Universal credit advance payment

Marie9876

I was accepted yesterday for an faster advance payment from universal credit dose anyone know when it will go into my bank account as still not in will I have to wait until Monday for it to be credited

huckster

It will go through Monday, as they don't credit payments on Weekend days. This is based on it being a faster payment, as you have stated.

Marie9876

Thanks really upset with universal credit as they told me it will be in my account by 8pm yesterday they really should of told me money

huckster

They are working everyday at the moment, with many staff drafted in to help from elsewhere within Civil Service.  So they may have forgotten it was a Saturday when telling you what they did.

Marie9876

I asked them on the phone will it go straight in with being a weekend wouldn't of minded if they said Monday I am panicking thinking something has gone wrong as when IV been reading universal credit it's says payment still made on a Saturday

huckster

Their systems don't enable payments to be processed at weekends.
Payment should be in your account by about 8am on Monday.

Blooby123

I applied for universal credit and have been awaiting my statement to see how much I was entitled to, I applied for an advance as it said I could and I’ve received that payment. 

However my statement has now come through and says I’m entitled to £0. How can the give me an advance if I’m not entitled to anything? 

Any help would be appreciated 

calcotti

Blooby123 said:

I applied for universal credit and have been awaiting my statement to see how much I was entitled to, I applied for an advance as it said I could and I’ve received that payment. 

However my statement has now come through and says I’m entitled to £0. How can the give me an advance if I’m not entitled to anything? 

Any help would be appreciated 

The advance is calculated on your maximum entitlement. If you have now received some earnings within the assessment period that may have cancelled out your entitlement for this month. Did you receive a payment from your employer after you made the claim? What does your statement show?