Universal Credit

(asked on 15th May 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance her Department has provided to staff processing claims for universal credit on using a better off calculation when a new claim is received.


Answered by
Will Quince Portrait
Will Quince
This question was answered on 26th May 2020

DWP staff will signpost people to independent benefit calculators where they can check their eligibility for Universal Credit before applying.

The independent benefits calculators we endorse are intended to provide useful estimations of what people can get in certain circumstances, based on what information is entered on the calculators themselves. This is to allow people to safely explore what help they may receive from Universal Credit before they apply, or based on potential changes of circumstances.

For people considering claiming Universal Credit, we have updated our information on gov.uk and on understandinguniversalcredit.gov.uk, where links to independent benefit calculators are published.

https://www.gov.uk/benefits-calculators

https://www.understandinguniversalcredit.gov.uk/new-to-universal-credit/how-much-youll-get/

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