Universal Credit Essentials
  • Home
  • About Us
  • FB Group FAQ
  • £500 Covid Payment
  • How Much Will My Payment Be?
  • Deduction for Earnings Calculator
  • Universal Credit Advances
    • New Claim Advance
    • Budgeting Advance
    • Change of Circumstances Advance
  • Students and Universal Credit
  • New to UC and basic info
    • I claim SDP
    • Universal Credit new claim process
    • Do I need to claim UC?
    • Free Prescriptions and Other Health Costs Help on UC
    • Long Term Health Condition and Disability >
      • Free Prescriptions and Other Health Costs Help on UC
      • Work Capability Assessment
      • Challenge Work Capability Decision
      • Do you struggle to budget with Universal Credit paid once per month?
      • Managed Payment to Landlord
    • Alternative Payment Arrangement
    • Deductions for debts on Universal Credit
    • Universal Credit Rates
    • Managed Payment to Landlord
  • Struggling Financially?
  • Explore UC Information
    • Working and Earnings on UC >
      • Different Earning Patterns
      • RTI Error
      • Earning deduction calculator
      • Childcare Element
      • Light touch Regime
    • Claimant Commitment
  • Blogs and News
  • Home
  • About Us
  • FB Group FAQ
  • £500 Covid Payment
  • How Much Will My Payment Be?
  • Deduction for Earnings Calculator
  • Universal Credit Advances
    • New Claim Advance
    • Budgeting Advance
    • Change of Circumstances Advance
  • Students and Universal Credit
  • New to UC and basic info
    • I claim SDP
    • Universal Credit new claim process
    • Do I need to claim UC?
    • Free Prescriptions and Other Health Costs Help on UC
    • Long Term Health Condition and Disability >
      • Free Prescriptions and Other Health Costs Help on UC
      • Work Capability Assessment
      • Challenge Work Capability Decision
      • Do you struggle to budget with Universal Credit paid once per month?
      • Managed Payment to Landlord
    • Alternative Payment Arrangement
    • Deductions for debts on Universal Credit
    • Universal Credit Rates
    • Managed Payment to Landlord
  • Struggling Financially?
  • Explore UC Information
    • Working and Earnings on UC >
      • Different Earning Patterns
      • RTI Error
      • Earning deduction calculator
      • Childcare Element
      • Light touch Regime
    • Claimant Commitment
  • Blogs and News
Search by typing & pressing enter

YOUR CART

8/23/2019 Comments

When will your payment breakdown show on Universal Credit?

Waiting to see your Universal Credit payment breakdown causes many people anxiety, whether it is your first payment on you have already had numerous payments.  

There is often the worry that more debts will be taken or that wages won't be picked up correctly.  

The payment section on the Universal Credit online accounts always states that your payment breakdown will be available 2 days after your assessment period ends (see example below), but really this is quite misleading as only a small percentage of payments automatically calculate.
If something needs manually actioned on your claim - like maybe something needs verified, childcare needs added,  debt deductions need sorted or for no apparent reason - your case manager needs to do calculate it before it can be uploaded onto the system.  

You won't get any notification that this has happened and it can appear at any point after your assessment period has ended.  

It is perfectly normal for the breakdown not to appear immediately. The wording on the payment breakdown screen was altered a few months ago and incorrectly builds expectation that it should appear immediately. 

Our advice is, if it is not showing 2 days before payment is due to you, do call them on 08003285644 to prompt them.

Obviously though, if you are struggling badly with anxiety, budgeting or you think there is going to be a problem then initially send a message to 'payments' prompting them and if no response then do call.  Generally when staff first arrive in the office each day, they do deal with claims that have overdue payments on them because obviously people that have not received any payment on due date to take priority.

If your payment breakdown is not showing by payment date then you will not be paid until it is showing.  Do not sit and wait for a payment if the breakdown is not showing - call them urgently.  
For those who are unsure where a payment breakdown appears, we have included a screen shot below.   If you do not have this button, then your first payment breakdown has not been calculated.
Picture
More information about....
HOW MUCH CAN BE DEDUCTED FOR DEBTS
IF YOU CANNOT MANAGE ONE PAYMENT PER MONTH
Picture
Comments
Would you like to give us Feedback?
We would love to hear from you 
❤​
Unacceptable Behaviour Policy        Cookies        Privacy       Terms and conditions 

2020 © UCE
Universal  Credit Essentials SCIO
​is a charity​ registered in Scotland
(registration number SC050201)