Brighton and Hove Benefits News and Resources
The 2024/2025 Universal Credit basic standard rate for adults over 25 is now £393.45 per month for singles and £617.60 per month for couples. If you’re under 25, this benefit is now worth £311.68 per month for singles and £489.23 per month for couples. Before housing costs, costs for children and sickness, and childcare costs.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/what-changes-are-we-making-to-the-minimum-wage We’re also taking the first steps towards making rates the same for everyone, regardless of age, by narrowing the gap between the National Minimum Wage, for 18–20-year-olds, and the National Living Wage.
https://wcainfo.net/ We hope that wcainfo will help advisers in assisting people to make a new claim for benefit on the basis of their incapacity for work, and in challenging decisions to refuse, or award a lower rate of, the benefit.
https://www.acas.org.uk/advice For employees and employers in England, Scotland and Wales. Find advice on employment law, HR processes and good practice at work. You can also contact the Acas helpline.