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Sweetpea8
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I had this question but do i clicj yes or no .
I have never worked at all so do i click yes or no to this queation
In the 12 months before you claimed Universal Credit, were there any gaps in your employment?
I have never worked at all so do i click yes or no to this queation
In the 12 months before you claimed Universal Credit, were there any gaps in your employment?
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I think the answer is NO because you have never worked.2024 The year of the general election...the time for change is coming 💡
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Hi @Sweetpea8, you would click “yes”. There have been gaps.
It may then ask you if at any time you earned below a certain amount or how much you earned so you would just put zero.Community Manager
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I ended up clicking No my mum told me to click no as i have never worked so there are no gaps
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You would tick "yes" because you've never worked, which means there's gaps. It's a question related to the benefit cap grace period. https://www.gov.uk/benefit-cap/how-earnings-affect-when-benefit-cap-startsLooking back at previous threads of yours i note you're receiving PIP, which means the benefit cap doesn't apply to you anyway.
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It shouldn’t be a problem if you’ve pressed “no” instead, as it’s only asking with relation to the benefit cap and as @poppy123456 points out, as you’re receiving PIP the cap won’t apply to you anyway.Did it then ask how much you earned?Community Manager
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I'm a bit puzzled how can you have gaps in employment when you have never been employed, @Sweetpea8 i'm sure you have done it right.2024 The year of the general election...the time for change is coming 💡
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Which clearly means there's gaps. As advised, it makes no difference anyway because there's a PIP award here so the benefit cap doesn't apply.
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Hi @woodbine. They ask to see if a claimant has earned over a certain amount each month for the last 12 to see if they’d be eligible for a grace period from the benefit cap.If someone has never worked that is a gap in their employment history (one long gap).It is a really poorly worded question and I’m surprised they’ve not updated it. It causes no end of confusion.Fortunately, unless someone is actually eligible for a grace period, answering it incorrectly seems to have very little impact.Community Manager
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I do get pip. But i dont get universal credit its my 1st time applying
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Even though i clickee no does it effect the payment
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No it shouldn’t effect the payment. They’re just checking if the benefit cap will apply to you (but as you receive PIP it wont), so you don’t need to worry.Community Manager
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Out of curiosity are you a full time student?
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Im a fulltime college student yes and handed in fit note to universla credit too
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But i dont get student finance as im a college student im not in university.
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woodbine said:I'm a bit puzzled how can you have gaps in employment when you have never been employed, @Sweetpea8 i'm sure you have done it right.Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK.
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@calcotti by whats been said it looks like it doesnt apply to me as im on PIp
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@poppy123456 in in full tine education in college
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Sweetpea8 said:But i dont get student finance as im a college student im not in university.
Im still in college as i havd EHCPFull time students are unable to claim UC unless it's very specific circumstances. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/universal-credit-and-studentsHave you started the claim for UC? If so have you told them you're a full time student?
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@poppy123456 they know im in full time education and i been tokd aswell how much i get got the ststement today they also got my fit note and i csn get it as im on PIP
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Usually full time students are unable to claim UC, even if receiving PIP.. unless it's very specific circumctances. https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit/eligibility
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