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- Police say app ‘may not be secure’ and government investigating
Universal Credit applicants have been warned about a fake application which must be removed immediately.
Universal Credit is a benefit worth up to £393.45 a month for a single person, which replaced many previous benefits such as housing benefit and income support.
Around 6.4 million people in England, Scotland and Wales get Universal Credit.
Unsafe: the application has been flagged as a risk by several city councils and a major police force.
But North Wales Police warned applicants about downloading a fake app which could pose a risk to users.
The police said: ‘We have been made aware of a fake Universal Credit app that is available to download. This is not the official Universal Credit app and may not be secure.
‘The Department for Work and Pensions is investigating. If you have it on your device, the advice is to uninstall the application and access your UC account through the Government website.’
The force has not given any further details on the application.
There is no legitimate application to claim Universal Credit, although the Department for Work and Pensions is said to be developing one in 2021.
The fake app was also mentioned as a risk by councils including Rother Borough Council and Elmbridge Borough Council.
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