Help with making an online claim and managing your money
Help with the online claim
If you do not have access to the internet on a computer, tablet or mobile phone you can use a computer for free at:
- Local libraries (You will need to join a library before you can use the computers there)
- Our Customer Service Centre
- The Jobcentre
- Family Hubs
- Community Centres
Getting help to make a new Universal Credit Claim
From 1 April 2019, the Department for Works and Pensions transferred the responsibility to deliver help to claim Universal Credit (Universal Support) from the Council to Citizens Advice. Their ‘help to claim Universal Credit service’ will assist you to make a new claim for Universal Credit and will provide you with budgeting advice.
Coventry Citizens Advice offer support with making a new claim for Universal Credit, from opening your account to receiving your full first payment.
Their trained advisers can help you to:
- Set up your Universal Credit account
- Verify your identity
- Make sure you’re providing the right evidence to the Jobcentre
- Understand what Universal Credit will mean for you
- Complete your claim ‘ to do’s’
You can contact them through:
- a drop-in service, which is open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 9:30am to 12pm and 1pm to 3pm, at Kirby House, 15 Little Park Street, Coventry CV1 2JZ
- a freephone call to 0800 144 8444, which is open Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
Visit the Citizens Advice website for more information on Universal Credit.
Are you unsure how much benefit you will receive, or how much money you will have left once you have paid your bills?
Use our handy benefits calculator to:
- See how much benefit you might be entitled to
- Help to identify your priority bills and manage your money
- See how changes in your circumstances would affect your income
There are also a number of local and national agencies that can provide advice and support.