Other forms of income

Most income from other sources a person could use to meet their living costs, for example early retirement pension payments or maintenance payments, is taken into account in full, so that Universal Credit is reduced by £1 for every £1 received from these sources.

A number of benefits also count directly against Universal Credit. For each £1 you receive from them you will get £1 less in Universal Credit. These are:

• Carer’s Allowance;

• Incapacity Benefit;

• Maternity Allowance;

• New Style Employment and Support Allowance; and

• New Style Jobseeker's Allowance.

However, there are other benefits which do not count against your Universal Credit entitlement at all. These are:

• Child Benefit;

• Disability Living Allowance;

• Personal Independence Payment; and

• War pensions.