BUDGETING LOANS - We enquired to our Member of Parliament and DWP Minister, how it is that some people can have two budgeting advances on Universal Credit while others only have one.
The allowance is up to £348 for a single person but if you have paid much of this loan back and now only owe £50, why should you net get a second loan in an emergency?
This is the response from the DWP.
On the matter of when Universal Credit payments are sent to those entitled, it is set very strictly in line with their Assessment Period. The Assessment Period begins on the very date someone makes a claim to Universal Credit and lasts for one month. For example - 05/01/2021-04/02/2021. This cycle would continue for every month that follows (05/02/2021-04/03/2021 etc) and any entitlement that is calculated on the end of each period would be paid 7 days later. We have worked closely with Social and Private landlords in the local area to make them aware of how this can impact tenants in respect to managing their bills.
There are 4 types of advance under Universal Credit, as follows:
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