Changing UC payment from monthly to fortnightly

NewTime
NewTime Online Community Member Posts: 47 Connected
in Universal Credit (UC)

I’m trying to rectify my financial situation and I believe that it might be better for me to manage getting payments every two weeks rather than specific day of month.

As I have autism I have requested this, but how likely is it to be accepted? I asked in my journal yesterday and no response yet

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  • [Deleted User]
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  • Hopeless
    Hopeless Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 977 Pioneering

    I asked (and explained why) when I first applied. They were fine with it. You can also ask for your rent to go straight to your landlord too

  • NewTime
    NewTime Online Community Member Posts: 47 Connected

    I asked for this and it didn't work as I thought it would, as I assumed it would bring my payment forward by two weeks. It wasn't the case.

  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Online Community Member Posts: 5,376 Championing
    edited October 31
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1079527#Comment_1079527

    That is correct. The first payment after an APA is actually worse because you still have to wait the full month, but then only get half the payment.

    From now on, you will be getting half of the monthly payment roughly every two weeks.

    If you needed money sooner, you could have asked for an advance payment instead. That is a loan which gives you money quickly but has to be paid back over the following months.

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