What is Universal Credit?
Universal Credit is a single payment to help with your living costs, if you are on a low income of out of work. It will eventually replace six of the existing welfare benefits that will be phased out.
Universal Credit is a single payment to help with your living costs, if you are on a low income of out of work.
It will eventually replace six of the existing welfare benefits that will be phased out, including:
- Child Tax Credit
- Housing Benefit
- Income Support
- Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
- Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
- Working Tax Credit
Apart from those mentioned above, Universal Credit does not replace any other benefits.
Am I eligible for Universal Credit?
Your eligibility relies on a number of factors. View a breakdown of these factors here.
How do I claim Universal Credit?
You may feel like you’re on another planet when it comes to understanding Universal Credit – we’ll bring you back down to Earth.
How will I be paid Universal Credit?
In the future you will receive one Universal Credit payment, which will be paid directly to you, or jointly to you and your partner (if you have one)