Hi, my name is summer_55! Lump sum payment and UC

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summer_55
summer_55 Online Community Member Posts: 1 Listener
edited November 2022 in Benefits and income
Looking for something advice iv just recieved a lumpsum payment for pip which will take me over the savings threshold for uc..will.my benefits stop as I applied for the pip a year ago and its just been rewarded..will my uc stop untill it goes under 6000 ? 
Thank you in advance.

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  • Alex_Alumni
    Alex_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,538 Championing
    Hi there @summer_55 and welcome, thanks for your query. Scope has some information on lump sum payments and benefits, the key point is: 
    Income-related ESA or Universal Credit
    If your savings are:
    • under £6,000, your benefit claim is not affected by your savings
    • between £6,000 and £16,000, you lose some of your benefit payment
    • more than £16,000, your Income-related ESA or Universal Credit will stop
    Every £250 over £6,000 counts as if you had:
    • £4.35 of monthly income for Universal Credit
    • £1 of weekly income for Income-related ESA
    For example, you receive Income-related ESA. You have £7,000 in savings.
    The first £6,000 is ignored. Every £250 of the remaining £1,000 counts as £1 of weekly income.
    This means £4 comes off your weekly ESA payment.
    Is that making sense? 

    I'm glad to hear you've finally been awarded PIP, but sorry that it's caused a bit of trouble now- hopefully this can help reassure you :)

    Let us know if you still have further questions, and we'll do what we can to help.

    Alex

  • calcotti
    calcotti Online Community Member Posts: 10,001 Championing
    edited November 2022
    What Alex has posted is not immediately relevant. The arrears are ignored for 12 months. 

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    If you still have capital over £6000 after 12 months your UC will be reduced by £4.35/month for each £250, or part thereof, over £6,000 as outlined in the information Alex posted..
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    If it was backdated money then it's disregarded for 1 year for all means tested benefits. If at the end of that year you have more than £6,000 in total savings then the above savings rules will apply.
  • Alex_Alumni
    Alex_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,538 Championing
    Thanks for clarifying that point both, very helpful :)