Moving to an Universal Credit Area

Icequeen99

gotnodosh wrote: »

Will tax credits not know if I claim UC? If that's the case then I would probably wait to tell them and pay the overpayment back when UC is paid?

When you have gone through your identity checks and UC are satisfied you meet the first four basic conditions (age, residency, not in education etc...) then they will tell HMRC and your tax credits will be stopped. So you may have some time without money.

IQ

gotnodosh

Icequeen99 wrote: »

When you have gone through your identity checks and UC are satisfied you meet the first four basic conditions (age, residency, not in education etc...) then they will tell HMRC and your tax credits will be stopped. So you may have some time without money.

IQ

Thank you. Hopefully it won't be too long then but better save up a bit to make sure I can pay my bills and eat. Seems all so complicated lol

fay66

Sorry to act daft if you receive universal credit , does that mean no more trips to the council? for housing benefit?

gotnodosh

fay66 wrote: »

Sorry to act daft if you receive universal credit , does that mean no more trips to the council? for housing benefit?

I believe it will go through the job centre now?

annandale

You get housing element paid directly which you then pay to your landlord