What Universal Credit is - UK

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What Universal Credit is?
Universal Credit is a payment to help with your living costs. It's paid monthly - or twice a month for some people in Scotland.

You may be able to get it if you're on a low income, out of work or you cannot work.
(https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit)
/01 2023

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Eligibility
You may be able to get Universal Credit if you're on a low income or need help with your living costs. You could be:

out of work
working (including self-employed or part time)
unable to work, for example because of a health condition
To claim you must:

live in the UK
be aged 18 or over (there are some exceptions if you're 16 to 17)
be under State Pension age
have £16,000 or less in money, savings and investments
You can use a benefits calculator to check what benefits you could get.