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State pension and Universal Credit
Hi there I was wondering if someone would be able to advise?
I have a client who was on UC, turned pension age on 10/01/24
UC assessment phase is 7th of month to 6th of month
Client switched from UC and State pension.
He received £495.06 for period 10/01/24 to 26/01/24
for the UC period 07/01/24 - 06/02/24 , £813.17 was deducted, even though he only received £495.06 in state pension
I am unsure how they have calculated this, would anyone be able to provide info regarding the rules and regulations around this.
Thank you in advance for any support and advice.
I think for the assessment period they will also include as income for UC the state pension amount that will be paid from 27/1/24 - 6/2/24 even though he hasn’t actually received this yet. Would that make the figures add up?
Agree with Mairi, it will be the pro-rata state pension for that assessment period - ie under reg 73(2A)
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/376/regulation/73
If he gets the full new state pension of 203.85 per week that would be:
28 x (883.35 x 12)/365 = 813.17
Whether they’ve got it right depends what his weekly entitlement to state pension actually is, but the amount he
received in January & the period involved suggests it is £203.85 a week.
Agree with Mairi, it will be the pro-rata state pension for that assessment period - ie under reg 73(2A)
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/376/regulation/73
If he gets the full new state pension of 203.85 per week that would be:
28 x (883.35 x 12)/365 = 813.17
Whether they’ve got it right depends what his weekly entitlement to state pension actually is, but the amount he
received in January & the period involved suggests it is £203.85 a week.
Thank you - yes £815.40 every 4 weeks so £203.85 per week. Thank you for providing the legislation
I think for the assessment period they will also include as income for UC the state pension amount that will be paid from 27/1/24 - 6/2/24 even though he hasn’t actually received this yet. Would that make the figures add up?
Yes thank you that does make sense - you know when you just need to bounce your thoughts off someone?! Thanks again.