I’m going to submit my claim for UC next week, I don’t want to wait any longer
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Because of Universal Credit’s use of ‘assessment periods’, I really would understand someone getting confused 😂😵💫 on when they’d actually see the increase. 📈 🔺🆙
It’s not the easiest to understand for some of us. 😹🤭🤣😂
As I said @Kimmy87, my assessment periods last from the 6th to the 5th. Because my April assessment period starts on 6th April, I guess then I’ll see the increase 📈 in my May payments? 📆🗓️📅0 -
I know I’ll see the increase 📈, it’s just a question of when exactly? ⏱️⌚️📆🗓️📅
Will I see the increase reflect in my May payments or a month later in June? 🕰️ ⏰📆🗓️📅Even though I don’t have to I’ll repeat again, my APs are 6th - 5th. @Kimmy87
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The exact date the new rates take affect is April 7th and as this news 🗞️ 📰 article says, it’ll depend on the claimant’s assessment periods. Seeing as my April assessment period would last from 6th April to 5th May, would I see the increase in my May payments? Would the 6th April - 5th May AP be a classified as a ‘full assessment period’, therefore I would see the increase 📈 show in my payments for the month of May? 🙈🤷♂️🤷♀️🤷🤔😂
I really can understand why some people would find this stuffutterly baffling. lol lol0 -
Ah my mistake I thought it was the 5th.
As your AP starts 6th April then I'd not expect you to see the increased payment in May because it isn't a full assessment period. You might have to wait until June like me.
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Well, if that’s the case so be it, I’ll accept that 👍. Better late than never 👍. The use of ‘assessment periods’ on UC really can be so perplexing 😂.
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Even the letter I received today about the uplift to rates, it said the rates will change from April 7th.
I’ve put a circle ⭕️ around ‘7 April 2025’ @Kimmy87.
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I’ve had another letter ✉️ today (20/2/25) from Employment & Support Allowance BUT THIS TIME it’s to confirm that my claim has definitely ended. ✅✔️☑️👍 @Kimmy87
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Yes I did receive confirmation over the phone TWICE that my claim had been closed down but a letter is the best proof possible imo.
Very happy 😀 to have received this proof. ✅☑️✔️👍 @Kimmy87
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The agent that I spoke to on the ESA phone line earlier this week (on Monday) said that I’d receive some kind of letter about my claim stopping. He was correct ✅✔️☑️👍. @Kimmy87
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I’m not really sure if I want to keep my account. That’s because I just can’t accept having a post that’s not up to my standards.
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Yes it’s only a forum, it’s informal. You’re not back at school 🏫 and there’s no-one questioning a mistake in your writing. But, I care deeply about my writing. 🖊️🖍️✏️✍️
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I try my damn hardest to get my writing 📝 spot on in the 15-minute period where you get a chance to edit your writing. I just can’t accept looking at a post that’s not fully, fully up to scratch after that 15-minute window has elapsed.
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It plays on my mind 😩😩😩 when a post doesn’t meet my requirements ❌❌❌ and it’s too late to edit it.
15 minutes isn’t a huge amount of time 🕰️⏱️ to edit a post - that soon passes!
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A post that’s not perfect, it just looks hideous/unsightly to me. 🙈🙈🙈🫣🫣🫣
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I’m not just severely autistic 😢, I have Hate Mistake Syndrome.
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The Scope Community Team are a lovely ☺️ bunch but they’ve expressed that they can’t continue making edits for me.
That’s because they’re busy people, they do have other responsibilities.
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That puts extra pressure on me to get my writing absolutely spot on within a 15-minute ⏳⌛️⌚️window.
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I try my hardest but even then, sometimes that’s not enough and a mistake can still go unnoticed by me. ❌❌
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If I don’t get my writing correct within that 15-minute window, I’d then be stuck with a post that I’m not happy with. 😩😩🫣🫣
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Oh I hope you don’t delete your account I enjoy reading your posts @ChrisSCOPEhtfc94
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