Universal credit (UC) is a new benefit that is replacing a range of means-tested benefits with a single benefit. To qualify you will need to meet certain basic rules and have income and capital/savings below certain levels. Updated July 2020. PLEASE NOTE The DWP suspended face-to-face assessments, in late March 2020, for three months. Please check for updates at www.gov.uk/welfare
This factsheet offers a guide to applying for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and guidance on how to challenge decisions you believe are wrong. Updated July 2020. PLEASE NOTE The DWP suspended face-to-face assessments, in late March 2020, for three months. In July, it announced that some review and reassessment activity would begin to resume for PIP and Disability Living Allowance (DLA). Please check for updates at www.gov.uk/welfare