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I have had to claim Universal Credit.
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Thanks for that, will do.KxMx said:
Take it up with your MP and/or Liz Kendall. The system is working as designed, they are the ones who can change it.Shadowsonthehills said:
I don't think it is a point of it causing me any hardship, it is eight days money for me, for the landlord if I withhold the week then all they have is a slight disruption to the rent account and a 0.001 percentage drop in profits.KxMx said:April 2024-April 2025 is a 53 week rent year (due to there being 53 Mondays).
Universal Credit pay 52 weeks rent.
It is down to the tenant to pay the shortfall.
You can ask LL about a payment arrangement, paying a bit more per week until that extra week is paid off (before April '25).
If payment would cause you financial hardship you can apply for a Discretionary Housing Payment
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/claiming-discretionary-housing-payments/claiming-discretionary-housing-payments
If UC are paying my personal allowance monthly then they should do the same for the landlords rent.
Imagine if my rent officer's wage was short by about five hundred pounds once every four or five years and she just had to accept that that's the way it is due to how they only pay out from a Monday.0 -
With the way housing element is worked out there's nothing to challenge.Shadowsonthehills said:
In some jobs I have had with irregular hours the rent has taken all my wage, you see I am thinking if I don't challenge this the extra week could turn into months eventually.poppy12345 said:If UC usually covers the whole of your rent then you are very fortunate. For those that privately rent the shortfall of help with the rent is mostly much larger due to the rental charges being so much higher than social/council housing.
The shortfall for me this year is £10/month. If I was still living in my previous privately rented property the shortfall would be £152/month. I’m very thankful that I do not have to pay all of that extra money.0
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