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Meaning of universal credit | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A welfare benefit replacing previous benefits and tax credits, gradually rolled out from 2013 and expected to cover the United Kingdom by the end of 2024.

UK

Equivalents

Gàidhlig Creideas Coitcheann

Examples

“So now Mahmood was in debt and his existing benefits were stopped because the DWP computer thought he was receiving universal credit.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

universal design universal design for instruction universal donor Universal Friends universal grammar universal grinder

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