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Returning to work
geeforce
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hi good evening I’ve been getting uc since November it’s a joint claim with my wife we get the disability premium of £330 cos of my wife can’t work
but I’m looking to return to work and I will earn approx 18000 a year will we still be entitled to any help with housing benefit as I get full hb
kind regards
but I’m looking to return to work and I will earn approx 18000 a year will we still be entitled to any help with housing benefit as I get full hb
kind regards
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To work out how much UC you’d get you would use your TAKE HOME monthly pay (after tax, ni and pension contributions) and work out the wage deduction.
Because your wife has the LCWRA element (and you’ve said you rent) your work allowance (wages that are disregard) is £287. So you’d do:
Monthly take home pay - 287 = ?
Then multiply the answer by 0.63
The answer is how much they will deduct from your total universal credit.
For example, say my total UC before deductions is £1336 including rent and I earn £1000 a month in wages.
I would do:
1000 - 287 = 713
Then:
713 x 0.63 = 449.19
So my universal credit would be reduced by 449.19 (1336 - 449.19 = 886.81
So I’d continue to get £886.81 Universal Credit and my wages of £1000 a month.
Hope that helps!