Change of circumstances

Thequickcat77

I recently updated on my UC journal my savings l answered all the questions correctly but was unsure on the last question which was have you received any back payments to which l answered no, however after closing the uc account l think l may have answered this question wrong as beginning of February l received a letter from the council to say l was due a refund for Council Tax Reduction Award which should have started last July 2024 but l never had a reduction so this is why l have received this refund, so after reading on internet it says that certain back dated payments should not be included in your savings.

So l think l should have answered Yes to this question.

I wasn’t aware about benefit back payments not to be included in savings for universal credits.

Rosie_Scope

Hi @Thequickcat77, Sorry if I've misunderstood, have you recently closed your UC claim due to going over the savings limits?

Do you think your council tax refund change the results of your change of circumstances?

Hopefully we can help clear some things up soon 😊

Thequickcat77

no l haven’t closed my uc account

no l just updated my savings as that’s what l thought you had to report if there is a slight change

Even with the council tax reduction l am still under the £16000