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<p>Universal Credit is a single, indivisible benefit. Universal Credit claimants receive
a single monthly amount based on various criteria, including family size and the level
of any housing or childcare costs and taking into account earnings and other household
income. The final award is therefore a single amount and elements cannot be separated.</p><p>
</p><p /><p> </p><p>The final agreed Decision of the Heads of State and Government
adopted at the European Council on 20 February 2016 makes clear that the emergency
welfare brake will apply to non-contributory in-work benefits. All EU workers arriving
in the UK while the brake is in operation will have to wait for four years before
getting full access to these benefits.</p>
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