Research and analysis

Take up and use of the Universal Credit Advance Payment

Qualitative research to understand how claimants make decisions about taking the Universal Credit Advance Payment and how they use it.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions and Government Social Research Profession
• Published: 7 October 2024

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Take up and use of the Universal Credit Advance Payment

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78659-728-1, RR 1076

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Take up and use of the Universal Credit Advance Payment

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78659-728-1, RR 1076

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Details

This research looks at:

• the formal and informal forms of financial support claimants have access to and receive during their first assessment period
• how claimants decide whether or not to take an advance payment and how much to receive
• what understanding claimants have of the advance payment when deciding whether or not to take it
• what information claimants receive about advance payments and their future Universal Credit (UC) award; the impact this has on decision making and any additional information claimants would benefit from
• where claimants go for information and support about the advance payment
• what claimants use advance payments for and what their financial priorities are during the assessment period
• what impact taking the advance payment has on claimants’ finances in the long term

Published 7 October 2024