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Poppy12
Poppy12 Online Community Member Posts: 66 Connected
in Universal Credit (UC)
Hello. My 18 year old will be finishing college in July that's when I don't get tax credits anymore will it be a change in circumstances to go onto universal credit 

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    Hi,

    No, this isn't classed as a change of circumstances that will prompt a claim for UC. If you are no longer entitled to tax credits, it will just end.
  • Poppy12
    Poppy12 Online Community Member Posts: 66 Connected
    I've still got a 8 year old. Claiming it for him. Thanks for telling me.
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    No problem. Your tax credits will just be reduced, as well as your child benefit.
  • Poppy12
    Poppy12 Online Community Member Posts: 66 Connected
    Yes I know. Not looking farward to that. 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    Unfortunately, it happens to everyone but we do manage.
  • Poppy12
    Poppy12 Online Community Member Posts: 66 Connected
    Yes but I'm quite scared there going tu l make me and my husband work we are both ill
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    What other benefits do you claim besides tax credits?
  • Poppy12
    Poppy12 Online Community Member Posts: 66 Connected
    Universal credit shouldn't be on going it's not fit for purpose there's going to be further deaths further agony for people poverty and what I don't understand why people voted for such a government 
  • Poppy12
    Poppy12 Online Community Member Posts: 66 Connected
    And rent arrears food banks omg what a country. Its an evil benefit and comes from an evil tory government who only want to cut people's benefits for there own pocket it should be scrapped there's nothing wrong with the old system 
  • Poppy12
    Poppy12 Online Community Member Posts: 66 Connected
    And the dole staff say there qualified to tell people there for yo work that's a joke 
  • Chloe_Alumni
    Chloe_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 10,506 Championing
    Hi @Poppy12, I'm sorry to hear this. Is there anything further we can do to help?

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