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9-24 | get Universal Credit and you and your partner earn £617 or more a month combined, after tax and National Insurance contributions | 9 | Benefit cap | 24 | 1,347 | 1,475 |
9-25 | You’re also not affected by the cap if you, your partner or any children under 18 living with you gets: | 9 | Benefit cap | 25 | 1,476 | 1,579 |
9-26 | Armed Forces Compensation Scheme | 9 | Benefit cap | 26 | 1,580 | 1,612 |
9-27 | Armed Forces Independence Payment | 9 | Benefit cap | 27 | 1,613 | 1,646 |
9-28 | Attendance Allowance | 9 | Benefit cap | 28 | 1,647 | 1,667 |
9-29 | Carer’s Allowance | 9 | Benefit cap | 29 | 1,668 | 1,685 |
9-30 | Disability Living Allowance (DLA) | 9 | Benefit cap | 30 | 1,686 | 1,719 |
9-31 | Employment and Support Allowance (if you get the support component) | 9 | Benefit cap | 31 | 1,720 | 1,787 |
9-32 | Guardian’s Allowance | 9 | Benefit cap | 32 | 1,788 | 1,808 |
9-33 | Industrial Injuries Benefits (and equivalent payments as part of a War Disablement Pension or the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme) | 9 | Benefit cap | 33 | 1,809 | 1,940 |
9-34 | Personal Independence Payment (PIP) | 9 | Benefit cap | 34 | 1,941 | 1,976 |
9-35 | War pensions | 9 | Benefit cap | 35 | 1,977 | 1,989 |
9-36 | War Widow’s or War Widower’s Pension | 9 | Benefit cap | 36 | 1,990 | 2,026 |
9-37 | If you are affected, the benefit cap might not start for 9 months - depending on your earnings. | 9 | Benefit cap | 37 | 2,027 | 2,122 |
9-38 | When the benefit cap affects your Universal Credit payments | 9 | Benefit cap | 38 | 2,123 | 2,182 |
9-39 | The benefit cap might not affect your Universal Credit payments for up to 9 months. This is called the ‘grace period’. | 9 | Benefit cap | 39 | 2,183 | 2,301 |
9-40 | You’ll get the grace period if all of the following are true: | 9 | Benefit cap | 40 | 2,302 | 2,363 |
9-41 | you’re claiming Universal Credit because you stopped working or your earnings went down | 9 | Benefit cap | 41 | 2,364 | 2,451 |
9-42 | you’re now earning less than £617 a month | 9 | Benefit cap | 42 | 2,452 | 2,493 |
9-43 | in each of the 12 months before your earnings went down or you stopped working, you earned the same as or more than the earnings threshold (this was £604 up to 11 April 2021 and is £617 from 12 April 2021) | 9 | Benefit cap | 43 | 2,494 | 2,699 |
9-44 | Your partner’s earnings will be included when working out how much you earned even if they’re not claiming benefits. If you have separated from your partner, their earnings will be included for the time that you lived with them before you separated. | 9 | Benefit cap | 44 | 2,700 | 2,949 |
9-45 | You need to report your last 12 months’ earnings when you apply for Universal Credit to get the grace period. | 9 | Benefit cap | 45 | 2,950 | 3,059 |
9-46 | You will not be affected by the benefit cap if you or your partner get Universal Credit because you have a disability or health condition or because you care for someone with a disability or you earn £617 or more between you. | 9 | Benefit cap | 46 | 3,060 | 3,285 |
9-47 | How the 9 month grace period works | 9 | Benefit cap | 47 | 3,286 | 3,320 |
9-48 | If you’re already claiming Universal Credit, the grace period will start on the first day of the assessment period in which your earnings went below the earnings threshold. The threshold was £604 up to 11 April 2021 and is £617 from 12 April 2021. | 9 | Benefit cap | 48 | 3,321 | 3,568 |
