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This research tests self-employed tax credits claimants’ understanding of what is involved in moving to Universal Credit.
The cumulative impact of welfare reform: a commentary - summary and report (April 2014).
This call for evidence seeks views on the Claimant Commitment, which Universal Credit claimants need to accept in order to receive Universal Credit payments.
This page lists the postcodes in Northern Ireland where Universal Credit is being introduced and the dates.
This briefing provides information about how overpayments may occur, how to avoid them and what to do if they have been overpaid.
Use this factsheet if you provide childcare for parents claiming help through tax credits.
Millions of people across the country are set to receive significant cost of living support ahead of winter, with the government freezing bus fares in England and the second instalment of the cost-of-living payment – worth £900 in total -...
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Find out if you're eligible for Universal Credit and how to claim.
Statistics from the Department for Work and Pensions on financial incentives for lone parents moving into work.
Provides experimental statistics on households that have their Housing Benefit or Universal Credit claim capped through the Benefit Cap in Northern Ireland.
Final evaluation of the Direct Payment Demonstration Project relating to the direct payment of Housing Benefit to tenants in social housing.
Experimental statistics on the Child Support Agency's 1993 and 2003 statutory child maintenance schemes and CSA case closures.
Number of households capped across phased area local authorities from 15 April 2013 to the end of July 2013.
Childcare Grants for full-time students in higher education - grants, CCG1, CCG2 forms, how to apply, eligibility
Guidance for landlords on Universal Credit and rented housing
Number of households capped from 15 April 2013 to February 2015.
Research into the way HM Revenue and Customs communicates with tax credit and Child Benefit customers.
A statistical report providing figures on child support caseloads, enforcement, appeals, collections and outstanding arrears.
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.
Statistics about children in out-of-work benefit households at 31 May 2010.
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