How will universal credit work out how much i’m entitled to?

meraaakauser

I’m currently 32 weeks pregnant and have been out of work since march. Husband works but the problem is his payments are not the same each month as he works 4 days on and 4 days off. For example in october his payslip was £920 then in november it was £960.. now today he has received his payslip and he’s received £765. He has not taken any days off, he spoke with his manager to double check and he confirmed it was correct but that his payments aren’t the same each month due to the 4 days on and 4 off days that he does. My question is when I am able to apply for benefits when the baby is here how would they be able to work out how much I am entitled to if his payments are not consistent each month? Thanks

calcotti

Child Benefit is a flat rate benefit £21.05/week for first child. Income makes no difference unless earnings are overs £50,000 per annum which based on those monthly amounts they clearly are not.

Use a benefits calculator to see if you may be entitled to Universal Credit. That will vary each month based on earnings but it is all worked out automatically each month based on information provided by the employer to HMRC. https://www.gov.uk/benefits-calculators

meraaakauser

calcotti said:

Child Benefit is a flat rate benefit £21.05/week for first child. Income makes no difference unless earnings are overs £50,000 per annum which based on those monthly amounts they clearly are not.

Oh okay i think what i meant was the universal credit instead. I’m not sure how this all works 

poppy12345

meraaakauser said:

calcotti said:

Child Benefit is a flat rate benefit £21.05/week for first child. Income makes no difference unless earnings are overs £50,000 per annum which based on those monthly amounts they clearly are not.

  I’m not sure how this all works 

https://www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/en/articles/universal-credit-an-introduction

meraaakauser

calcotti said:

Child Benefit is a flat rate benefit £21.05/week for first child. Income makes no difference unless earnings are overs £50,000 per annum which based on those monthly amounts they clearly are not.

Use a benefits calculator to see if you may be entitled to Universal Credit. That will vary each month based on earnings but it is all worked out automatically each month based on information provided by the employer to HMRC. https://www.gov.uk/benefits-calculators

Oh okay that makes a lot more sense, thank you for your help! 

Rubyroobs

Universal credit will give you elements based on your situation, so you would get a standard couples element, a child element ( once your baby is born ) and if you rent then you would get a rent/ housing element. These elements will be added up and then reduced by any wages your partner has been paid in your monthly Uc assessment period. If you rent then the first £292 of wages is disregarded before deductions occur, if you have a mortgage it is £512. You only get this disregard ( called a work allowance ) once your child is born unless you have been deemed to have limited capability for work due to illness or disability.

calcotti

I see OP has changed title of this thread and edited the opening post which means my first reply looks a bit odd. Originally the title and the post asked specifically about Child Benefit, not about UC and benefits generally.

calcotti

In previous threads earlier in the year you said that you were living in the same house as your partner but separated from him and then that you would be moving back to live with your parents. This thread refers to your husband. Do be clear what your status is when claiming benefits.