For those on temp contracts!!! Claim extra under the universal credits scheme by saving up timesheets and submitting them every 3 months, you will receive full entitlement for the months you do not submit time sheets to your employer/get paid. For example.... Submit Jan, Feb and Mar timesheets to your employer at the end of March, You will get paid 3 months wages in march and this will show at HMRC as a payment in month of March so more than likely won't be entitled to UC in Mar however in Jan and Feb it looks like you didn't earn anything so you will get full UC entitlement for those months!!!!