Key facts
•You can qualify for universal credit if you or your partner are in paid work, with a limited exception for housing costs help for owner-occupiers.
•You cannot usually get income-based jobseeker’s allowance if you or your partner are in full-time paid work.
•You cannot usually get income support if you or your partner are in full-time paid work.
•You cannot usually get income-related employment and support allowance if you are working, or if your partner is in full-time paid work.
•You can qualify for housing benefit and pension credit while working.
•Entitlement to some non-means-tested benefits is affected by work.
•Your benefits might be affected if you are (or a member of your household is) involved in a trade dispute.