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Universal credit query

[Deleted User] · 2019-01-05 15:07:58

Hi, I need help with universal credit. They take too long to tell me how much I will get, nevermind the 5 week wait. I was told to wait until the 5th of this month to find out (which is a Saturday so I can't call in to question it). I have £251 as a standard allowance and £479.00 as my housing element. However, on the…

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pmduk Posts: 10,700 Forumite

7 January 2019 at 9:59AM

dawyldthing wrote: »

You could rent a near mansion in some parts of the country for that amount of money

Sadly, those parts of the country tend to have very few jobs. In the rest of the country, the Local Housing Allowance is generally totally unrealistic and has been for 20+ years

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