What is Universal Credit?
Universal Credit is a payment to help with your living costs. It’s paid monthly.

People may be able to get it if they’re on a low income, out of work or they cannot work.

Universal Credit is replacing the following benefits and tax credits:

• Child Tax Credit
• Housing Benefit
• Income Support
• Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
• Working Tax Credit

How much Universal Credit someone gets depends on their standard allowance, any extra amounts that apply to them and any money taken off their payment.