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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.
This guidance sets out further information about what you, the leaseholder, do and do not have to pay for remediating a building safety defect via your service charge.
You can continue to get Housing Benefit for 2 weeks after you move to Universal Credit.
A new shipbuilding lending scheme has been launched which could create hundreds of UK jobs and contribute hundreds of millions of pounds to the UK economy.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Claiming Universal Credit if you're self-employed - eligibility, reporting your earnings, start up periods
How to apply for bankruptcy: how long it lasts, bankruptcy restrictions, what happens to your home and assets when you're bankrupt.
Thousands of parents on Universal Credit will be supported to increase their chances of getting a job or up their work hours from today (Wednesday 25th October)
Interest-free loans from the government for some people on benefits: how to apply, check if you're eligible
Watch our film to see how Homes England has supported a regional house builder to significantly grow their housing output.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
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