How does this work?

Yasha

Hi everyone, 
I moved into my house many years ago and paid a month in advance. Now I’m moving I have a month to pay up front which I have saved up ready to go. However, how do I get the month in advance back, that I paid when I moved in? Why is this boggling my brain so much!
At the time I was on housing benefit but now I have universal credit (plus my wages) 
thank you

Flugelhorn

do you mean you paid a deposit  ie a month's rent as deposit + a month's rent in advance  ?

or 

just paid a month's rent at the beginning of the month?

Yasha

Hi, I paid a deposit plus a months rent in advance. I’ll be doing the same when I move. 

LightFlare

If you paid in advance the assumption is that you will be present during that time

eg - if you paid rent on 1st Sep that pays for the month of September

If you move out on Sep 30th then no rent is due for Oct on property 1 but will have to be paid for property 2 in advance for 30th Sep to 30th Oct