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Universal Credit

Private: Already claimed

  1. Managing your claim
  2. Using your online account
  3. Sanctions
  4. Contacting Universal Credit
  5. Help with emergency costs
  6. Extra support you may be entitled to
  7. Domestic abuse
  8. Co-Test

8. Co-Test

Could Universal Credit be for you?

Universal Credit is for people who are out of work or on a low income. It makes it easier to take any job opportunities, because it could:

  • top up your wages
  • take the hassle out of starting short-term or part-time work
  • pay for up to 85% of your childcare
  • give you expert work coach support to help you find, start and stay in work

You may be able to claim it even if you’re already working.

Read the guidance on eligibility to find out whether you might be able to receive Universal Credit.

You can use our Benefits Checker tool to get a quick idea of what financial support you may be able to claim. It will ask you a few questions and suggest what help you are most likely to be eligible for.

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