Hi,
I am entitled to Universal Credit and would like to start paying into a pension. I have read that Universal Credit doesn't take pension contributions into consideration and am assuming that means in relation to savings but my question is more about the payment side of things.
So when I get my monthly statement from Universal Credit, it's based on the amount I get paid from my employer (take-home pay). If I started paying into a pension, would my Universal Credit payments be based on my income or take-home pay before my pension contributions or after? My take home pay would obviously be lower once I started paying into a pension but I'm assuming that my payment from Universal Credit would be before pension payments and not after? I can't seem to find a definitive answer online anywhere.
Thank you so much for any help with this :)