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• Check if you're eligible for Universal Credit

  Check if you can get Universal Credit, a benefit you can claim if you're on a low income or unemployed. Read our advice to check if you're eligible.

• Get a Universal Credit advance payment

  How to get an advance payment of Universal Credit if you don't have enough money to get by while you're waiting for your first Universal Credit payment.

• Getting a Universal Credit budgeting advance

  Find out how to get a Universal Credit budgeting advance, a loan for emergency and one-off expenses. Who’s eligible, how much you'll get and how to apply.

• Before you apply for Universal Credit

  Information for before you apply for Universal Credit. Find out more about what Universal Credit is, check if you're eligible and how it's paid.

• Contact us about a Universal Credit application

  Get help making a new claim for Universal Credit, from the making the application through to getting your first correct payment.

• Challenging a Universal Credit decision - mandatory reconsideration

  If you disagree with the decision about your Universal Credit claim, you can ask for ‘mandatory reconsideration’. Find out how to challenge the decision.

• Going to your Universal Credit medical assessment

  If you're sick or disabled, find out how to prepare for the Universal Credit medical assessment and what the DWP’s decision means for you.

• Getting Universal Credit if you’re sick or disabled

  Check if you can apply for support if you can't work because you're sick or disabled. Universal Credit is available for people with sickness or disabilities.

• Start the work capability form for Universal Credit

  To apply for Universal Credit if you can't work because you're sick or disabled, you'll need to complete the work capability (UC50) form.

• Help with debt and rent arrears on Universal Credit

  You might be able to get financial help if you're on Universal Credit and are in debt, have rent arrears or are struggling with money.