5week months

char38
char38 Community Member Posts: 43 Connected
in Universal Credit (UC)
Hi just wondering y when its a 4 or 5 week month do u get the same amount of money on UC.. 

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  • Adrian_Scope
    Adrian_Scope Posts: 14,581 Online Community Programme Lead
    Hi @char38. This is because it's worked out as a monthly average, rather than weekly like with legacy benefits.
  • char38
    char38 Community Member Posts: 43 Connected
    So really in a 5week month we lose out
  • wilko
    wilko Community Member Posts: 2,438 Championing
    Hello I think it works like this I get my rent paid £500 per month the council pays me £466 per month yet over the twelve month period it works out at £499 per month weekly rate times 52 divide by 12.  This how most benefit are worked out if not happy ring DWP for a correct answer.
  • char38
    char38 Community Member Posts: 43 Connected
    I will. Thanks for the advice its all confusing lol 
  • Adrian_Scope
    Adrian_Scope Posts: 14,581 Online Community Programme Lead
    edited July 2019
    You don't lose out as over the course of a year you get the right amount.

    No months have exactly 4 or 5 weeks in them so they give you 4 and a bit weeks worth of money every month. 

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