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Get help to pay unexpected costs if you're a survivor of domestic abuse.
Universal Credit and domestic violence and abuse
Find out how to claim Universal Credit if you're a victim of domestic violence and abuse.
About domestic abuse
Domestic abuse is an incident or pattern of incidents of behaviour that is:
- controlling
- coercive
- threatening
- degrading
- violent
Guidance from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
Find out about the services and support offered by DWP.
This includes special conditions for:
- Housing Benefit
- Jobseeker’s Allowance
- Employment and Support Allowance
- Universal Credit
- the benefit cap
- removal of the spare room subsidy
- Discretionary Housing Payments
- migrant partner support
Flexible Fund: Brighton & Hove City Council
Community safety partnership directory
Find support services for victims of:
- domestic or sexual abuse
- anti-social behaviour or hate incidents