Made new claim to uc and got new claim advance would I be able to get budgeting one

lostcherry

Would I be able to apply for a budgeting advance even though I got a new claim advance.. this budgeting one would be for a new cooker thanks I’m 19. 

lostcherry

pls let me know if I can 

lostcherry

can someone please advise? 

Hannah_Scope

Hello @lostcherry

I believe you can apply for one once the other has been paid off. You could also look at Turn2US for grants you may be eligible for  

Ray212

You can have a new claim advance and a budgeting advance at the same time, I know because I have them

Hannah_Scope

@Ray212 Thank you for clarifying with your experience. All the benefit advice pages just talk about paying one off before the other. 

Ray212

Yes if you had a budgeting advance and you wanted another for example but they have the advance that everyone can get while they wait for their first payment. Which doesn't need to be paid off before you can apply for a budgeting advance.

They do need to be claiming universal credit for at least 6 months before applying for a budgeting advance however

Jimm_Scope

This is why the community exists, the many different experiences our many members offer can be such a good resource than an advice page, which has to be written in a very general way that doesn't deal with specific situations.

Thank you @Ray212