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Take Home Pay
Squirrel85
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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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£1532.95 as your statement says0
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You earnt £1592 so you will not qualify for help with health costs.2
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Look on your pay slip.Credit card 1800
Overdraft 250
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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.Proud to have dealt with our debtsStarting debt 2005 £65.7K.
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Is that £935 for each person or couple?1
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It's for the claim. So if you have a joint claim, it is for the couple.atlantis187 said:Is that £935 for each person or couple?0 -
You earn 1500 from self employment! Wow! And still get UC. I’m guessing you have kids (sorry to be nosy).Credit card 1800
Overdraft 250
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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.1
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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.itsthelittlethings said:You earn 1500 from self employment! Wow! And still get UC. I’m guessing you have kids (sorry to be nosy).Wins so far: Jar of Nesquik, LoveTub pudding, Strada Reviewer.
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We're self employeditsthelittlethings said:Look on your pay slip.Wins so far: Jar of Nesquik, LoveTub pudding, Strada Reviewer.
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