ORsee what five million households in the UK are currently receiving Universal Credit (UC) from the Department of Labor and Pensions (DWP), but these payments have been cut since October as a result of the end of the increase of 20 pounds per week. However, there are several other reasons why your universal loan payment may decrease.
The UK government website explains that Universal Credit can withdraw money from your payment if you are in arrears and lists the following six types of debt:
- Advance payments
- Overpayment Universal Credit
- Overpayment of benefits
- Reimbursable payment for difficult working conditions
- Budgeting and repayment of crisis loans
- Other debts you owe
Consequences of the disappearance of £ 20 a week from Universal Credit
Going back to the end of the extra £ 20 a week that those who applied for Universal Credit were getting, this will have a significant impact in the long run as £ 20 a week is growing rapidly.
In accordance with Joseph Rowntree FoundationFor single applicants under the age of 25, Universal Credit will decrease from £ 344 per month from April 2021 to September 2021 to £ 257.33 per month from October 2021 to March 2022 per month to £ 324 , 84 per month for the same timeframes. The drop for joint applicants under 25 years old was £ 490.60 per month to £ 403.93 per month, and the decrease for joint applicants who are one or both 25 years old or older was £ 596.58 per month to £ 509. £ 91 per month.
Good news for those who are applying for a universal loan
In the recent budget announced Chancellor of Great Britain Rishi SunakThere was some positive news for those who applied for Universal Credit. This is because I have announced that the UC “rate of constriction” should be reduced by 8 percent.
In other words, instead of losing 63p for every pound earned in excess of the work allowance, it is reduced to 55p. Sunak explained that the 63penny rate was a hindrance to work.