Universal credit/working

tdotmelty27
tdotmelty27 Online Community Member Posts: 43 Contributor
edited October 2022 in Universal Credit (UC)
Hiya everyone I am on universal credit I receive about 600 a month as deemed not fit to work or work related activities I still live with parents and don’t get help with housing costs  after 2 years of being on it I’ve finally started to look for work I’ve been offered a 15 hour job at 10 pound an hour each month I should earn 595 pound a month from the job I was wondering if anyone could tell me how much I would still receive from universal credit if possible as I’m not very good at working it out and want to know if it’s gonna financially hinder me I appreciate the help

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,456 Championing
    edited October 2022
    As i advised in that thread you will have the work allowance so £573 of earnings you receive during your assessment period will be ignored. In the other thread you said your earnings would be £570 so all those earnings will be ignored.
    For earnings of £595 then there will be a deduction in your UC of £12.10/month.
    Remember that UC is based on earnings received during your assessment period. So the more you earn the less UC you will receive.


  • tdotmelty27
    tdotmelty27 Online Community Member Posts: 43 Contributor
    @poppy123456 sorry about that so I will still basically receive most of my universal credit then is that what you mean ?
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,456 Championing
    Based on the above figures yes, you will. However, it will depend on how often you're paid from your employer so if you're paid either weekly, fortnightly or 4 weekly then you will receive more earnings in some months so your UC will be less.

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