Overview

• DWP urged Universal Credit recipients in a new social post to update living arrangements through their online account to prevent overpayments.
• Single claimants who move in with a partner must claim as a couple, and not updating this status can create recoverable overpayments.
• Official guidance lists nearly 20 Universal Credit changes to report, including new contact details, bank accounts, addresses, rent adjustments, travel, health updates and savings.
• Pension Credit claimants are told to report 10 specified changes, with entitlement stopping if a new partner is under State Pension age unless protected by pre‑15 May 2019 rules.
• Guidance notes that giving wrong information or reporting late can lead to repayments or penalties, and while employers usually report earnings, self‑employed people must report monthly.