New Universal Credit videos from our Family Finance Team
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Tuesday 10 March 2026
Our Family Finance Team has produced three new Universal Credit videos available to watch on our You tube channel or from our Universal Credit webpages.
One video looks at the transitional element of Universal Credit. The transitional element is paid to some people who were at risk of being worse off when moving onto Universal Credit from legacy benefits. However, it is a payment that reduces over time until it eventually drops to nil. This is a fact that some families are unaware of, and our video explains more.
Our other two new videos explore the carer element of Universal Credit. The carer element is an extra amount included in your Universal Credit if you are a carer. One video looks at who qualifies for the carer element. The other explains your rights to backdating of this payment if you have been missing out on it.
If you have any questions about the carer element or the transitional element of Universal Credit, you can get further advice from our free helpline.
Or you can browse our Universal Credit webpages, below.
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