Universal credit and CIS tax refund

scallywags_3

I have unfortunately been on universal credit since February 2020 due to a heart condition. I am a self employed carpenter under CIS self assessment tax. I normally apply for a tax rebate in April/May. Once it has been filed do I inform UC or do HMRC notify them automatically? Also would all my universal credits stop as it is a lump sum or just a percentage of it? I have a wife who works (been furloughed at the moment) and 3 children. 

poppy12345

I've just answered this on another thread. It does get confusing when you do this. Someone would have eventually answered your question, there's no need to ask it multiple times in different places.

You need to report it to DWP (minus your expenses) it's classed as income in the month it's received.

Soulfulness28

Hi, I’m  newly out of work and have been informed about Universal Credit. Please can you let me know if you have to repay the Universal Credit back?
I saw online that you have to pay back an 
advanced Universial Credit but I just wanted to know if you have pay back the general Universal Credit? 

calcotti

Soulfulness28 said:

Hi, I’m  newly out of work and have been informed about Universal Credit. Please can you let me know if you have to repay the Universal Credit back?
I saw online that you have to pay back an 
advanced Universial Credit but I just wanted to know if you have pay back the general Universal Credit? 

No. Provided the claim is correct UC once paid is yours. Only an advance payment has to be repaid and if the claim is ongoing this is done by reducing future payments. If the claim stops before the advance has been fully repaid then the balance will be a debt owed to DWP.

Soulfulness28

calcotti said:

Soulfulness28 said:

Hi, I’m  newly out of work and have been informed about Universal Credit. Please can you let me know if you have to repay the Universal Credit back?
I saw online that you have to pay back an 
advanced Universial Credit but I just wanted to know if you have pay back the general Universal Credit? 

No. Provided the claim is correct UC once paid is yours. Only an advance payment has to be repaid and if the claim is ongoing this is done by reducing future payments. If the claim stops before the advance has been fully repaid then the balance will be a debt owed to DWP.

Thank you so much for clearing this up for me. I didn’t want to claim as I thought I had to pay it back. Knowing that I don’t releases my anxiety a lot. 

Thank you. 

scallywags_3

poppy12345 said:

I've just answered this on another thread. It does get confusing when you do this. Someone would have eventually answered your question, there's no need to ask it multiple times in different places.

You need to report it to DWP (minus your expenses) it's classed as income in the month it's received.

Many thanks-apologies for the repeat post-new on here and couldn’t seem to find my original post.