One of the basic conditions of entitlement for Universal Credit is that you must accept a claimant commitment unless an exception applies.

The amount of capital you have can affect whether or not you qualify for universal credit and the may affect the amount of your universal credit award. 

There are certain basic and financial conditions that need to be met to be able to claim universal credit. This page gives an overview of these rules.

This part of the website contains information about the different types of financial support that are available from the government to help with the costs of childcare. 

This page looks at child benefit and links to our guidance on how the high income child benefit charge (HICBC) works.

Universal credit is gradually replacing several means tested benefit including working tax credit and child tax credit. HMRC say brand new tax credit claims are no longer possible and most people already claiming tax credits will be expected claim universal credit or pension credit instead. The ...