Can I be evicted?

[stairsanddoota]

I rent my house through my local housing association.
My rent is £76 a week and works out £330 a month.
When I signed tenancy they asked for 1 week in advance (which I paid )
Now I've had to claim UC and they are telling me my rent is now £360 a month as they want me a month in credit.
I've told them a extra £30 a month is too much but they hound me.
At the moment my rent account is £38 in credit but by the time I make my next payment it will be £192 in arrears Till I pay them I'm in credit for around 2 weeks.
There's literally nothing I can do
I've said I can pay a extra £5 a month but they said it needs to be £30
Yet when I got house they were happy for me to pay 1 month in advance
I'm also getting a 50% discount in water rates but they still asking me to pay full water rates

Does your HA have a customer support team? Ours do and they're really good at helping out with things like this

UC is payed in arrears, but childcare and rent both usually paid a month in advance. That means that you have to front the money (out of thin air) and then get it back at the end of the month. It's UC which is our of sync with the way other things are paid for, but I'm not sure what you can do about it really. £30 a month seems reasonable to get you caught up. It's not going to be easy to find on UC, but much better than getting sent to court and possibly losing your home.
In my area even council housing you have to pay a month in advance for most properties. It is a big problem, and UC is not enough to come up with that month in advance, but rent has to be a priority over all else. If that means saving £30 each month by using a food bank, energy vouchers, etc. then that's what you will have to do. If they want £30 maybe suggest £20 instead? At least they will feel you are trying to meet them halfway.

You are in technical arrears not actual arrears and no court will evict you for this. The reason for the technical arrear is that UC pay your rent in arrears, January’s payment will be December to January. There is no need for you to pay extra.

With regards to the water rates show the email or letter confirming your discount and make the payment stated. If they continue to threaten and bombard you contact the housing regulator or whoever regulates in your area