Welcome to Universal Credit Essentials website

This website is a supplement to our Facebook group Universal Credit Essentials.  If you aren't a member yet, then pop over and join.  You will find so much info and can ask questions specific to your circumstances. 

We hope you can use this place as a central point for knowledge and that through browsing it, you can understand how Universal Credit works and how to manage your claim.

We really do  recommend having a browse and reading info that could possibly apply to you as it could make things less scary, help you spot errors and just make things smoother for yourself.

Any information that we provide regarding Universal Credit is based on legislation and DWP guidance.  Throughout the site you will also see many screenshots and images from actual Universal Credit claims, which we find it a great reference for people.   We do have tried and tested methods for challenging Universal Credit in situations where claimants normally end up battling with DWP.