Compress documents for Universal Credit
Reduce the file size of photos for your Universal Credit journal. Compress ID, bank statements, and tenancy agreements so they upload successfully.
Drop your images or PDFs here
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Supports JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF, BMP, HEIC, PDF
Uploading evidence to your Universal Credit journal
When managing your Universal Credit claim online, your work coach will frequently ask you to upload evidence to your journal. This could include photos of your ID, a new tenancy agreement for housing benefit, childcare receipts, or recent bank statements.
The DWP systems can be slow, and attempting to upload a massive 8MB photo straight from your phone's camera roll often results in a failed upload or a crashed page. This is incredibly stressful when your payments are delayed until the evidence is received.
Our tool compresses your photos to under 2MB, making them lightweight enough to upload instantly to your journal, even on a slow mobile internet connection. We understand these documents contain your highly sensitive personal data, which is why everything is processed privately on your own device.
How it works
Drop your images
Drag and drop or click to select the images you want to compress.
Automatic compression
Your images are compressed instantly with optimised settings for this use case.
Download
Save compressed images individually or as a single ZIP file.
Frequently asked questions
Will my work coach still be able to read my bank statements?
Yes. The tool reduces the file size without blurring the text. Dates, amounts, names, and addresses on your bank statements and tenancy agreements will remain perfectly legible.
What happens to my sensitive documents?
Nothing leaves your device. The compression happens locally in your web browser. We do not upload, store, or have access to any of the files you compress here.
Can I compress screenshots?
Yes. If you have taken screenshots of your online banking or digital bills, you can compress those images here before uploading them to your UC journal.
Why do my iPhone photos fail to upload to Universal Credit?
iPhones often save photos in a format called HEIC, which many government systems don't recognize, and the files are usually very large. Compressing them usually resolves both the size and format issues.