9-49 | If you’re making a new claim for Universal Credit, the grace period starts from either: | 9 | Benefit cap | 49 | 3,569 | 3,656 |
9-50 | the day after the last day you worked | 9 | Benefit cap | 50 | 3,657 | 3,694 |
9-51 | the payday when your earnings went below the earnings threshold (this was £604 up to 11 April 2021 and is £617 from 12 April 2021) | 9 | Benefit cap | 51 | 3,695 | 3,825 |
9-52 | The 9 month grace period continues if you stop claiming Universal Credit and then start again. | 9 | Benefit cap | 52 | 3,826 | 3,920 |
9-53 | After the 9 month grace period ends, the amount of Universal Credit you get will usually go down. It might not go down if your circumstances change and you are not affected by the benefit cap. | 9 | Benefit cap | 53 | 3,921 | 4,113 |
9-54 | Help if you're affected by the benefit cap | 9 | Benefit cap | 54 | 4,114 | 4,156 |
9-55 | Contact the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) if you’re affected by the benefit cap and you need help. | 9 | Benefit cap | 55 | 4,157 | 4,264 |
9-56 | If you need help paying your rent or a rent deposit, contact your local council as well. They can check if you’re eligible for a discretionary housing payment, which is not affected by the benefit cap. | 9 | Benefit cap | 56 | 4,265 | 4,466 |
9-57 | If you get Universal Credit | 9 | Benefit cap | 57 | 4,467 | 4,494 |
9-58 | Contact DWP either: | 9 | Benefit cap | 58 | 4,495 | 4,514 |
9-59 | through the journal in your online account | 9 | Benefit cap | 59 | 4,515 | 4,557 |
9-60 | by calling the Universal Credit helpline | 9 | Benefit cap | 60 | 4,558 | 4,598 |
9-61 | If you get any other benefits | 9 | Benefit cap | 61 | 4,599 | 4,628 |
9-62 | Benefit cap amounts | 9 | Benefit cap | 62 | 4,629 | 4,648 |
9-63 | The amount you get through the benefit cap depends on whether: | 9 | Benefit cap | 63 | 4,649 | 4,711 |
9-64 | you live inside or outside Greater London | 9 | Benefit cap | 64 | 4,712 | 4,753 |
9-65 | you’re single or in a couple | 9 | Benefit cap | 65 | 4,754 | 4,782 |
9-66 | your children live with you (if you’re single) | 9 | Benefit cap | 66 | 4,783 | 4,829 |
9-67 | If you’re in a couple but you do not live together, you’ll get the amounts for a single person. | 9 | Benefit cap | 67 | 4,830 | 4,925 |
9-68 | Use the benefit cap calculator to find out how much your benefit might be capped. | 9 | Benefit cap | 68 | 4,926 | 5,007 |
9-69 | Outside Greater London | 9 | Benefit cap | 69 | 5,008 | 5,030 |
9-70 | The benefit cap outside Greater London is: | 9 | Benefit cap | 70 | 5,031 | 5,073 |
9-71 | £384.62 per week (£20,000 a year) if you’re in a couple | 9 | Benefit cap | 71 | 5,074 | 5,129 |
9-72 | £384.62 per week (£20,000 a year) if you’re a single parent and your children live with you | 9 | Benefit cap | 72 | 5,130 | 5,221 |
9-73 | £257.69 per week (£13,400 a year) if you’re a single adult | 9 | Benefit cap | 73 | 5,222 | 5,280 |
9-74 | Inside Greater London | 9 | Benefit cap | 74 | 5,281 | 5,302 |
9-75 | The benefit cap inside Greater London is: | 9 | Benefit cap | 75 | 5,303 | 5,344 |
9-76 | £442.31 per week (£23,000 a year) if you’re in a couple | 9 | Benefit cap | 76 | 5,345 | 5,400 |
9-77 | £442.31 per week (£23,000 a year) if you’re a single parent and your children live with you | 9 | Benefit cap | 77 | 5,401 | 5,492 |
9-78 | £296.35 per week (£15,410 a year) if you’re a single adult | 9 | Benefit cap | 78 | 5,493 | 5,551 |
10-0 | Eligibility | 10 | Challenge a benefit decision (mandatory reconsideration) | 0 | 0 | 11 |
