One off lump sum - impact on universal credit

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It's not even agreed by unions, and not certain if I'd be eligible.

But there is a proposed one off cost of living payment to civil servants of £1500. (£1200 after tax for me).

This would be enough to mean I don't get any universal credit the following month - which I think would close my claim?

Is the process of re opening my claim straightforward? Trying to work out would i lose my universal credit for one month or longer.

The claim won’t close for 1 months nil award

Hello, no need to close claim . You money will get adjusted and then go back to melt all after . Claim only gets closed after 6 months mil award . So basically , do nothing !

*nil

Great thank you. So I would just lose my UC for one month. I was worried the extra would be more hassle than it's worth.

It won't close the claim. You would need to have six months of zero payments for a Uc claim to close and even then it sometimes doesn't. I had a client through work recently who had a UC claim with zero payments for 18 months and the claim was still open !

Can you ask for it to be paid into your pension instead?

Could you ask for it to be paid in 10 monthly installments

In the NHS the one off payment can be paid over (I think) 10 months, so perhaps it will be the same for you.