Universal Credit for local authority staff.
You need to move to Universal Credit if you’ve received a Migration Notice letter, as one or more of your benefits will be ending soon.
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.
Ad hoc statistics about the number of long-term out of work claimants on Universal Credit in the “Searching for Work” labour market regime.
Local authorities and jobcentre areas that began to deliver Universal Credit as part of national expansion during 2015 and 2016.
Benefits that are available to you and how to apply for them.
Guidance on claiming Universal Credit if you're a student.
Half a million people claiming old benefits will be invited to claim Universal Credit, unlocking all the work support it offers.
The amount you earn, and how often you're paid your wages, can affect your Universal Credit.
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