Confusion around AET and UC commitments

TruthorConsequences

Hi,

I’d be grateful if someone could explain how some of the forthcoming changes will affect me.

I’m employed on a 21 hours per week contract, I earn around £1340 per month.

I’m a single mum with 2 children, aged 9 and 4. 4 year old turns 5 next month. My understanding is that my commitments mean that once my youngest child turned 5, I would need to work for 25 hours per week but if I earned above minimum wage for 25 hours per week doing less hours, then this would be acceptable.

I’ve read lots of conflicting information but wondered if someone could please let me know the answer definitively. Do the rule changes mean that in my situation, I’ll be expected to look for more work in September?

Thanks so much in advance for any information. I am likely confusing the two (different) things but I’m reading lots about the AET changes but not whether this is caveated by the already existing commitments around child’s aged and hours to be worked.

huckster

If you take home £1340 per month,  even if you were expected to look for work up to 25 hours per week, based on youngest  being aged 5, the amount of earnings is likely to mean you would not need to attend Job Centre appointments.  You are likely to be considered earning enough and not booked Work Search appointments, unless for any reason earnings were not reported as paid during an assessment period.

TruthorConsequences

Thank you for your response. I am hopeful that this will be the case. I should have continuous payments each month so shouldn’t have any assessment period of £0 earnings.