If you are due to receive your payment of Universal Credit or you're already being paid it and you have had a change in circumstances, then you may be able to get an advance to help you. Initially when you make a new claim for Universal Credit (UC), you should get your first payment 7 days after the end of your first assessment period.

After this is sorted, "you will then be paid monthly on the same date, unless your payment date falls on a weekend or Bank Holiday", confirms GOV.UK . However if you are struggling to make ends meet, for example, you cannot afford bills or food, you may be able to apply for an advance payment while you wait for your first payment.

You’ll need to repay your advance in installments from your future Universal Credit payments. If you stop receiving Universal

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