UC Housing Benefit Change

mwesty

Hi all,

Thank you in advance for any help or advice given, I have just come off the phone as this year my landlord changed my rent from monthly to 4 weekly to aline with my wages and partners PIP dates.
This period it happens that all, the rent, PIP and my wages fall into that period that it happens twice in 1 period. That is totally fine apart from the fact UC have just told my that because my wages falls in same period it will adjust my income as 2 pay days (which is fine) but my rent that also falls into the same date so two rent payments due will NOT count towards housing benefit and l will only receive 1 payment as usual which would be at one 4 weekly payment and not two?

Is it right that they can deduct me for 2 wage payments but then not pay 2 rent payments ?? Im confused how that works

Holly_Scope

Hi @mwesty sorry you've not had a response to this yet. Has this lined up now or have you managed to get it resolved with the council directly?

mwesty

Hi, no UC are standing there ground and say they can only pay one rent payment per period but can take both wages into consideration

Holly_Scope

I'm so sorry @mwesty, that doesn't seem fair at all. It may be worth raising an escalation at UC for this initially to have a specialist review the decision.

Kimi87

Your Housing Element is paid monthly which is 30 days worth, not 4 weekly 28 days.

My rent is weekly on a Monday, what usually happens is when those 5 week months come around enough rent credit has built up to cover that extra week, or the next payment within a few days makes up the difference to an extra weeks worth now due.

UC is a single monthly payment so they won't unfortunately pay you twice for Housing Element.

Wages & income calculation is a different matter.

Holly_Scope

Thanks @Kimi87