Universal Credit Back payment

stepha4

I’ve just been told by UC I’m due a back payment as should have been having help with my housing for the last year!! I have no IPA, will the OR take the whole amount I’m due? 

Thankyou

stepha4

I’m undischarged

sourcrates

This is as close as i can find, take tax credits to mean any kind of benefit back payment -

30.113 Tax credits
Where a bankrupt receives arrears of tax credits for a period prior to or post the date of the bankruptcy order, the tax credits are only available to the trustee once they are paid to the bankrupt and therefore notwithstanding the fact that the payments may relate to a period prior to the bankruptcy order the funds do not automatically vest in the trustee. The tax credits should be treated as part of the bankrupt’s income and be included in any calculation for an IPA/IPO. Any lump sum received can also be claimed through an IPA/IPO when received by the bankrupt. It is possible to claim the lump sum as a ‘single payment’ IPA/IPO but consideration needs to be given to the reasonable domestic needs of the bankrupt and his family. This applies equally to Child Tax credits and, other tax credits, (see Chapter 31.7).