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Sign in to your Universal Credit account - report a change, add a note to your journal, see your payments and do other tasks
Universal Credit is replacing 6 other benefits with a single monthly payment if you're out of work or on a low income - eligibility, how to prepare.
Universal Credit is a payment to help with your living costs. It’s paid…
You may be able to get Universal Credit if you’re on a low income or need…
Universal Credit is paid monthly. How much you get depends on: your…
If you or your partner are working, how much Universal Credit you get will…
Universal Credit is paid once a month, usually into your bank, building…
You can apply for Universal Credit online. You need to create an account…
If you need help to pay your bills or cover other costs while you wait for…
To get Universal Credit payments, you’ll need to accept an agreement…
You need to report changes to your circumstances so you keep getting the…
If you need financial support, you can get help and advice from the…
Benefit payments - payment dates, bank holidays, if you do not have a bank account, Post Office card accounts.
Find out how much State Pension you could get (your forecast), when you could get it and how you could increase it
Work out your State Pension age and Pension Credit qualifying age
Search and apply for jobs in Great Britain using ‘Find a job’.
Find out what benefits you could get, how much you could get and how to claim
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) - how and when to claim, rates, eligibility, change of circumstances, claiming due to a terminal illness.
Information on how to find your National Insurance number and how to get a letter with your National Insurance number on.
Pension Credit is extra money for pensioners to bring your weekly income up to a minimum amount - what you'll get, apply, eligibility.
How to set up or manage a child maintenance arrangement, including what to do if a parent does not pay, how to contact the Child Maintenance Service, and signing in to your account.
Find out if you've paid enough National Insurance to qualify for the full State Pension - check gaps, contributions and credits, get a National Insurance statement, call the helpline.
Get an estimate of how much Pension Credit you may be entitled to
Winter Fuel Payment helps older people with their heating bills - claim form, how much you get, eligibility
Apply for Carer's Allowance - money to help you look after someone who needs to be cared for. Apply online or use form DS700.
How to get and claim your State Pension, State Pension age - for men born on or after 6 April 1951 and women born on or after 6 April 1953.
Find out what benefits and financial support you may be able to get.
Use this calculator to work out an amount of child maintenance for your children.
Attendance Allowance helps with extra costs if you're State Pension age and disabled: rates, eligibility, claim form AA1, claiming due to a terminal illness.
Find out what support is available to help with the cost of living: income and disability benefits, bills and allowances, childcare, housing and travel.
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