There are currently 5.2 million households across the UK claiming Universal Credit from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), which is the equivalent of some 5.8 million people receiving regular benefit payments to help with the costs of daily living.
However, many claimants may not be aware there are also several reasons why the DWP could deduct money from their monthly payment with the man reasons being if you have a debt, arrears or an overpayment.
If you are worried that your next Universal Credit payment will not be the same as the last one, you can quickly check online using the claimants account and searching for your next statement - just go to the ‘Payments’ section and look for ‘What we take off - deductions’.
