UC

[username543210]

When you report a change of circumstances does your uc amount change immediately for the assessment period during which the change happens? Or does it wait until the next full assessment period?

I think it's immediate but when the uc amounts increased recently it didn't apply until the next assessment period so just wanted to ask if anyone knows for certain?

If you have a change during an assessment period, a house move say or a new child, it applies for the whole of the assessment period in which you advise of the change.

Benefits updates are dealt with differently. The change applies from the first complete AP after the uprate. So if the rates change on 9 April and your AP ends on 20 April you'll get the old rates. The new ones will be paid from the next AP, the one ending 20 May.

I thought that would be the case, thank you for confirming. 💐

I'm moving house hopefully sometime next week, due to amount of rent I will have to pay my daughter will now be helping with the rent and paying towards it, she is on the tenancy agreement that's been signed, will I still get help with my rent fron UC now my daughter is on the tenancy agreement?
Thank you

@ttennisha Is your Daughter still a dependent Child on your UC claim?

No she isn't

@ttennisha Once you update UC with your new address and tenancy agreement, it will prompt you to answer several questions,one being how many people are on the tenancy. If you put '2' then you are then deemed liable for half of the rent. Then you will get paid up to that half, or the highest amount you are entitled to, depending on LHA rate.