Universal credit

[Happylifeofmum]

Hi everyone,

Im currently a student mum on income support while coming to the end of my course. By summer I will have a part time permenant job and have been told I will move to universal credit?
Not sure if this is true as i wont be getting any benefits from job centre when I start work , the only thing changing will be I apply for working tax credits and obviously will get my full time wage. But does this mean universal credit? I assumed it was only people who didn’t have a job and claiming benefits from job centre such as jca or IS that would get universal credit?

Any idea

Thanks xx

Ive been told this from random people not actually the job centre

If you're in a U C area, any changes to tax credits triggers a move to universal credit.

Universal credits replaces several existing benefits which I think includes tax credits

www.gov.uk/universal-credit

Do you currently receive childtax credits?

Yes I currently get child tax credits

THen yes despite what the job centre may incorrectly tell you you can claim wtc . Had you not currently been in receipt of any tax credits you would have had to claim UC.

If you're in a U C area, any changes to tax credits triggers a move to universal credit.
That’s incorrect , very few changes to tax credits will trigger a UC. Only those changes which previously would have caused you to claim a legacy benefit.

will trigger a change* to UC

So I won’t need to claim UC?
No it wasn’t the job centre it was just other people I have previously spoken to said thats what id have to do. Just thought id ask if anyone here knew before i contacted JC because i very rarely need to these days as nearly finished my course.
Thanks

Found this info online:

Claimants who already have an award ofChild Tax Credits(CTCs) can apply forWorking Tax Credits (WTCs). The award ofWTCis a change of circumstances to the existing Tax Credits award, so they do not need to claimUC.

Sorry I thought the JC had given you wrong info. No you definitely don’t need to claim UC.

Thanks for the help, im glad!

You can claim working tax credits but depending on your wage you may not get them. The cut off is about 17k.