Universal credit statement - missing housing element

[kasha1989]

Hi everyone, I was wondering if I can get some help here I rent 2bedroom flat with my boyfriend who works full time and my 2year old. I was topping up my earnings with universal credit over half year ago. At that time when I checked my universal credit statement and what my entitlement was, I saw on the list standard allowance, child element and housing. I'm pregnant and due in 2 weeks so I decided to apply again for universal credit as my maternity pay will be less than what I was earning. And when I checked my statement again yesterday, it said that this month I'm not entitled to anything and statement in my entitlement shows only child element and standard allowance. My question is (I don't know if I'm clear enough ) where is housing element? We rent the same flat for 3 years and last time I claimed universal credit it was included.

Firstly I presume it's a joint UC claim so your boyfriends wages will reduce your Uc amount. There should be a rent element on there - if there isn't then you need to ring them asap. Did you supply a tenancy agreement if it is private rent ? Element do get missed off and you need to chase them to be added - it is an easy mistake for them to rectify.