Universal Credit Awaren eness ess Sessi ssion on for : NAC 5 th - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Universal Credit Awaren eness ess Sessi ssion on for : NAC 5 th October 2018 1 Se Sess ssio ion n Obj bjecti ctives es O What t Univer ersal sal Credit edit is O How w it impact acts s on those se receiving ceiving it O How
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O What
O How
O How
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O Income
O Income
O Income
O Housing
O Child
O Working
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O The custome
stomer is paid twic ice e mont nthly hly by defaul ult or once ce mont nthly hly if they y prefer. .
O Those
couple ple can request est a s split it paymen ent into to separate te accou
nts.
O The hou
sing g element ent of Univ iver ersal sal Cr Credi dit t will l be paid once ce per month th directl ctly y to landlor dlords s as the e defaul ult option. ion.
The custome stomer can can receive e thei eir housi using ng costs sts elemen ent t directl ctly y prov
ided d :
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y are not t in arrear ars s
O They
y are not t subje ject ct to a s sanc ncti tion
But t they y have to chose se to do this is, , the e defaul ult posit ition ion (N.I) ) is to have these se paid directl tly. .
Level el of Sancti ction
Dur uration ion of Sancti ction
Higher 91- 546 days Medium 28-91 days Low 7-28 days Lower Until failure is corrected
O See Rates
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63% of earned income after work allowance
&/or
100% of unearned income
Maximum amount
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Award
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O See Case
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O Rate
e Rebate te is a separ arate te, digita ital l only ly appli lica cation tion and appli licants cants will ll first need d to regis ister er for r a Rate e Reba bate te account
ine.
O Usin
ing g a verif rified ied email il address ess appli licants cants will ll be prompted mpted to create te a pass sswor
rifica cation tion email il will ll be sent t and once e register istered ed an invita vitation tion will ll be forw rwar arde ded d by email il to compl plete ete the online ine appli lica cation. tion.
O The appl
plica ication tion proces cess s will ll requir uire a name me, , address ess, , date e of birth h and national ional insu surance ance numb mber er. . Tenants nants will ll also
uired ed to provide vide landl dlor
d name me, , telephone phone numbe ber r and email il address ess.
O Claiman
mants ts wi will have to appl ply y and maintain ntain Universa sal Credit t claims ms inde dependentl pendently y onl nline ne via nidirect. ect.gov.uk uk
O Universal
sal Credit t staff will enable, supp pport t and d educa ucate te claimants mants to self-se serve
O Claiman
mants ts mus ust t use the new w digita tal chann nnel to make and d maintai ntain n a claim m unless ess they y are defined ned as “vulnerable” Assisted Digital support will be offered to claimants mants who
not t inde dependentl pendently y make e or mainta ntain n a claim m online ne and d where a claiman ant t is unable to use the online ne service ce a claim m can be made de via teleph phon
O UC Helpli
pline ne Num umber r 0800 0121 331 and d the e textphon tphone num umber r is 0800 012 1441. .
O https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WgJU
O Bank Account
O Build
O Credit
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“London……we have a problem…..”
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O In order
er to comple lete te a U Univ iver ersal sal Credit t claim onli line ne eligib ible le ID will l be requir ired ed. .
O UK
K pa passpor port t
O UK phot
ving g licen ence. . If a claiman ant does not t have this is docume ument ntati tion
le to prove e ide denti ntity ty onli line ne they y can do do so at a U Univ iversa sal l Credit t inte tervie view at the e Jobs s and Benef efit its s Office ce.
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O NI (or UK) Electoral Card O EEA Passport (ROI
O EEA National Identity Card O Residence Permit or Card O Immigration Status Document O Registration or Naturalisation
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O Birth Certificate O Rates Statement O Medical Card O Recent Bank or Building Society
Statement
O Debit or Charge Card O Recently Expired Passport O Expired Full or Provisional UK Driving
Licence
O Marriage or Civil Partnership Certificate O Tenancy Agreement
There may not be any money for 5-6 weeks
O Advanc
O Inter
O Advanc
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Move from out of work to in work Move from in work to out of work Move out of work to sick Move from sick to in work (or permitted work becomes permanent) Move from in work to sick (reduction in hours due to sickness) Claimants separate Income Support Loan Parent child reaches 3/permanently leaves the household Household becomes responsible for a child for the first time Move from sick to out of work
If any of the above are experie rienc nced ed by someone meone in a live Fresh sh Claim im roll ll out t area they will ll naturally ally migrate te to Univ iversal sal Credi dit t
O Existing JSA, IS and ESA claimants
O The transfer timeline for ongoing tax
If after “managed migration” Mrs A’s Income Suppor port t enti titl tlem ement ent is more than an her Univer ersa sal l Credit it entitlem itlemen ent she will l receiv ive e a paymen ent t to make up the differen ence e “Barring ring a sign gnif ifica icant nt chang nge in circumstances”
O Partn
tner er Leaving ing House usehold hold
O UC A
C Award d Endi ding ng
O One/bot
both h members s of Househ sehold
work
O 3 mont
nth h earning ing drop p below w claiman ant commitm itmen ent
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https://www.gov.uk/apply-universal-credit ( UC Helpline Number 0800 0121 331 ) FREEPOST Universal Credit, Northern Ireland
journal)
Social Fund, Discretionary Support Scheme (in NI), sanctions, hardship payments
ni.gov.uk/publications/welfare-changes-universal-credit- information - “overall decrease in entitlements of approximately £105,000,000 per annum”
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