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UC 500 Payment

kevsmt5
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I know if you receive WTC as of beginning of March you will be eligible for the 500 one of payment. However I am confused as when I started claiming anything it was via new Universal Credit. Does this mean you are not eligible if receive Universal Credit
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kevsmt5 said:I know if you receive WTC as of beginning of March you will be eligible for the 500 one of payment. However I am confused as when I started claiming anything it was via new Universal Credit. Does this mean you are not eligible if receive Universal Credit
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UC and WTC are 2 completely different benefits. As it's UC you're receiving then you won't be entitled to the £500 one off payment.
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Well according to online Universal Credit replaced all other tax credits. So technically it is the same.0
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Yes, it's replaced tax credits but they are not the same benefits because they have different criteria. As you're receiving UC then your standard allowance has been increased by £20 per week until September.
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kevsmt5 said:Well according to online Universal Credit replaced all other tax credits. So technically it is the same.1
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But it hasn't fully replaced it otherwise some wouldn't be still claiming it.1
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So when I first applied for Universal Credit in September last year. Will anything I was entitled to have included 20 extra a week and will continue until September. Or will this be 20 extra a week from April ?0
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To be clear. UC has replaced Tax Credits for all new claims. There are however many existing claimants still receiving Tax Credits.Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Some rules may be different in other parts of UK.2
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kevsmt5 said:So when I first applied for Universal Credit in September last year. Will anything I was entitled to have included 20 extra a week and will continue until September. Or will this be 20 extra a week from April ?
The extra money has been added to the standard allowance, which has been automatically increased since April 2020 and will continue until September 2021.
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