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sarah2024
sarah2024 Online Community Member Posts: 44 Listener
in Universal Credit (UC)

hello, I wondered if anyone knows the answer ….. basically I was just wondering does universal credit get backdated ? Thanks sarah

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  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 6,097 Championing

    UC is a payment made up of many different elements.

    You'll need to be more specific before we can help 😊

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing

    If you’re asking if it can be backdated to a date before you claimed then only in the most extreme circumstances and even then it’s a maximum of 1 month.

  • sarah2024
    sarah2024 Online Community Member Posts: 44 Listener

    sorry, yes I was very vague, I meant do they take the universal credit award and any housing award from the date the form was received (the date I completed and sent the form

    Or is it from the date it’s compleated.
    thanks again

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 6,097 Championing

    Once you start the application, you have 28 days to finish and press submit.

    It's the date you submit the form that counts.

  • sarah2024
    sarah2024 Online Community Member Posts: 44 Listener

    thankypu kimmy appreciate the reply and info

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