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Money Management for Universal Credit Claimants

Money Helper
 

What is Money Manager?

Money Manager is designed just for people on Universal Credit. You can use it whether you’re making a new claim or moving to Universal Credit from existing benefits. It will help you make the most of your money:

  • When you’re waiting for your first Universal Credit payment
  • When you’re getting regular monthly payments.

 

The benefits of using Money Manager

All the information and advice in Money Manager comes from our own experts and what people on Universal Credit have told us it’s useful to know.

  1. You’ll only get information and advice based on your personal circumstances
  2. You can budget for a single monthly payment using our calculator
  3. You can work out the best ways to pay your rent
  4. Find out which bank accounts are best for managing your payment
  5. Get money saving tips for cutting the cost of your household bills
  6. Save information and go back to it whenever you want
  7. Find out what to do and where to get help if you’re struggling.
 

To get started, please select the country you live in

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Sign in with an existing account or Register a new account to save your results.
 

You can trust our advice

We are an independent service set up by government. Our money advice is free and impartial.

The information you will find here comes from:

  • our own experts
  • what people who are already on Universal Credit have told us it's useful to know.


Confidentiality

This service is totally secure and confidential. We won't share any of your details or anything you write down with anyone else.