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  • Universal Credit

    Topics:
    • Benefits and pensions, 
    • Benefits
    Universal Credit is a payment for people under State Pension age and on a low income or out of work. It includes support for the cost of housing, children and childcare, and financial support for people with disabilities, carers and people too ill to work. It will give you the help you need to prepare for work, start work or earn more money.

    More in this topic

    • Universal Credit
    • Universal Credit - explainer videos for employers and self-employed
    • Universal Credit: information for landlords
    • Universal Credit statistics
    • Guidance for approved third parties - support for children with Income Support, Jobseeker's Allowance and Universal Credit
    • Guidance for registered Social Workers in Northern Ireland

    Related to Universal Credit

    Most recent publications

    • FOI Disclosure Log - DfC/2025-0285

      Published 14 November 2025
    • Rollout of Universal Credit for Legacy Benefit customers - screening

      Published 29 May 2025
    See all publications in this topic

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    How to request information from the Department for Communities including Freedom of Information (FOI) and the use of our Publication Scheme. You may also request your own personal information, via a Right of Access Request.

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