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The process also decides whether a successful claimant is able to take part in 'work-related activity'. In this way, the process sorts claimants into three groups: [6] Fit for work; Unfit for work, but fit for 'work-related activity' (the Work-Related Activity Group) Fit for neither work nor 'work-related activity' (the Support Group)
Logo. Universal Credit is a United Kingdom based social security payment. It is means-tested and is replacing and combining six benefits, for working-age households with a low income: income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), income-based Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA), and Income Support; Child Tax Credit (CTC) and Working Tax Credit (WTC); and Housing Benefit.
Universal credit claimants working less than 18 hours a week will from Monday have to look for more work. As part of the Government’s sweeping changes to the welfare system, ministers are ...
No money is paid for the first week. After that, the basic allowance is paid to the claimant until their Work Capability Assessment (WCA) at - in theory - week 13, after which a successful claimant might receive an enhanced level of payment (depending on the level of disability and whether they enter the work-related activity group or the support group after their assessment).
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English: These Regulations contain provisions in relation to universal credit under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c.5) (“the Act”). They also include provision for a benefit cap under section 96 of the Act.
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For those who are still getting Income-based JSA or are getting Universal Credit, and having savings of over £6,000, there is a reduction of £1 per week per £250 of savings up to £16,000. People with savings of over £16,000 are not able to get Income-based JSA or Universal Credit at all. [ 71 ]