Archived Universal Credit briefing notes
As the Welfare Reform Bill progressed through Parliament we published briefing notes to set out key elements of policy relating to Universal Credit to provide greater clarity. These briefing notes are superseded by draft regulations and new briefing notes that provide the most up to date policy information relating to the Welfare Reform Act 2012, including Universal Credit.
Previous Universal Credit briefing notes
- Universal Credit policy briefing notes – an introduction (18KB)
- 1 Additions for longer durations on Universal Credit (25KB) (updated 12 September 2011)
- 2 The payment proposal (25KB) (updated 12 September 2011)
- 3 Treatment of Capital (28KB) (updated 12 September 2011)
- 4 Contributory benefits (30KB) (published 13 May 2011)
- 5 Second earners (42KB) (published 13 May 2011)
- 6 Transitional protection (29KB) (published 13 May 2011)
- 7 Carers (33KB) (published 12 September 2011)
- 8 Foster carers (34KB) (published 12 September 2011)
- 9 Treatment of income (other than earnings) (33KB) (published 10 October 2011)
- 10 Childcare (31KB) (published 10 October 2011)
- 11 Extending conditionality under Universal Credit to working claimants: setting a new conditionality threshold (39KB) (published 10 October 2011)
- 12 Conditionality under Universal Credit: the work search and work availability requirements (50KB) (published 10 October 2011)
- 13 Extending conditionality under Universal Credit to working claimants: safeguards within the new regime (38KB) (published 10 October 2011)
- 14 Earnings disregards and tapers (61KB) (published 10 October 2011)
- 15 Managing the build up of claims to Universal Credit (26KB) (published 1 November 2011)
