Affect of husband's wages on LCWRA amount?

Gerrie2009 · February 13

Hi i have just been awarded lcwra which is £423, at present my husband works and im unable to so werent entitled to uc, should i still get the full £423 or can they take some of that as he works as only getting £233 split fortnightly so confused as i thought if awarded the 423 thats what you would recieve, thanks

Kimi87 · February 13

UC works by adding up entitlements, then making any deductions.

So LCWRA element @ £423.27 should be on your statement, they'll then make the deduction for his wage.

Gerrie2009 · February 13

Thanks for your help

Rachel_Scope · February 14

Welcome to the community @Gerrie2009. Here's some more information about how wages affect your UC entitlement. Hope it helps.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/universal-credit-and-earnings

Affect of husband's wages on LCWRA amount?

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