Sons new UC claim

Haribo1
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My son has been off sick from work for 28 weeks so has finished receiving his ssp and has made a claim for uc as he is not entitled to ESA. What he wanted to know is, will he be entitled to a payment if he received his last ssp payment on the first day he made a claim for uc?

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  • Spoonie_Turtle
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    Haribo1 said:
    My son has been off sick from work for 28 weeks so has finished receiving his ssp and has made a claim for uc as he is not entitled to ESA. What he wanted to know is, will he be entitled to a payment if he received his last ssp payment on the first day he made a claim for uc?

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    Yes, but it will be counted as earnings and he will receive a deduction from UC of 55% of the SSP (unless he has children, then a certain amount will be ignored before deductions start).  How much UC he recieves will depend on his situation - partner, children, renting or not, etc.

    It would have been better to make the claim the day after his last SSP payment but it sounds like it's too late for that now.
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    Thanks for the reply Spoonie. I'll let him know.
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