Hi, my name is elmo010692! Can I still receive my son's claim until he gets paid from his new job?

elmo010692

Hi everyone I'm having a change of circumstances with my uc & child benefit, my son who's 18 has nearly completed his college course and he's going straight into full time job 37.5 hrs a week in a few weeks time beginning of July, atm he's on my uc claim as a full time college student, can I still receive his claim right up to him getting paid cos he's got to work a month in advance, meanwhile I've still got to keep him and pay for his travel to work, thank you everyone in advance much appreciated x

poppy123456

Once he leaves full time education and he starts working you must report the changes to UC and child benefit and both will then end. Remember that your UC entitlement is based on your circumstances on the last day of your assessment period.

Rosie_Scope

Hi @elmo010692, looks like Poppy has already answered your question but I just wanted to pop in to say hello and welcome you to the community. I'll move your post over to our Universal Credit section in case you have any more questions. You've done nothing wrong by posting here, it just makes it much easier for other members to find you if we move things over. Hope you find the community friendly and helpful 😊