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| Universal credit: Households to miss out on benefits over festive season | Universal credit: Households to miss out on benefits over festive season |
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| Thousands of people on universal credit will not be paid over the festive season or will get a reduced payment. | Thousands of people on universal credit will not be paid over the festive season or will get a reduced payment. |
| Those affected are among the 67,000 people who work and are paid weekly, the government says. Some will have to reapply for the benefit. | |
| That is because there are five paydays in December, so their monthly income will be too high to qualify - the benefit is based on a calendar month. | |
| The government says the benefit anticipates people's circumstances. | The government says the benefit anticipates people's circumstances. |
| Universal credit merges six benefits for working-age people into one new payment, which is reduced gradually as you earn more. | Universal credit merges six benefits for working-age people into one new payment, which is reduced gradually as you earn more. |
| The Department for Work and Pensions warns on its website that people who are paid five times in a month may have an income that is too high to qualify for the benefit in that period. | The Department for Work and Pensions warns on its website that people who are paid five times in a month may have an income that is too high to qualify for the benefit in that period. |
| It says people will be notified if this happens and told to reapply for the benefit the following month. | It says people will be notified if this happens and told to reapply for the benefit the following month. |
| Other people who are paid fives times in a month but do not earn enough for universal credit to end will have their benefit reduced. | Other people who are paid fives times in a month but do not earn enough for universal credit to end will have their benefit reduced. |
| Rolled out | Rolled out |
| The government said the payments balance out, as claimants will receive more in the following month. | The government said the payments balance out, as claimants will receive more in the following month. |
| It said those who reapplied for the benefits would not have to submit new forms and would have their current claims restarted. | It said those who reapplied for the benefits would not have to submit new forms and would have their current claims restarted. |
| Universal credit is being rolled out across the UK in stages, but its implementation, particularly the six-week wait to receive the benefit, has caused controversy. | Universal credit is being rolled out across the UK in stages, but its implementation, particularly the six-week wait to receive the benefit, has caused controversy. |
| This week Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn told Prime Minister's Questions that hundreds of families have been issued with eviction notices by a landlord concerned about the impact of universal credit. | This week Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn told Prime Minister's Questions that hundreds of families have been issued with eviction notices by a landlord concerned about the impact of universal credit. |