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Universal Credit
Find out if you're eligible for Universal Credit, make an application and get advice on solving any problems you have.
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Reapply for Universal Credit
Find out how to apply for Universal Credit again if you’ve had it in the past and now need to claim it again.
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What Universal Credit is
What Universal Credit is and how it works - including how it's different from other benefits and what other benefits you can claim at the same time.
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Applying for Universal Credit
Get help claiming Universal Credit online. Find out more about the questions you need to answer and your ‘to-do list’.
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Starting your Universal Credit claim
How to apply for Universal Credit online, phone or in person, and how to start your application.
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How Universal Credit is paid
How Universal Credit is paid differently from other benefits - including how to budget when you're on Universal Credit, how to ask for an advance payment and how to get financial help
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Get an advance payment of Universal Credit
How to get some of your benefit in advance if you don’t have enough money to get by while you’re waiting for your first Universal Credit payment.
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Moving to Universal Credit from other benefits
Find out how Universal Credit will affect you if you're already getting other benefits.
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Get help applying for Universal Credit
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Getting a Universal Credit budgeting advance
How to a Universal Credit budgeting advance - a loan for emergency and one-off expenses. Who’s eligible, how much you'll get, how to apply.