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

This guide is a comprehensive overview of universal credit, the means-tested benefit for working-age people needing financial support. 
 
This edition provides guidance on working out the amount of benefit, calculating earnings, the two-child limit, the work-related requirements and sanctions. It also contains expanded information on managed migration and how to overcome common problems. 
 
Featuring specific information for particular groups of people, such as lone parents and people with a disability, the book contains dozens of examples of how the rules apply in practice and plenty of tactical guidance on what to do if things go wrong. 

Who’s this book for?

This is an essential guide for any adviser as well as for someone currently claiming benefits or who thinks they might need to in the future. This book makes the law clear and understandable for everyone.  

What’s inside?

• What is universal credit? 
• How do you transfer to 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?