The benefit cap is a limit on the total amount of working age benefits that you can receive. If your universal credit is over the amount of your benefit cap, it might be reduced.

Universal credit is a monthly award and payments are generally made monthly.  In Northern Ireland, payments are usually made twice monthly. There are a number of alternative payment options available depending on your circumstances.

There is a formal appeal process if you want to challenge a decision about universal credit

This page gives a summary of how to make a universal credit claim and explains the difference between single and joint claims.

One of the basic conditions of entitlement for Universal Credit is that you must accept a claimant commitment unless an exception applies.

If you are claiming universal credit you will usually be placed into a work-related group. Each group has different work-related requirements. Some people will be placed in the no-work related requirements group. Your claimant commitment will show which group you have been placed into and what is ...