Claim: The Universal Credit helpline costs 55p per minute.
Fact-check: How much does the Universal Credit helpline cost?  - Full Fact
Verdict: this was roughly the maximum amount someone could be charged for a call from their mobile. the government has now announced that the helpline will be made a freephone number.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Claire Milne
Date published: 2017-10-11T00:00:00