SP UC housing + pt work - please help! :)

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Hi all,

I am confused about the amount of UC i may be eligble for. I have used various calculators that differ considerably. Some context:

I am a 38 year old single parent (dc is 6) we live alone with my parents, recieve no maintainence, pay no childcare costs etc.

My LHA is £650 pm. I work during term time (30 wks a year) at £1000 month. I spoke with CAB before i had started my job, excluding anything to do with earnings i was eligble for £600 pm.

If i were to rent privately with a rental of £650 pm how much (if any) overall UC including rent would i be eligible for?

Thanks in advance! :)

Post your calculations and I’ll check them

www.betteroffcalculator.co.uk/login

How many hours a week do you work?
Is the £1000pm before or after national insurance contributions?
Do you get paid every month, or only for the months that you actually work?

If get your figures together then give gingerbread a ring, they will do the calculation for you. I usually try their phone line a few times rather than waiting ages, often you can get through straight away.

Standard element £334.91
Child element £290
Housing element £650
Maximum UC Entitlement £1274.91

Earnings £1000 (I'm assuming that's net?)
Minus work allowance £344 = £656
£656 x 0.55 = £360.80

UC payment: £1274.91 - £360.80 = £914.11

Are you claiming UC now? You are probably entitled to something even without the housing element.

You should also contact CMS if you haven't yet done so.

PS Sorry meant to also include this link which explains how it's all worked out
www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/universal-credit/on-universal-credit/check-how-much-universal-credit-youll-get/

If you get your wages equally over 12 months, and your child was born before April 2017:
Single allowance £344.91
Child allowance (birth before April 2017) £290
LHA £650

Total £1284.91

£1000 earnings less £344 allowance= £656.
£656 x 0.55 = £360.80 deduction.

1284.91 - £360.80 = £924.11

If your child was born after April 2017, you get £45.42 less, so £878.69

Child is already 6 so was born before April 2017

Typo on my part. £334, so all totals £10 less.