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Universal credit routine review

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purpleme12 · 18/02/2026 20:05

I've just had a message saying
You need to check and confirm your details.
This is a routine review to make sure you're receiving the right amount of universal credit.
I started on universal credit in October 2023.
I must have estimated how much I earn a year in guess because it gives a figure of how much I usually earn. And the figure was probably right when I started it.
I checked my P60 for last year and the amount I earn has gone up. But then universal credit take the figures in real time don't they? So surely they'll know anyway?? So I don't really get why they're asking that if it's done in real time each month.
My amount in my current account has gone down by a couple of hundred from the figure it says I have.
And my amount in my savings has gone up by a few hundred from the figure it says I gave.
What happens then? Do they just adjust payments accordingly? If they need to be adjusted?

OP posts:
slashlover · 13/08/2026 10:07

They're just checking that you're received the right about of UC and don't have a secret bank account with money stashed away. If you have over £6000 on the last day of your assessment then it needs to be declared, I did mine every month.

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