People already on UC

[hungrycater]

For people who were already on universal credit before corona virus, are u still getting paid on time?

I started on it in February, after my job offer was retracted due to CV, and my payments have been on time and everything seems okay.

I got paid 17th March as normal, who knows about April, haven't heard otherwise.

Are all payment dates the 17th for everyone? Just wondered as mine is

Nope mines is the 19th April

Actually so yeah that would be the 17th, maybe it is then?!

Your payment date is whatever date you put your claim in originally. I have been paid as normal so far.

Mine is the 5th so I'll find out soon

@hungrycater Payment date is 6 days after the date of the month you put your claim in and 7 days after the last date of your AP. For your 17th pay date like mine, your assessment period would be 11th-10th of every month. If payday was the 28th, the assessment period would be 22nd-21st.

Posted too soon. As above, for an 11th-10th assessment period you would have made the claim on the 11th and for the 22nd-21st assessment period, the 22nd would have the first date of the claim.

@Bringmewineandcake can u keep us posted please? 5th is saturday so u should get paid Friday

Everyone's payments are going up by about £83 a month form May payments as well as the annual increase from April 6th.

@Babyroobs is the £83 monthly increase an ongoing change do u know or just Cos of covid19?

It's for 12 months because of Covid 19.

Oh ok that's useful then

@Babyroobs I was just googling this and it says payments will increase if u are eligible/vulnerable so I don't think every single person on UC automatically gets it

@hungrycater It’s the standard element that has gone up for all on UC and WTC. I got paid on the 20th and all went in fine, no issues.

Yep, no issues. I'm on long term high rate of the Disability element (LCWRA)

My payment date is 20th of every month

Sorry forgot the link and screenshot

www.understandinguniversalcredit.gov.uk/coronavirus/

I haven't been told of any increase? I've been on UC- LCWRA since it started

The increase wont apply if you're already affected by the benefit cap as that is staying the same.

I was paid on time last week.

@HavenDilemma it was announced that the standard element of UC and WTC was being increased by £20pw for 12mths due to coronavirus. There is more about it in the link I attached.

hungrycater I logged into my account on the back of this thread and should be getting paid as normal on Friday.

I can check back in on the thread on Friday and let you know if it does go through ok?

@Bringmewineandcake yes please

I think I read somewhere it will be from may payments.