Universal credit what my husband to go to the job centre, AIBU?!

[ImEasyLikeSundayMorning]

After a string off 'errors' that occurred out of nowhere, we have been kicked off tax credits, and we cannot reapply.

Both DH and I work full time and have not been out of work for many many years.

We can only apply for universal credit. We are entitled to a very small amount towards DC3's childcare but we are absolutely broke and desperate so need to apply.

Despite checking and double checking, during the application they did not ask for DH's income (self employed), but they did require mine.
DH had a phone interview today and has to go to the job centre next week to prove he is self employed and working.

We hare always just used his self tax form for that in the past.

Who can just drop work like that with a weeks notice?! I know I can't.

Is this a normal expectation?!

@IrishladyNE

You need to speak with your Work Coach. It sounds like they've not reduced your committed hours to reflect that you have a primary school aged child.

If your youngest child is between 5 and 12 years old you are expected to work 25 hours per week.

This is supposed to help working parents drop off and collect primary aged children and enable them to work 'school hours'.

You should not be asked to attend the Jobcentre if you are working above 25 hours per week.

If you take time off sick or for caring purposes always pop it in your journal as a message to your Work Coach. They can then temporarily adjust your commitments until the 'period of sickness' is over.

Thank you for not being condescending, it was an error.

Just wondering if the death of the queen has stopped the horrible free money post or the price cap? Bunch of fickle folk. You can still have your 3 holidays a year and get an extra bank holiday. No need to be be vile to others now eh?

You mean like the parasitic NHS, employing a band 6 nurse like OP on between £33 and £40k so they have to claim top ups? Perhaps the NHS should pay the diversity managers a little less, and the medics a little more?

Are we really at a point where a household income of around £50/60k is seen as low enough to claim benefits? Really??

UC entitlement at higher incomes is broadly driven by high rents and/or high childcare costs. You can either address those at source (through your housing policies and/or your approach to funding nurseries and other childcare providers) or you can address them through benefits.

UC is fairly transparent (much more so than the HB and CTC/WTC it replaced), so you can reasonably easily calculate how it might apply to different types of households, what their monthly money 'need' is calculated to be, and how earned income is deducted from this.