Universal Credit

What is Universal Credit? 

Universal Credit is replacing Housing Benefit and other welfare benefits paid by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) to help working age people with their living costs.

Information for Universal Credit claimants is available on the Government website.

However, you will still need to apply for Housing Benefit for help with your rental costs if any of the following apply:

• live in supported accommodation where care, support or supervision are provided; or
• you are homeless and the council has placed you in temporary accommodation; or
• you and your partner are state pension age; or
• you are part of a couple, one of you has reached state pension age and you were claiming Housing Benefit or Pension Credit (as a couple) before 15 May 2019.

Universal Credit information for landlords is available on the Government website.