The Universal Credit website is currently down, preventing thousands of users from accessing crucial Gov.uk and HMRC pages. The outage, reported since 5am, has caused issues with logging in and using the website and app. Universal Credit, a benefit payment for living costs, is used by over 6.4 million people in England, Scotland, and Wales, with nearly 40% of recipients employed. Social media reflects public frustration, with some reporting HMRC and Gov.uk pages as "unavailable" or "crashed."