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Take Home Pay

Hello, i have a UC question. In order to qualify for help with health costs my take home pay must be under £935. On my UC statements there are two different areas saying Take Home Pay with different amounts. Which one is the take home pay please? 
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  • marcia_
    marcia_ Posts: 3,483 Forumite
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    £1532.95  as your statement says 
  • Rubyroobs
    Rubyroobs Posts: 1,103 Forumite
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    You earnt £1592 so you will not qualify for help with health costs.
  • itsthelittlethings
    itsthelittlethings Posts: 1,071 Forumite
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    Look on your pay slip.
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  • peteuk
    peteuk Posts: 2,017 Forumite
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    The two figures are easily explained. 

    Your wage is £1532.95
    They allow £673.00 before deductions start
    Deduction £472.97

    £1532.95 - £673.00= £859.95 

    The deduction from your UC is at 55p per pound, but because of the £673.00 it is only applied to the £859.95.  Which works out at £472.97 deducted from your overall UC award. 
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  • atlantis187
    atlantis187 Posts: 1,550 Forumite
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    Is that £935 for each person or couple?
  • Spoonie_Turtle
    Spoonie_Turtle Posts: 10,385 Forumite
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    Is that £935 for each person or couple?
    It's for the claim.  So if you have a joint claim, it is for the couple.
  • itsthelittlethings
    itsthelittlethings Posts: 1,071 Forumite
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    You earn 1500 from self employment! Wow! And still get UC. I’m guessing you have kids (sorry to be nosy).
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  • Numberwang_2
    Numberwang_2 Posts: 66 Forumite
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    Could you pay more in to a pension, if you’d paid in £600net this would have got your net income/take home down to below £935, so enable help with help costs and also would mean getting 25% tax top up to pension and also extra £330 in UC.
  • Squirrel85
    Squirrel85 Posts: 78 Forumite
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    You earn 1500 from self employment! Wow! And still get UC. I’m guessing you have kids (sorry to be nosy).
    We earn differently each month so its not always that high. Yes we have kids. But the goal is to earn enough to get UC off our back. 
    Wins so far: Jar of Nesquik, LoveTub pudding, Strada Reviewer.

    "Life is what happens to you while making other plans" John Lennon "This too will pass" My mum
  • Squirrel85
    Squirrel85 Posts: 78 Forumite
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    Look on your pay slip.
    We're self employed
    Wins so far: Jar of Nesquik, LoveTub pudding, Strada Reviewer.

    "Life is what happens to you while making other plans" John Lennon "This too will pass" My mum
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