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• Check how Universal Credit has changed in 2026

  The amount of Universal Credit you can get has changed in April 2026. Check what has changed with the 2 child limit and LCWRA element.

• Moving to Universal Credit if you've got a migration notice

  You’ll have to move to Universal Credit when you get a letter from the DWP - this is a 'migration notice'. Your existing benefit will stop. Claim Universal Credit to keep getting financial support.

• Stopping a future payment on your debit or credit card

  Information about your rights to stop a future credit or debit card payment, by phone, email or letter, and how to get your money back if money is taken from you account against your wishes.

• Claim back credit from your energy supplier

  Why your bill might be in credit, when to consider claiming back credit, how to claim back credit.

• Finish and send the work capability form for Universal Credit

  If you can't work because you're sick or disabled, find out how to fill in the last section of the form and what to do after you send it back

• Getting a job or pay rise while on Universal Credit

  Find out what to do if you get a job or pay rise, when you can refuse a job offer and how a job or increased pay will affect your Universal Credit payment.

• How lenders decide whether to give you credit

  Information on credit scoring, credit rating, credit reference agencies and how they decide whether or not to give you credit.

• County court judgments and your credit rating - overview

  How to find out if a CCJ has been made against you and change or remove an entry in the Register of Judgments, Orders and Fines