1. Kay Wilkinson – Universal Support Development Manager North East England Sharon Collins – TPAS Associate Consultant Welfare Reform Solutions Tree

2. 2 True False

3. Let’s practice … At lunchtime today, the Chancellor, George Osborne, began to announce the Government’s budget for 2015. True False

4. Let’s practice … Universal Credit aims to make the welfare system simpler by replacing six benefits and credits with a single payment if you are on a low income or out of work. True False

5. Go! In your teams … 1.Read and discuss each statement 2.Sort them into two piles 1.True 2.False 3.Get ready to vote!

6. Is this true or false? Quiz Question 1: When I make my Universal Credit application online I can save it part way through and complete it later. True False

7. Is this true or false? Quiz Question 2: From 3 August 2015 will I have to wait seven days before I can claim Universal Credit. True False

8. Is this true or false? Quiz Question 3: Waiting days will affect all claimants. True False

9. Is this true or false? Quiz Question 4: Universal Credit is paid monthly. True False

10. Is this true or false? Quiz Question 5: The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will offer budgeting and digital support to claimants. True False

11. Is this true or false? Quiz Question 6: If I work on a flexible/zero hours contract and one week I work over 16 hours, I will have to stop claiming Universal Credit. True False

12. Is this true or false? Quiz Question 7: I have to tell my landlord when I move onto Universal Credit. True False

13. Is this true or false? Quiz Question 8: I can ask the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to pay my housing benefit direct to my landlord. True False

14. Is this true or false? Quiz Question 9: If I turn up late for a work coach interview without good reason my Universal Credit may be sanctioned. True False

15. Is this true or false? Quiz Question 10: By April 2016 Universal Credit will be available to all single claimants across the UK. True False

16. Answer sheets …

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