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Do i click yes or no

Sweetpea8

I had this question but do i clicj yes or no .

I have never worked at all so do i click yes or no to this queation

In the 12 months before you claimed Universal Credit, were there any gaps in your employment?

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Adrian_Scope

Hi @Sweetpea8, you would click “yes”. There have been gaps.
It may then ask you if at any time you earned below a certain amount or how much you earned so you would just put zero.

Sweetpea8

I ended up clicking No my mum told me to click no as i have never worked so there are no gaps

poppy123456

You would tick "yes" because you've never worked, which means there's gaps. It's a question related to the benefit cap grace period. https://www.gov.uk/benefit-cap/how-earnings-affect-when-benefit-cap-starts

Looking back at previous threads of yours i note you're receiving PIP, which means the benefit cap doesn't apply to you anyway.

Adrian_Scope

It shouldn’t be a problem if you’ve pressed “no” instead, as it’s only asking with relation to the benefit cap and as @poppy123456 points out, as you’re receiving PIP the cap won’t apply to you anyway.

Did it then ask how much you earned?

poppy123456

Which clearly means there's gaps. As advised, it makes no difference anyway because there's a PIP award here so the benefit cap doesn't apply.

Adrian_Scope

Hi @woodbine. They ask to see if a claimant has earned over a certain amount each month for the last 12 to see if they’d be eligible for a grace period from the benefit cap.

If someone has never worked that is a gap in their employment history (one long gap).

It is a really poorly worded question and I’m surprised they’ve not updated it. It causes no end of confusion.

Fortunately, unless someone is actually eligible for a grace period, answering it incorrectly seems to have very little impact.

Sweetpea8

I do get pip. But i dont get universal credit its my 1st time applying

Sweetpea8

Even though i clickee no does it effect the payment

Adrian_Scope

No it shouldn’t effect the payment. They’re just checking if the benefit cap will apply to you (but as you receive PIP it wont), so you don’t need to worry.

poppy123456

Out of curiosity are you a full time student?

Sweetpea8

Im a fulltime college student yes and handed in fit note to universla credit too

Sweetpea8

But i dont get student finance as im a college student im not in university.

Im still in college as i havd EHCP

calcotti

woodbine said:

I'm a bit puzzled how can you have gaps in employment when you have never been employed, @Sweetpea8 i'm sure you have done it right.

I think it's one continuous gap (which i know isn't really correct use of the english language).

Sweetpea8

@calcotti by whats been said it looks like it doesnt apply to me as im on PIp

Sweetpea8

@poppy123456 in in full tine education in college

poppy123456

Sweetpea8 said:

But i dont get student finance as im a college student im not in university.

Im still in college as i havd EHCP

Full time students are unable to claim UC unless it's very specific circumstances. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/universal-credit-and-students

Have you started the claim for UC? If so have you told them you're a full time student?

Sweetpea8

@poppy123456 they know im in full time education and i been tokd aswell how much i get got the ststement today they also got my fit note and i csn get it as im on PIP

poppy123456

Usually full time students are unable to claim UC, even if receiving PIP.. unless it's very specific circumctances. https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit/eligibility

calcotti

poppy123456 said:

Usually full time students are unable to claim UC, even if receiving PIP.. unless it's very specific circumctances. https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit/eligibility

As OP refers to college and EHCP I infer it is non advanced education.

Sweetpea8

Thats with university im not in university

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