![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/major-change-to-universal-credit-rules-from-today-for-thousands-of-parents/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/rd2txm-uk-universal-credit-form-809892317.jpg&description=BENEFIT CHECK Published : 12:49, 24 Jul 2023 Updated : 12:49, 24 Jul 2023 THOUSANDS on Universal Credit will be impacted by a major change from today. Parents and carers on the benefit looking after kids will have to meet work coaches more regularly to help them find a job . 1 Thousands of parents are set to be hit with a major rule change from today Credit: Alamy Work coach meetings involve preparing for and finding work, including writing a CV and going on training or work experience. But from today, those looking after one-year-olds will have to attend these meetings every three months instead of six. Meanwhile, those with children aged two will have to meet coaches every month instead of three, the Government has announced. Meetings will be further tailored to help people develop their skills and improve their chances of landing a job. Work coaches will also identify where parents need any extra help in finding employment. Around 700,000 people will be impacted from today's change. Those impacted won't see their payments change, but you can still be sanctioned for missing a meeting. This is when Universal Credit payments are reduced or stopped entirely. The change impacts Universal Credit claimants who have the main caring responsibility for a child. That means you will have to meet the extra requirements even if you are a grandparent, adoptive parent or other guardian. The move has come as the Government bids to get more on Universal Credit into work. Lee Healey, benefits expert at Income Max, said the Government's move was "welcome", but said it could add increased pressure on parents. He said: "It can be really hard for parents of small children to juggle work with parenting responsibilities, especially if vulnerable, on a low income or if their support network at home is limited. "What the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) don't want to be doing here is making vulnerable parents of young children stressed or forcing them into a situation that puts press){kind=link}
THOUSANDS on Universal Credit will be impacted by a major change from today.
Parents and carers on the benefit looking after kids will have to meet work coaches more regularly to help them find a job.
Work coach meetings involve preparing for and finding work, including writing a CV and going on training or work experience.
They are also designed to help you increase you earnings while in employment.
But from today, those looking after one-year-olds will have to attend these meetings every three months instead of six.