Hardship Payments - Hardship Payments and Claiming Other Benefits
Hardship Payments are reduced-rate payments of Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA), Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and Universal Credit (UC) that are made in limited circumstances, including if you have been sanctioned.
- Last reviewed 17 January 2025
Hardship Payments and Claiming Other Benefits
Whilst getting Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA), Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) or Universal Credit (UC) Hardship Payments, you are still entitled to full Housing Benefit and other passported benefits in the usual way.
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