Universal credit rent increase

debbiejohn
debbiejohn Online Community Member Posts: 53 Contributor
edited March 31 in Universal Credit (UC)

Hi my rent is increasing on Monday 6 th april it's going up from was£ 86.94 per week to new amount £91.11 per week does anyone no what I'll get from universal credit i get standard element health element and rent paid directly to york city council also get £.236.00 transitional protection im reporting rent increase on Tuesday 7 th April

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  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 8,600 Championing

    Your Housing Element will increase to pay your full rent.

    Your Transitional Protection will reduce by the same amount, and reduce by the annual uprating amount.

  • nikih17
    nikih17 Online Community Member Posts: 23 Connected

    The new increase will be deducted for your TP, when mine went up last year the monthly amount I receive stayed the same as benefit and housing increases are deducted from TP. They only time we will see any increases in new benefits rates in once you have zero TP.

    I hope this helps explain all the changes.

  • debbiejohn
    debbiejohn Online Community Member Posts: 53 Contributor

    Hi thank you I no transitional protection goes down at moment I get £1060 a month not including rent money so im thinking I'll £about 1040 .00 a month after benifit upratings

  • nikih17
    nikih17 Online Community Member Posts: 23 Connected

    Also I forgot to add, they’ll add a message to your journal to report housing increases.
    I assume this will be on Tuesday as the 6th is a bank holiday.

  • debbiejohn
    debbiejohn Online Community Member Posts: 53 Contributor

    Im disabled im phoning them Iwill they need proof as my rent gets paid to york city council if only use of 1 arm so can't take pictures very well

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 8,600 Championing
    edited March 31

    As you rent from Social Housing all you need to do is tell them the new amount. They themselves then get your LL to confirm.

  • debbiejohn
    debbiejohn Online Community Member Posts: 53 Contributor

    Thank you

  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Online Community Member Posts: 5,817 Championing
    edited March 31

    Edit - Ignore this post.

  • trouble5316
    trouble5316 Online Community Member Posts: 150 Contributor

    Whats it mean easily sorry I have developmental delay and im male so im doomed

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 8,600 Championing

    If someone gets Transitional Protection with their UC award (not everyone does), the monetary amount of Transitional Protection decreases (by the same amount) when other elements of Universal Credit increase.

    Using a basic example:

    Transitional Protection £100

    UC entitlement increases by £25

    Transitional Protection decreases by £25

    New TP amount £75.

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