Morning, how's your day going so far?

Sandy_123

That's good @Beaver79
I must admit I'm cold, 19 temp here for us tomorrow, I really wish the gardener would start.
@teigr good luck with chainsaw, I'm not a fan

Amberpearl

Good morning all
How is everyone 
Miserable morning 

Amberpearl

Question
I thought that uc and lcwra and all other benefits were going up in line with inflation 

Mine hasn't 😭

I jusr checked my payment s which is due on Tuesday and it's the same 

As anyone had the increase 

poppy123456

Amberpearl said:

Question
I thought that uc and lcwra and all other benefits were going up in line with inflation 

Mine hasn't 😭

I jusr checked my payment s which is due on Tuesday and it's the same 

As anyone had the increase 

The increases start from 10th April. UC is paid one month in arrears and no one will receive the increase this month. The first increases will be for those with assessment periods that start from the 10th of the month and they will see the increase in the payment on 16th May.

For you, you won't see the increase until your June payment. You're not losing out on anything because everyone will still receive 12 payments with the increased amounts.

Teigr

Morning all.

Miserable here too @Amberpearl,thick mist and drizzle.

Amberpearl

Oh I see 
I read online the increases start from April 
Amd when I checked my payment still was the same
MY payments are the 2nd of every month

So Il get the same amount on. Tues

Oh so it will be june before I get the extra?
Thank you for telling me 

Amberpearl

Horrible morning here 
Rained all night 
Dark here 

poppy123456

Amberpearl said:

Oh I see 
I read online the increases start from April 
Amd when I checked my payment still was the same
MY payments are the 2nd of every month

So Il get the same amount on. Tues

Oh so it will be june before I get the extra?
Thank you for telling me 

Yes from 10th April but UC is paid 1 month in arrears. It's the same for the old legacy benefits the full increase won't be received until 2 weeks after the increase because they are paid 2 weeks in arrears.

Sandy_123

Morning @Amberpearl @Teigr @Beaver79

Hope you all have a good day, will be warming up later weather wise

Amberpearl

Weather rubbish here only 6 degrees 
Weather forecast for tomorrow is a max of 12 here, yet London to get 20

Sandy_123

Being in the Midlands we are usually just a few degrees lower then london 

Amberpearl

I'm. Near Newcastle, always colder here

Sandy_123

I would like to visit Newcastle my parents were Geordies , not been up there for a good 30 years 

Amberpearl

I was born in Rotherham. 
Yes the city is big. Lots of shops 

Lou67

Morning all I hope yous are good, and enjoy whatever yous are up to.

Dull and drizzly rain here too. Iv got the plumber in he’s up the loft changing all the pipes, he sd he doesn’t see the point this getting done because they will just be in the same place as they’ve been. I think it’s going to be a long day. 🤦‍♀️ 
Sorry for the rant. 

Take care ❤️

Sandy_123

Morning @Lou67 hopefully it does make a difference, maybe it  needs new pipes 

Lou67

Aww anything is worth a try I suppose, after the pipes are done they need someone out to empty loft and then renew the installation.
 I just feel demented as everywhere has black soot type dust settling on it, sorry there I’m moaning again Sandy lol.

Are you up to anything today. 

Sandy_123

Your not moaning and its good to get it off your chest. It is a mystery that soot, hopefully when they do the loft they can come up with some solution for you. Have you googled it to get some ideas. I Google the silliest things and get answers for most.

Teigr

The mist has lifted now and it's very mild,I might go mad and do some washing.

Sandy_123

Yes @Teigr going to be a great week for washing 
I'm tempted to wipe window cills down out side, altho I need more motivation for that task