UC, lockdown and a newborn! Help!

[november90]

My baby is due next week so I'll need to update Universal credit as I'll have a new baby. Obviously I won't be able to get him registered for some time... has anyone been in this boat? Does UC have contingency plans in place or have they made it difficult?

Whilst I'm here, does anyone know the typical payment from UC when you have 2 children and are being paid statutory maternity pay? First child is 3.

Yes there's currently contingencies in place - just report baby on your account as soon as you can after the birth.

There's no such thing as a typical award unfortunately. I think second child will be an increase of around £233 and SMP will be treated the same as Wages (so total Wage - minus Work Allowance x 0.63 will give you the amount to take off your overall UC Award).