bevers59

Bevers1959

Hope you can help in jan had pip removed, along with tax credits 75per wk and housing benefit. as i am on low wage dwp advised to claim uc as i was finding it hard to pay rent ,had to apply in march got this 118 per month ,i have now won appeal phoned tax cred and was told that no back payment ,as i claimed uc , also my housing benefit is included in uc ,i am £300 worse off on uc than working tax credits ,can anyone help

poppy123456

Hi,

I'm afraid you won't be able to claim tax credits again because you claimed UC. The housing element is part of your UC monhtly payment.

When claiming UC if you have a limited capability for work then you can send in fit/sick notes but to do this you need to be working less than 16 hours per week. How many hours per week do you work?

Bevers1959

24, just doesnt seem fair ,feel i was forced on uc ,if i had known i would be £75 a week worse off then i would have struggled and waited ,for my pip appeal decision 

poppy123456

When you reach 25 your money does increase slightly for UC but not much. Sadly some people are worse off when claiming UC.