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Is first payment 3 months from when you first applied, or 3 months from the health assessment?

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ashy69
ashy69 Community member Posts: 2 Listener
edited April 2021 in Universal Credit (UC)
Hi just wondering if anyone can help my i applied for universal credit for my son on jan 28th plus he has limited capacity for work with i told them about also he passed is health assessment but hes had no payment as of yet only is universal credit payments i no it takes 3 months for 1st payment but would that be 3 months from when he 1st applied or 3 months from when he had his health assessment by phone in February 
Thanks .
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  • janer1967
    janer1967 Community member Posts: 21,964 Disability Gamechanger
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    Hi 

    Ig is full 3 month assessment period from when the medical condition was reported and payment is 4th month 

    So not knowing these dates I would roughly say first payment would be in June 

    Feb-mar 1st waiting month 
    Mar -apr 2nd , Apr-may 3rd , first payment in June 
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  • ashy69
    ashy69 Community member Posts: 2 Listener
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    @janer1967 thankyou .
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  • chiarieds
    chiarieds Community member Posts: 16,103 Disability Gamechanger
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    Hi @ashy69 - I just wanted to welcome you to the community, as I see Jane has already answered your query. Don't hesitate to ask if you ever have any other questions, or let us know if we can help or support you :)
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