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Detailed information about Universal Credit.
End your tax credits award when you start to claim Universal Credit - how to end tax credits, personal details, income and self-employed income
Only fill in this capability for work questionnaire (UC50) if you’re asked to do so, this is not a claim form.
A user guide to the Universal Credit Official Statistics on Stat-Xplore.
Guidance for people who receive a Migration Notice letter telling them to move to Universal Credit as one or more of their benefits will be ending soon.
Universal Credit information and guidance for employers.
Details of DWP statistics that relate to the Welfare Reform Act 2012.
This report provides findings from qualitative and quantitative research with claimants who receive Universal Credit as a family.
These official statistics cover the number of claims, starts, people and households on Universal Credit.
Includes eligibility, appeals, tax credits and Universal Credit
Statistics about the policy that provides support for a maximum of 2 children in Universal Credit and Child Tax Credit, which came into effect in April 2017.
How the Universal Credit claimant commitment works and what is expected of claimants in return for getting Universal Credit.
Advice for DWP decision makers on Universal Credit, PIP and contribution-based JSA and ESA for people who are eligible for Universal Credit.
Information about Universal Credit trials and pilots
Estimates of the take-up of the main income-related benefits by caseload and expenditure in Great Britain.
Sign in to your account, report changes, find out about overpayments, or appeal a decision. Includes existing Universal Credit and tax credits claims.
Urgent actions refugees need to do to claim Universal Credit and other benefits, once they have been given refugee status.
These easy read guides explain what Universal Credit is and how you can apply for it.
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