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First payment

around 5 weeks (an advance is available) statement

standing figure · verified 2026-10-04 against the official source

It usually takes around 5 weeks to get your first payment.

key

uk/gov/universal-credit/first-payment

value

around 5 weeks (an advance is available) statement

period

—

effective

— to date

source

https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit

verified

2026-10-04 — fresh (33 days ago; next check by 2026-11-03)

next expected change

none named (irregular: changed by statute or order on no fixed date)

source checked

2026-11-02 (the newest day the automated check fetched the source page)

scope

Great Britain (Northern Ireland via nidirect); rates for 2026-27.

hash

sha256:45859eb65bab3dfadc641cecd7b59759fdeb212d4e802a2c5067e019b02460f1

signature

EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/uk/gov/universal-credit/first-payment?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/uk/gov/universal-credit/first-payment

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  ],
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  "effectiveFrom": null,
  "effectiveTo": null,
  "source": "https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit",
  "quote": "It usually takes around 5 weeks to get your first payment.",
  "verifiedDate": "2026-10-04",
  "nextScheduledRefresh": "2026-11-03",
  "changeCadence": "irregular",
  "nextExpectedChange": null,
  "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-11-02",
  "status": "fresh",
  "ageDays": 33,
  "maxAgeDays": null,
  "scope": "Great Britain (Northern Ireland via nidirect); rates for 2026-27.",
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  "signature": {
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    "kid": "db-2026-10",
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  },
  "publisher": {
    "name": "Data Butler",
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/"
  },
  "cite": {
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/facts/uk/gov/universal-credit/first-payment",
    "text": "databutler.dev, verified 2026-10-04 against https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit"
  }
}