Universal Credit: what you need to know, 8th ed

Fully updated for 2024 this ‘What You Need to Know’ guide is a comprehensive overview of Universal Credit.

Updated to include the latest rates, rules and regulations, with expanded information on managed migration and how to overcome common problems. It provides guidance on how work out the amount of benefit, how to calculate earnings, the ‘two-child limit’, the work-related requirements and sanctions. 

Featuring specific information for particular groups of people, such as lone parents and people with a disability, and the book contains dozens of examples illustrating how the rules apply in practice and plenty of tactical guidance on what to do if things go wrong.

Who is it for?

This is an essential guide for any advisor or for someone currently claiming benefits. This book makes the law clear and understandable for anyone to use. 

What’s inside?

• What is universal credit?
• How much universal credit do you get?
• Who must look for work?
• When can universal credit be sanctioned?
• How do you challenge a decision?
• The latest on managed migration?