DWP confirms every Universal Credit change coming in 2021 - with new rates and rules
There s a lot of change in 2021 according to Department for Work and Pensions
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The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed how the Universal Credit system and benefit payments will change in 2021.
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Universal Credit changes coming in 2021 - DWP confirms new rates and rules
There s a lot of change in 2021 according to Department for Work and Pensions
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Full list of Universal Credit changes coming in 2021 - including new rates and rules
Figures suggest people on Universal Credit and the benefits it is replacing could have lost roughly £1,800 a year while cuts were in place
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Other Universal Credit changes
Children
For those with a first child born before April 6, 2017, the extra amount is going up from £281.25 to £282.50
For those with a child (born on or after April 6, 2017) or second child and subsequent child (where an exception or transitional provision applies), the extra amount is going up from £235.83 to £237.08
For those with a disabled child, the lower rate of the additional payment is going up from £128.25 to £128.89 and the higher rate from £400.29 to £402.12
Childcare costs
Claimants who need help with childcare costs can get up to 85 percent of it back:
With one child, the maximum amount given for childcare costs is staying the same at £646.35