DWP issues Universal Credit 'overpayments' update

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has explained that some Universal Credit payments may have to be repaid. The benefit provides financial assistance to people under State Pension age who are on a low income and/or out of work.

Most claimants receive payments monthly, and Universal Credit is replacing Housing Benefit, income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), income-based Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA), and Income Support. As well as needing help with living costs, claimants must live in the UK, have less than £16,000 in savings, and be aged 18 or over, although there are sometimes exceptions for 16-17 year olds.

In a new alert issued on Twitter , formerly X, DWP has urged those who receive Universal Credit to get in

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