Universal credit

Release 37.17

Online tools

•Identifying the correct level of universal credit conditionality

•Universal credit sanctions: mandatory reconsideration

•Universal credit work capability assessment: mandatory reconsideration

•Date from which universal credit housing costs should be awarded when DWP not notifed about them at beginning of claim: mandatory reconsideration

•Conditionality and level of payment on migration from employment and support allowance to universal credit - mandatory reconsideration

•Universal credit claim closed where failed to attend initial evidence meeting - mandatory reconsideration

•Conditionality and level of payment on migration from employment and support allowance to universal credit - mandatory reconsideration

•Universal credit housing costs where joint tenant has moved out - mandatory reconsideration

Articles

Here are our ten most recent articles on universal credit, including articles from our Welfare Rights Bulletin -

•‘Substantial risk’ and the WCA (December 2021)

•Hard times: UC hardship payments explained (December 2021)

•UC: escaping the benefit cap and pay cycles (December 2021)

•What childcare really costs on universal credit (October 2021)

•UC and refugee family reunion (October 2021)

•Too late for a backdate? (August 2021)

•The UC work allowance (August 2021)

•Crossing the language barrier of UC August 2021)

•UC and deductions: recent changes (June 2021)

•Revisiting the UC grace period (June 2021)

Publications

Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits Handbook

The Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits Handbook is CPAG’s definitive guide to the social security system.

The handbook is available both in print and online

Part 2 of the online handbook has everything you need to know about universal credit.

 

Universal Credit: What You Need to Know 6th Edition

CPAG’s bestselling, easy-to-follow What You Need to Know guide includes all the latest rules, including its introduction and how people will be migrated from the old means-tested benefits, how to work out the amount of benefit, how to calculate earnings, the ‘two-child limit’, the work-related requirements and sanctions.

Universal Credit: What You Need to Know

Training courses

CPAG’s experience in the welfare rights field is unrivalled. Our rights handbooks are the definitive guides for those working in advice, support and advocacy nationwide.

We have used this experience and expertise to inform and design the courses in our programme and we make sure our trainers have an equal level of expertise.

We have a wide range of courses on universal credit to suit advisers with all levels of experience. Here’a link to what’s coming up

CPAG universal credit courses