universal credir questions / concerns

KenAdams2015

Hi,


I am currently on CTC and WTC but have concerns and questions on UC. Are you able to help?


I am married and my wife and I have a joint claim, we have 4 children and their ages are nearly 2, 5, nearly 10 and 16 but in full time education.


Questions:-
I have been offered a part time job its 24 hours a week paying £14,080 per annum. As this is above the salary for 35 hrs a week at minimum wage (£13,650) - Will this be ok or will I still be "asked" (and sanctioned if I can't or don't) to get more hours?


Am I right in thinking that although I am in a joint claim due to the age of the young children (nearly 2 and 4) that the equivalent of my wife's full time salary requirement (35 x NMW) will not be included?


At what age will my wife need to look for work? Will it be when the youngest is 5 and then part-time hours around school until he reaches secondary school age?


many thanks

KenAdams2015

Anyone please?

red_devil

if your on facebook there is a group that answers questions pm me if you want the name. Its a busy page.

KenAdams2015

Sent a PM thanks

theronstar

Hello,

The threshold the Jobcentre requires you to meet is concerned with earnings rather than hours.

The 35 hours per week x NMW figure is given to claimants as a benchmark. You will not be required to work more hours.

Your youngest is 2 so under UC your wife may have work focused interviews which do not oblige her to find work but are to prepare her for her return to the world of work.

Once your youngest hits 3 then under UC, your wife will be expected to look for part time work.

If she sets out her constraints due to childcare, her work coach should give her a reasonable goal.

KenAdams2015

Thank you so until the youngest hits 3 will it just be 35 X NMW that we need to met or will they still want us to meet 35 x 2 X NMW even though she will be the lead/main cater?

bigbill

Do you have a job just now?


Do you have JSA now?


Do you have UC now?


The reason I ask is no family with more than two children can get UC now so it would be CTC & WTC etc if your hours increase to 24,

KenAdams2015

Hi, on CTC and WTC, job is 37 hrs but the newer job with higher hourly rate is 24 hrs but perm (as opposed to weekly temp), would be slightly worse off salary wise each month but it a perm job and pays more than 35 X NMW

KenAdams2015

Me again, sorry.

If the move in jobs doesn't put me onto UC (it's a joint claim with 4 children), if the job didn't work out or God forbid made redundant etc - would that then put me onto UC?

I have been on a career break since Jan 15 and only worked about 6 Mths in this time so presume wouldn't have enough contributions to sign on.

Would I be able to just keep it as a CTC claim whilst I looked for work, or would the number of children then not matter and I would have to start a UC claim if all went "pete tong" in the next 12 Mths?

Sorry to be such a pain