Universal credit your claim journey toolkit English - Mossbank.org.uk

6. Change in circumstance, adding a partner and claim closureIf you become part of acouple, both you and yourpartner will be required toattend an adviser interview.If you are both able toreceive Universal Credit youwill get a single payment forthe whole household.If your new partner has anexisting benefit, that claimwill need to be closed.Once on UniversalCredit you will stay onUniversal Credit (unlessyou move out of GreatBritain).Once on Universal Credit, you will stay on it even if yourcircumstances change, as long as the conditions ofentitlement are still met.If your earnings reach the point where you are no longerentitled to Universal Credit, your claim will remain open. Itwill only be closed after six months of no Universal Creditpayments.If you move outside thePathfinder area but staywithin Great Britain (notethat Northern Ireland is notin Great Britain), you willcontinue to claim UniversalCredit.If you move out of thePathfinder area, faceto face delivery will bethrough the Jobcentre andlocal authority services atyour new location.