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Universal Credit now available at 15 more Jobcentres

Universal Credit is now available to more people at 15 more Jobcentres across the country and will make sure work always pays.

Universal Credit is now available at 15 more Jobcentres:

  • Bedworth
  • Nuneaton
  • Telford
  • Wellington
  • Madeley
  • Buxton
  • Glossop
  • Cheltenham
  • Tewkesbury
  • Stroud
  • Kettering
  • Loughborough
  • Eastbourne
  • Lewes
  • Newhaven

Learn about how Universal Credit can benefit you, whether you’re in work or not

Universal Credit helps you into workUniversal Credit will eventually replace 6 existing benefits:

  • Jobseeker’s Allowance
  • Income Support
  • Employment and Support Allowance
  • Working Tax Credit
  • Child Tax Credits
  • Housing Benefit

Read the list of jobcentre areas where you can claim Universal Credit

 

Channel website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions

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