X2 PAY DAYS IN SAME ASSESSMENT PERIOD

Stevejh40

So on my payment statement today I saw that UC have taken deductions from x2 pay days which fell in the same assessment period.

so my assessment period is 20th Jan - 19th Feb. I was paid from my job on 20th Jan and then on 17th Feb as im paid 4 weekly.

I obviously didn’t know that this could happen and haven’t budgeted for this to happen and it’s now left me short on paying my rent as UC have taken x2 lots of deductions for the same assessment period.

Has this ever happened to anyone else and is there anything I can do? 

My Feb wages were my last as I had to resign in January for health reasons. I always thought UC worked one month in arrears so I thought my Feb wages would be deducted in my March Payment?

poppy123456

Yes this happens once a year if you’re paid 4 weekly rather than monthly. 

Yes UC is paid 1 month in arrears but earnings received during your assessment periods will reduce your UC. Although your UC is less you received extra earnings to compensate for that. 

See link for earnings cycles and UC. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-different-earning-patterns-and-your-payments/universal-credit-different-earning-patterns-and-your-payments-payment-cycles

Unfortunately, there’s nothing you can do because it’s the rules. 

Stevejh40

Can I ask a work coach if my Feb earnings can be moved to my March assessment period? I read somewhere online that others have done that?

poppy123456

No, unfortunately you can’t because you can only do this if you’re paid monthly. See link https://askcpag.org.uk/content/205719/uc-and-double-payment-of-wages-new-rules

Please have a read of the first link i posted above and it explains the different earnings cycles for monthly, 4 weekly and weekly when claiming UC.