Universal Credit - The Latest Guidance for Advisers

Introduction

The implementation of Universal Credit (UC) across the country is now complete and old style ‘legacy’ benefits such as Tax Credits and Income Support have been abolished. With lots of people now claiming UC, having moved over from being on ‘legacy’ benefits for many years, being able to provide up-to-date and accurate guidance on UC is now more important than ever.

This webinar is aimed at people working in a legal setting who need to feel confident and updated in their knowledge of UC, especially in the context of the recent changes introduced through the Universal Credit Act 2025 (UCA 2025).

Please note that the webinar is not suitable for specialist benefits caseworkers and will not address immigration-related benefits issues.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• A quick refresher on the basics of UC, including useful terminology and principles
• The updated ‘health-related’ element under the UCA 2025
• Coping with increased ‘conditionality’, avoiding sanctions and pitfalls, using the law to protect vulnerable clients
• Vital differences between legacy benefits and UC in some of the rules regarding trusts
• Benefits that still sit outside of the UC system and their interaction with UC