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• Adrian_Scope Testing Team, Scope community team Posts: 7,985 Scope community team

  July 2019

  Hi @char38. This is because it's worked out as a monthly average, rather than weekly like with legacy benefits.
  

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• char38 Member Posts: 43 Connected

  July 2019

  So really in a 5week month we lose out

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• wilko Member Posts: 2,266 Disability Gamechanger

  July 2019

  Hello I think it works like this I get my rent paid £500 per month the council pays me £466 per month yet over the twelve month period it works out at £499 per month weekly rate times 52 divide by 12.  This how most benefit are worked out if not happy ring DWP for a correct answer.

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• char38 Member Posts: 43 Connected

  July 2019

  I will. Thanks for the advice its all confusing lol 

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• Adrian_Scope Testing Team, Scope community team Posts: 7,985 Scope community team

  July 2019 edited July 2019

  You don't lose out as over the course of a year you get the right amount.
  
  No months have exactly 4 or 5 weeks in them so they give you 4 and a bit weeks worth of money every month. 
  

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