Exploring the health and sociodemographic characteristics of people seeking advice with claiming universal credit: a cross-sectional analysis of UK citizens advice data, 2017-2021

• Main Authors: Heather Brown (Author), Huasheng Xiang (Author), Mandy Cheetham (Author), Steph Morris (Author), Marcia Gibson (Author), Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi (Author), Luke Aaron Munford (Author), David Taylor-Robinson (Author), Hannah Finney (Author), Victoria Bartle (Author), Andrew J Baxter (Author), Sophie Wickham (Author), Peter Craig (Author), Clare Bambra (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The UK Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) administers Universal Credit (UC) - the main UK benefit for people in- and out-of-work. UC is being rolled out nationally from 2013 to 2024. Citizens Advice (CA) is an independent charity that provides advice and support to people mak...