Back pay. How long does it take to be credited in to your bank account?

davehales
davehales Online Community Member Posts: 7 Listener
edited September 2022 in Universal Credit (UC)
Hi,

Today I received letter UCD172 in PDF format from UC telling me that they owe some money. Does any one know how long this takes to be credited in to your bank account please?

Many Thanks!!!!!

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  • bg844
    bg844 Online Community Member Posts: 3,883 Championing
    There’s no time limit. A decision maker will need to adjust your statements and authorise the payment, as a guide give it 2 weeks but it can be longer.
  • davehales
    davehales Online Community Member Posts: 7 Listener
    Thanks Will they let me know in my Journal nearer to the time when it should go in???
  • bg844
    bg844 Online Community Member Posts: 3,883 Championing
    They should do yes. Just be aware that if you owe them money then they could use money owed to repay your debts. Thought it is worth noting.
  • davehales
    davehales Online Community Member Posts: 7 Listener
    Cheers thanks for your help bg844
  • Tori_Scope
    Tori_Scope Scope Posts: 12,453 Championing
    Welcome to the community @davehales :) How are you doing today?

    I hope that you're not waiting too long for it to come in! Please do keep us updated if you can. 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,063 Championing
    The UCD172 is the letter telling you how much they owe you so they would have already recalculated your past statements.
    Once the money is paid to you then it takes 3-5 working days to go into your bank.
  • davehales
    davehales Online Community Member Posts: 7 Listener
    Yeah, I got the UCD 172 letter today (21/9/22) and was just wondering how long it takes from them telling you that they owe you money till the time it actually lands in your bank account.
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,063 Championing
    As advised previously.
    poppy123456 said:

    Once the money is paid to you then it takes 3-5 working days to go into your bank.

  • davehales
    davehales Online Community Member Posts: 7 Listener
    Update: I will be getting the money that the DWP owe me tomorrow. 

    Thanks everyone for your help much appreciated!!! 👍👍
  • Tori_Scope
    Tori_Scope Scope Posts: 12,453 Championing
    Awesome @davehales :) Thanks for the update!
  • davehales
    davehales Online Community Member Posts: 7 Listener
    No probs Tori_Scope your welcome and thanks again to all those that helped. 👍👍😀😀
  • davehales
    davehales Online Community Member Posts: 7 Listener
    Thanks @Teddybear12 yeah was glad to find out when I would get it as this is the first time I have had a refund of the DWP. 
  • L_Volunteer
    L_Volunteer Community Volunteer Adviser, Scope Member Posts: 7,922 Championing
    That sounds really positive @davehales. If we can do anything else to help please don't hesitate to let us know. We are all here for you  :)
  • Lottie555
    Lottie555 Online Community Member Posts: 1 Listener

    hello @davehales how long did it take from receiving the letter please

  • noman
    noman Online Community Member Posts: 1,634 Trailblazing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/941472#Comment_941472

    This thread is 2 years old and the OP hasn't been active since September 2022 so you probably won't get an answer.

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