Re cost of living payment update

Onfyre

I’m on UC and no sign of anytime yet. I bank with Monzo and get it a day early so I’ll keep checking for the notification. 

Spoonie_Turtle

UC, Barclay's, nothing yet.

[Someone on Twitter who refuses to believe they'll get it because they use all of their UC for rent and not other income had a right go at me when their payment wasn't in the bank just past midnight! 
It was the first full-on case of 'I can explain it to you but I can't understand it for you' I've encountered 'in the wild', so to speak - eye-opening how someone can misunderstand every attempt at simple, clear explanation, just taking the key words of each sentence and interpreting them as personal attacks for not being able to work  O.o ]

calcotti

This is only the first payment date. The aim is to get most payments made by 31st July. A little patience is required.

poppy12345

Spoonie_Turtle said:

UC, Barclay's, nothing yet.

[Someone on Twitter who refuses to believe they'll get it because they use all of their UC for rent and not other income had a right go at me when their payment wasn't in the bank just past midnight! 
It was the first full-on case of 'I can explain it to you but I can't understand it for you' I've encountered 'in the wild', so to speak - eye-opening how someone can misunderstand every attempt at simple, clear explanation, just taking the key words of each sentence and interpreting them as personal attacks for not being able to work  O.o ]

That's shocking! I'm sorry you received such abuse! It's incredible really just how many people have asked about this but the criteria is so simple to understand. I just don't get why so many people are confused.

Spoonie_Turtle

poppy12345 said:

Spoonie_Turtle said:

UC, Barclay's, nothing yet.

[Someone on Twitter who refuses to believe they'll get it because they use all of their UC for rent and not other income had a right go at me when their payment wasn't in the bank just past midnight! 
It was the first full-on case of 'I can explain it to you but I can't understand it for you' I've encountered 'in the wild', so to speak - eye-opening how someone can misunderstand every attempt at simple, clear explanation, just taking the key words of each sentence and interpreting them as personal attacks for not being able to work  O.o ]

That's shocking! I'm sorry you received such abuse! It's incredible really just how many people have asked about this but the criteria is so simple to understand. I just don't get why so many people are confused.

At first it was almost amusing, but thinking about the reality of trying to live like that is actually horrifying so overall I just feel very sorry for her.  I hope she's nicely surprised when it does turn up, anyway.

calcotti

poppy12345 said: I just don't get why so many people are confused. 

Me neither. 

Onfyre

calcotti said:

This is only the first payment date. The aim is to get most payments made by 31st July. A little patience is required.

I lack patience 😂

donnac2558

I was expecting all hell to break loose when people did not get a payment straight away on the 14th. 

Most of mine will be towards my gas and the rest electric.   I have a bill due this month for gas as the meter read last month, but I am in credit.  

KxMx

I bank with HSBC, on Universal Credit, my payment is showing as going in tomorrow. 

donnac2558

Well, I am in N.I. and the government site is now saying we will get our payment from 21st-31st July.