LRD guides and handbook April 2019

Universal Credit and other in-work benefits - a guide for union reps and workers

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Chapter 1

First child premium

[ch 1: page 19]

The “first child premium” within UC (equivalent to the family element within tax credits and worth up to £545 a year) was abolished for new claims from April 2017. Families already receiving these allowances will receive transitional protection for both measures (see pages 20-21).


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