Universal credit

dw10361
dw10361 Online Community Member Posts: 5 Listener
edited November 2024 in Universal Credit (UC)

My husband can't work now due to his health. He gets LWRCA with Universal credit. I work 2 Jobs which total 34hrs per week. I'm away most of the day with a gap of half an hour between Jobs. Husband relies on me for his frequent hosptial appointments and care. If I reduced down to the 20hr job would I be penalised by UC.

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  • Morgan_Alumni
    Morgan_Alumni Posts: 782 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Good morning @dw10361.

    A few questions before I can answer: Do you receive the carer element of UC? Does your husband claim Daily Living PIP or any other benefits as well as UC?

  • dw10361
    dw10361 Online Community Member Posts: 5 Listener

    Not yet, we have been fighting since Sept 2023 for ADP. Awaiting a date for the tribunal courts. Thank you for responding.

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,456 Championing

    Do you have children on your claim? If so how old is the youngest?

  • dw10361
    dw10361 Online Community Member Posts: 5 Listener

    I have 2 but only one on my claim she is 13yrs old. I earn on the one job I keep before tax, ni and pension £892. As I work in a school.