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Applying for universal when working your notice - redundancy

Navas1992
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Hi ,
Sadly i've been made redundant and my company is giving me a month notice.
Does anybody know if it is possible to apply for the universal credit when you are still working your notice?
Thank you
Sadly i've been made redundant and my company is giving me a month notice.
Does anybody know if it is possible to apply for the universal credit when you are still working your notice?
Thank you
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Navas1992 said:Hi ,
Sadly i've been made redundant and my company is giving me a month notice.
Does anybody know if it is possible to apply for the universal credit when you are still working your notice?
Thank you
I believe you can, if you start the application you might be asked if the employment is due to end or a similar question.0 -
people that are working can make a claim for UC however income received in your monthly assessment period may well reduce your payment to £0. (depending on your circumstances and income)
When are you expecting your final payment (redundancy payment?) to be made? - you may be better claiming after you have received that1 -
Navas1992 said:Hi ,
Sadly i've been made redundant and my company is giving me a month notice.
Does anybody know if it is possible to apply for the universal credit when you are still working your notice?
Thank you
Yes you can apply but having wages during an assessment period can cause problems.
Mortgage started 2020, aiming to clear it in 2026.1 -
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The advice from Caz3121 is spot on. For most people in your situation it is better to apply for UC after you have received your final payment from employment because UC takes money into account when it is received not when it was earned.
You can use a benefits calculator to assess entitlement https://www.gov.uk/benefits-calculators
If you are excluded from UC (due to savings over £16,000 or other household income for example) you may be able to claim new style JSA instead.
You can if you wish calm both new style JSA and UU but any JSA reduces the amount of Uc payable.Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Some rules may be different in other parts of UK.0 -
It is usually better to wait until your final payment is received from your employer before claiming UC. However, the caveat to this is if this payment is going to be delayed for some reason, e.g. the employer is gone bust; in this case you will need to claim UC as soon as you can, and then realise that you may not get much for the assessment period when you receive your final payment.
Note that redundancy pay (as opposed to pay in lieu of notice and holiday pay) is not counted as income for UC. It will be counted as capital though.
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