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Universal Credit can include help with housing costs - paying your landlord, what to do if you cannot pay your rent, other help you can get.

If you have a health condition or disability, you鈥檒l have an assessment to work out how much Universal Credit you can get and what you need to do in return.

Check what help you might be able to get with childcare schemes like tax credits, Tax-Free Childcare, childcare vouchers and free childcare or education for 2 to 4-year-olds.

You may be able to claim New Style Jobseeker鈥檚 Allowance (JSA) with, or instead of, Universal Credit, depending on your National Insurance record.

• Updated: 20 June 2025

National Insurance - your National Insurance number, how much you pay, National Insurance rates and classes, check your contributions record.

Income Tax on payments from pensions, tax-free allowances, how you pay tax on pensions.

National Insurance contributions you can choose to pay when you have a gap in your National Insurance record.

Claiming Universal Credit if you're self-employed - eligibility, reporting your earnings, start up periods

International Pension Centre contact details for pension enquiries if you've lived or worked abroad

Funeral Expenses Payment (also called Funeral Payment) to help pay funeral costs if you get certain benefits - eligibility, how to claim, form SF200