Universal credit: DWP briefing notes and publications
DWP papers, publications and briefing notes
DWP policy briefing notes and information papers about Universal Credit are published via the Gov.UK website.
- Universal Credit rollout in Northern Ireland, May 2018
- Universal Credit and prison leavers, May 2018
- Universal Credit and landlords, May 2018
- Deductions from benefit, how creditors can apply, May 2018
- Universal Credit local authority bulletins, April 2018
- Universal Credit and you, April 2018
- Universal Credit transition to full service, March 2018
- Universal Credit consent and disclosure of information, March 2018
- Universal Credit different earnings patterns and your payments, February 2018
- Transition to UC housing payments: SSAC report and Government statement, January 2018
- Surplus Earnings: SSAC report and Government statement, January 2018
- Universal Credit changes to limited capability for work payments, November 2017
- Universal Credit and working families with more than two children, November 2017
- DWP report, Universal Credit at work, December 2015
- DWP Universal Credit at work
- Ministerial announcement - plans for accelerated rollout of Universal Credit after success in north west
- Universal Credit: First year of welfare transformation and north west next steps
- Ministerial Statement on Universal Credit progress, December 2013
- Benefits Cap FAQs (DWP)
- Universal Credit - Welfare that works
- Universal Credit - Welfare that works
- Eligibility to claim Universal Credit
- Transitional protection - Universal Credit policy briefing note
- Localising support for council tax- Explanatory note on restated default scheme - Universal Credit provisions
- Localising support for council tax - Council Tax reduction scheme taking account of Universal Credit income
- Unemployed recipients of Universal Credit spending up to 35 hours a week looking for work
- Universal Credit launches in Manchester
- Changes to watersure as a result of the introduction of Universal Credit
- Universal Credit - Pathfinder update
- Direct payment project extended for 6 months
- Freud/LGA supporting the vulnerable claimants on Universal Credit
- Howard Shiplee to lead Universal Credit delivery
- Simplifying the welfare system and making sure work pays activity: DWP Transitional Protection briefing note - December 2012
- Universal Credit and in-work support – speech by Lord Freud
- Universal Credit and in-work support – the call for ideas (speech, Mark Hoban MP)
- Adviser Update, Benefit Cap roll-out information
Archived Briefing Notes
DWP published information about various parts of the legislation ahead of the Committee stage in a series of papers. These are now archived.
- Universal Credit policy briefing notes – an introduction
- Briefing note 1 – Additions for longer durations on Universal Credit
- Briefing note 2 – The payment proposal
- Briefing note 3 – Treatment of Capital
- Briefing note 4 – Contributory benefits
- Briefing note 5 – Second earners
- Briefing note 6 – Transitional protection
- Briefing note 7 – Carers
- Briefing note 8 – Foster carers
- Briefing note 9 – Treatment of income (other than earnings)
- Briefing note 10 – Childcare
- Briefing note 11 – Extending conditionality under Universal Credit to working claimants: setting a new conditionality threshold
- Briefing note 12 – Conditionality under Universal Credit: the work search and work availability requirements
- Briefing note 13 – Extending conditionality under Universal Credit to working claimants: safeguards within the new regime
- Briefing note 14 – Earnings disregards and tapers
- Briefing note 15 – Managing the build up of claims to Universal Credit
Last reviewed/updated 14 May 2019