Below you will find example sentences with "universal credit". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Universal Credit in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: universal
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 21
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 28.6 words

Words in this phrase

universal credit

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • universal can mean: Of or pertaining to the universe. Frequent word
  • credit can mean: To believe; to put credence in. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

and claim universal credit who will 1× apply for universal credit or pension 1× applying for universal credit 1× back on universal credit but she 1× benefits include universal credit pension credit 1× benefits including universal credit and pension 1× benefits including universal credit personal independence 1× credit and universal credit 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a spokesperson for 1× after losing her 1× benefits including universal 1× effectively this measure 1× for those claiming 1× i think it 1×

Common sentence endings:

7 per cent 1× according to reports 1× and mobile deals 1× and universal credit 1× as previously announced 1× credit pension credit 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

pension 13× tax 11× income 7× benefits 7× support 6× allowance 6× claimants 4× age 4× employment 3× child 3× working 3× new 3×

Related phrases

credit card credit score credit union credit cards credit history credit rating tax credit credit unions pension credit universal studios

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around universal:

universal studios 14× universal orlando 8× universal service 7×

Just before it in the phrase index:

universal basic unity government united states united nations united methodist united launch

Just after it in the phrase index:

universal orlando universal service universal studios university hospital unknown person unlawful possession

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

universal studios universal basic universal orlando universal service

Same ending:

tax credit pension credit

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "universal credit" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 28.6 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as and claim universal credit who will, apply for universal credit or pension, pension, tax and income stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with credit card, credit score, credit union, universal studios, universal orlando and universal service, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with universal credit

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Below is a quick overview of the new rates for Universal Credit including additional elements. (15 words)

A spokesperson for the DWP said: "The vast majority of Tax Credit customers have successfully moved to Universal Credit. (19 words)

I think it is morally wrong for privileged proponents of universal credit/no-credit to accept high grades this semester instead. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

For those claiming tax credits who are of state pension age, or who are part of a mixed-age couple where one is under and the other is above state pension age, the DWP will ask you to apply for universal credit or pension credit. (45 words)

The must also live in England or Wales and get one of: Pension Credit,Universal Credit, income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA), Income Support, Child Tax Credit, or Working Tax Credit. (38 words)

The Government has axed the universal winter fuel payment, which all pensioners used to receive regardless of their income, and replaced it with an allowance available to pensioners on means-tested benefits, including pension credit and universal credit. (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

The must also live in England or Wales and get one of: Pension Credit,Universal Credit, income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA), Income Support, Child Tax Credit, or Working Tax Credit.

These are Universal Credit, Income-based Jobseekers Allowance, Income-related Employment and Support Allowance, Income Support, Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Pension Credit.

The new regime will also affect those who work 15 hours a week or less and claim Universal Credit, who will have to work more hours to keep their Universal Credit under the new regime.

Effectively, this measure ensures that individuals switching to Universal Credit bridges the gap between what people were receiving on their old benefits and what they would be due to receive in Universal Credit.

The Government has axed the universal winter fuel payment, which all pensioners used to receive regardless of their income, and replaced it with an allowance available to pensioners on means-tested benefits, including pension credit and universal credit.

The Government scaled back the previously universal cash packages so only claimants of certain benefits, including pension credit and universal credit, will receive them.

The report, How Effective is Support for Vulnerable Universal Credit Claimants?, exposed "significant flaws" in the Universal Credit system, according to reports.

Individuals can open a Help to Save account if they are receiving working tax credit, child tax credit, or universal credit and they had take-home pay of £722.45 or more in their last assessment period.

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THE MP for Vale of Clwyd, James Davies, is encouraging people on Universal Credit, Pension Credit and other means-tested benefits to take advantage of “social tariffs”, which are discounted broadband and mobile deals.

A spokesperson for the DWP said: "The vast majority of Tax Credit customers have successfully moved to Universal Credit.

Benefits including Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment (PIP), and Pension Credit will rise in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for September - meaning an increase of 1.7 per cent.

For those claiming tax credits who are of state pension age, or who are part of a mixed-age couple where one is under and the other is above state pension age, the DWP will ask you to apply for universal credit or pension credit.

The Chancellor also reconfirmed that benefits including Universal Credit and Pension Credit will rise by 6.7% from April, as previously announced.

The NAO said: "The main issue arising to date relates to the proportion of tax credit claimants not applying for Universal Credit.

Those claiming tax credits and over state pension age will be asked to apply for either Universal Credit or Pension Credit from next month.

I think it is morally wrong for privileged proponents of universal credit/no-credit to accept high grades this semester instead.

Ministers sat for nearly a year and a half on research that revealed that tax credit claimants experienced “real financial problems” after they signed on to universal credit, it has emerged.

After losing her job at Snowdrop she went back on universal credit, but she now has a job as a domiciliary care nurse.

Below is a quick overview of the new rates for Universal Credit including additional elements.

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