Martin Lewis' MoneySavingExpert warns about Universal Credit Bank Holiday payment trap

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MARTIN Lewis’ MoneySavingExpert is warning Brits about a flaw in the Universal Credit system, which could mean no payments at all in May. The team warned that a trap created by the bank holid…

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People likely to get their salary early are those who would usually be paid on the 1st, 2nd or 3rd of the month.assessment period starts and finishes on - to see whether your early payment will mean you are paid twice in one period. If this does happen, the good news is that your June benefits payment should be much higher as you have will have no monthly earnings recorded in the May assessment period.

If it looks like you’ll get paid too much or too little Universal Credit, ask your work coach to move your wages into another assessment period.

 

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