"Universal Credit" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Universal Credit}} Universal Credit
  1. (taxation) A welfare benefit in the United Kingdom, replacing previous benefits and tax credits, gradually rolled out from 2013 and expected to cover the whole country by the end of 2024. Wikipedia link: Universal Credit Categories (topical): Taxation Synonyms: universal credit Translations (welfare benefit): Creideas Coitcheann [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic)

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