{"id":2957,"date":"2023-06-15T12:43:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T12:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nb4u.co.uk\/?page_id=2957"},"modified":"2023-06-15T12:43:01","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T12:43:01","slug":"universal-credit-help","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nb4u.co.uk\/ua\/universal-credit-help\/","title":{"rendered":"universal credit help"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Universal Credit and Benefits Advice<\/h1>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8216;Helping our guests move on, we really struggled working out what benefits they were entitled to so that the guests could appropriately set expectations for rental properties&#8217; A Host<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>\n<p>Understanding what help you can receive can be very confusing.\u00a0 The following advice is based on our experience and that of hosts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Your first step should be to register with the job centre in Erdington. 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