Universal Credit
How your wages affect your payments
If you or your partner are working, how much Universal Credit you get will depend on how much you earn. There바카라 사이트™s no limit to how many hours you can work and still get Universal Credit.
If your wages go up, your Universal Credit payment will reduce. If you stop working or your wages go down, your payment will increase.
There are different rules if you바카라 사이트™re self-employed.
For every £1 you earn from working, your Universal Credit payment goes down by 55p. Your income will be your wages plus your new Universal Credit payment.
Use a benefits calculator to see how your Universal Credit changes if your wages go up.
Most employers will report your wages for you. You will normally only need to report monthly earnings if you바카라 사이트™re self-employed.
If you have a disability, health condition or have children
You can earn a certain amount before your Universal Credit starts to be reduced if you or your partner are either:
- responsible for a child or young person
- living with a disability or health condition that affects your ability to work
This amount is called a 바카라 사이트˜work allowance바카라 사이트™.
Working out your work allowance
How much you can earn before your Universal Credit payment is reduced depends on whether you get help with housing.
You can earn up to £411 a month before your payment starts to reduce if either:
- you get help with housing costs through Universal Credit
- you live in temporary accommodation arranged by your council because you바카라 사이트™re homeless
If neither of these circumstances apply to you, you can earn up to £684 a month before your payment starts to reduce.
How often and how much you바카라 사이트™re paid
The amount of Universal Credit you get is calculated each month. This is called your 바카라 사이트˜monthly assessment period.바카라 사이트™
Your Universal Credit amount should stay the same if your:
- employer pays you the same amount each month
- employer pays you on the same date
- personal circumstances do not change
Your Universal Credit amount will be affected if you:
- do not get paid during a monthly assessment period
- get paid more than once in a monthly assessment period
- earn a different amount in each monthly assessment period
You can check how much Universal Credit you바카라 사이트™ll be paid by signing in to your online account.
Read more about Universal Credit and earnings.
If your Universal Credit payment stops because your wages increased
As you or your partner바카라 사이트™s wages increase, your Universal Credit payments will reduce until you바카라 사이트™re earning enough to no longer get Universal Credit. Your payments will then be stopped. You바카라 사이트™ll be told when this happens.
If your wages decrease after this, you could become eligible for Universal Credit again.
If it바카라 사이트™s been 6 months or less since your last Universal Credit payment, you바카라 사이트™ll automatically start getting payments again. If it바카라 사이트™s been more than 6 months, you바카라 사이트™ll need to reapply for Universal Credit.