Rent increase

Artmuzz

My rent goes up every year and when I was on ESA I was getting housing benefit. Every time my rent went up it didn’t affect my benefit and I still got the same amount. However, I’ve just found out that on Universal Credit when my rent increases then it comes off my transitional protection component which means I get paid less Universal Credit than before the rent increase and I’m a lot worse off. Is this correct because I find this so unfair?

Lauren29

This is correct when the value of one of the elements making up your Universal Credit payment the transitional protection will decrease by the same amount.

Karen1973

I noticed this today when I opened my statement. It isn't fair as its not us that's getting the money but our landlords

WhatThe

Once upon a time, Housing Benefit was paid on a Monday 4-weeks in advance. Then paid two weeks in advance and two weeks in arrears.

Then some bright spark decided to 'simplify' this by paying housing costs five weeks in arrears on a random date while rent is still due, in advance, every Monday…