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If you don’t have enough to live on while you wait for your first payment you may be able to get an advance of your first Universal Credit payment.
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 need…
Universal Credit is paid monthly. How much you get depends on: your…
If you or your partner are working, how much Universal Credit you get will…
Universal Credit is paid once a month, usually into your bank, building…
You can apply for Universal Credit online. You need to create an account…
If you need help to pay your bills or cover other costs while you wait for…
To get Universal Credit payments, you’ll need to accept an agreement…
You need to report changes to your circumstances so you keep getting the…
If you need financial support, you can get help and advice from the…
You can contact Universal Credit: through your online account by calling…
If you’re in a couple where one of you is State Pension age, and you get a Migration Notice, you both need to move to Universal Credit as your benefits have ended or will end soon.
If your business pays the cost of an employee's mobile phone - what you must report to HMRC and what taxes and National Insurance are due.
If you want to claim Universal Credit you must verify your identity. This guide for claimants and people supporting them explains how to do that.
How Universal Credit works if you’re State Pension age and you got a Migration Notice letter.
Find out what happens if your Universal Credit claim is reviewed.
As one or more of your benefits has ended or will be ending soon, you need to move to Universal Credit.
Get a benefit advance if you've applied for a benefit for the first time and cannot afford to wait for the first payment
You might receive an additional payment to help you move to Universal Credit, if you receive a Migration Notice letter.
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