Universal Credit and change of circumstances

newbee007

Hi, I wonder if anyone could help me in this matter:

My friends are on UC, receiving Standard, Housing and Children Allowance. He is working 28 hours a week which makes around 23k a year and she is full time mum staying at home with children.

Now he has an opportunity to change his job for similar role and around same money, but working only 17,5 hours a week.

Do you think it will affect their UC payments? Many thanks for reply.

pmlindyloo

It might affect their payments depending on what the difference in salary is - you say 'around same money'.

The other things it might affect is their work related activities as part of their claimant commitment.

Do they meet the Conditionality Earnings Threshold? (NMW x 35 hrs)

How old are the children? Does the mother have a clamant commitment?

newbee007

Thanks for your reply pmlindyloo.

It might affect their payments depending on what the difference in salary is - you say 'around same money'.

Salary will be very similar (most probably little less) if not the same.

The other things it might affect is their work related activities as part of their claimant commitment.

As far as I am concerned, their commitments are just to use online accounts to inform about changes in circumstances

Do they meet the Conditionality Earnings Threshold? (NMW x 35 hrs)

Not sure what is it. How to calculate it for a couple? He earns 23,500.

How old are the children? Does the mother have a clamant commitment?

Both children are 2

pmlindyloo

newbee007 wrote: »

Thanks for your reply pmlindyloo.

It might affect their payments depending on what the difference in salary is - you say 'around same money'.

Salary will be very similar (most probably little less) if not the same.

The other things it might affect is their work related activities as part of their claimant commitment.

As far as I am concerned, their commitments are just to use online accounts to inform about changes in circumstances

Do they meet the Conditionality Earnings Threshold? (NMW x 35 hrs)

Not sure what is it. How to calculate it for a couple? He earns 23,500.

How old are the children? Does the mother have a clamant commitment?

Both children are 2

Thanks.

So the father is already earning above the Conditionality Threshold - 35 x the National Minimum Wage.

In that case neither of them will be expected to take part in any work related requirements.

The CET for a household is a combination of the individual expected CET of each of the adults (joint claimants or including an ineligible partner of a claimant) in the household and varies between different households. In a couple household, if one of the adults earns above the household CET, both claimants are placed in the working enough regime, regardless of if they are both working or not.


They could use a benefit calculator to see by how much their payments will change. www entitledto.co.uk for example.

newbee007

pmlindyloo wrote: »

So the father is already earning above the Conditionality Threshold - 35 x the National Minimum Wage.

I am sorry to ask pmlindyloo but not sure if understand that. As far as I know UC is being paid every month but 35 hours x NMW looks more like weekly earnings. How do you compare his earnings to Conditionality Threshold? What would be his minimum earnings to meet criteria and requirements to stay in same group?

Thanks

pmlindyloo

newbee007 wrote: »

I am sorry to ask pmlindyloo but not sure if understand that. As far as I know UC is being paid every month but 35 hours x NMW looks more like weekly earnings. How do you compare his earnings to Conditionality Threshold? What would be his minimum earnings to meet criteria and requirements to stay in same group?

Thanks

No problem.

He needs to earn weekly 35 x £7.50 to meet the Conditionality Threshold which he does. (x 52 to get yearly salary)

newbee007

Many thanks pmlindyloo

newbee007

pmlindyloo wrote: »

No problem.

He needs to earn weekly 35 x £7.50 to meet the Conditionality Threshold which he does. (x 52 to get yearly salary)

Hi pmlindyloo, it has been few years now and just wanted to ask if anything has changed since then?

poppy12345

newbee007 wrote: »

Hi pmlindyloo, it has been few years now and just wanted to ask if anything has changed since then?

Only the NMW increase, which is £8.21.