Very anxious about upcoming UC review - anyone have any knowledge?

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We have our UC review phone calls on Friday (separately as we have different accounts) and the last day of our assessment period is also the day my partner gets his wages. So occasionally our overall balance goes very slightly over £6k on last day of assessment period, because of his wage, but then reduces back down again very quickly once bills, mortgage and other living costs come out.

Is this going to negatively impact us?

Thanks in advance, really stressing about this

Yet the things you have said are standard cliches.

It's all getting a bit defensive on here

I had a review before and declared around £1k of savings because thats what i had in my account at the time so wanted to be honest. When they reviewed my statements i was told it doesnt count as savings as its for my expenses (true) It sounds like you do not have savings of 6k so i wouldnt worry

To be fair, I didn't know UC was taxable. Funny old system. 🤷‍♀️

Universal credit itself is not taxed. But many people who get it are themselves taxpayers.
The objection to my explaining that as the OP gets a benefit from the taxpayer was interpreted as meaning that I think people are either on benefits or taxpayers. And that anyone on benefits is bad.

It wasn’t. I was simply explaining to the OP that because she is getting a taxpayer benefit ( which she is) she has to expect some questions to be asked. Which is what the OP was concerned about.

It is a weird system when working full time and paying tax but then getting UC top-ups. It never made sense to me when i was claiming.