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Tax credits to universal credit? Does a small increase in hours trigger a change?

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megletthesecond · 10/04/2021 15:50

I'm a lone parent and currently work 18hrs a week (over 3 days) and may be able to increase by a couple of hours to 20hrs.

But I don't want to do this if it tips me into universal credit. Does anyone know what the threshold is to be moved over?

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AnotherEmma · 10/04/2021 17:22

You can stay on tax credits. It might be worth contacting citizens Advice and asking them to do a "better off" calculation are some people can actually be better off on UC. It would be up to you about whether to switch.
www.entitledto.co.uk/help/changes_that_trigger_Universal_Credit

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