10-1 | If you disagree with a decision about benefits, tax credits or child maintenance you can ask for the decision to be looked at again - this is called ‘mandatory reconsideration’. | 10 | Challenge a benefit decision (mandatory reconsideration) | 1 | 12 | 189 |
10-2 | This guide is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg). | 10 | Challenge a benefit decision (mandatory reconsideration) | 2 | 190 | 238 |
10-3 | You can do this if any of the following apply: | 10 | Challenge a benefit decision (mandatory reconsideration) | 3 | 239 | 285 |
10-4 | you think the office dealing with your claim has made an error or missed important evidence | 10 | Challenge a benefit decision (mandatory reconsideration) | 4 | 286 | 377 |
10-5 | you disagree with the reasons for the decision | 10 | Challenge a benefit decision (mandatory reconsideration) | 5 | 378 | 424 |
10-6 | you want to have the decision looked at again | 10 | Challenge a benefit decision (mandatory reconsideration) | 6 | 425 | 470 |
10-7 | Some decisions cannot be reconsidered. Others can go straight to an appeal. Your original decision letter will say if this applies to you. | 10 | Challenge a benefit decision (mandatory reconsideration) | 7 | 471 | 609 |
10-8 | You need to ask for mandatory reconsideration within one month of the date of the decision. | 10 | Challenge a benefit decision (mandatory reconsideration) | 8 | 610 | 701 |
10-9 | Benefits this applies to | 10 | Challenge a benefit decision (mandatory reconsideration) | 9 | 702 | 726 |
10-10 | You can ask for mandatory reconsideration for benefits including: | 10 | Challenge a benefit decision (mandatory reconsideration) | 10 | 727 | 792 |
10-11 | Attendance Allowance | 10 | Challenge a benefit decision (mandatory reconsideration) | 11 | 793 | 813 |
10-12 | Bereavement Allowance | 10 | Challenge a benefit decision (mandatory reconsideration) | 12 | 814 | 835 |
10-13 | Carer’s Allowance | 10 | Challenge a benefit decision (mandatory reconsideration) | 13 | 836 | 853 |
10-14 | Carer’s Credit | 10 | Challenge a benefit decision (mandatory reconsideration) | 14 | 854 | 868 |
10-15 | child maintenance (sometimes known as ‘child support’) | 10 | Challenge a benefit decision (mandatory reconsideration) | 15 | 869 | 923 |
10-16 | Compensation Recovery Scheme (including NHS recovery claims) | 10 | Challenge a benefit decision (mandatory reconsideration) | 16 | 924 | 984 |
10-17 | Diffuse Mesotheliomia Payment Scheme | 10 | Challenge a benefit decision (mandatory reconsideration) | 17 | 985 | 1,021 |
10-18 | Disability Living Allowance | 10 | Challenge a benefit decision (mandatory reconsideration) | 18 | 1,022 | 1,049 |
10-19 | Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) | 10 | Challenge a benefit decision (mandatory reconsideration) | 19 | 1,050 | 1,088 |
10-20 | Funeral Expenses Payment | 10 | Challenge a benefit decision (mandatory reconsideration) | 20 | 1,089 | 1,113 |
10-21 | Income Support | 10 | Challenge a benefit decision (mandatory reconsideration) | 21 | 1,114 | 1,128 |
10-22 | Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit | 10 | Challenge a benefit decision (mandatory reconsideration) | 22 | 1,129 | 1,168 |
10-23 | Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) | 10 | Challenge a benefit decision (mandatory reconsideration) | 23 | 1,169 | 1,196 |
10-24 | Maternity Allowance | 10 | Challenge a benefit decision (mandatory reconsideration) | 24 | 1,197 | 1,216 |
10-25 | Pension Credit | 10 | Challenge a benefit decision (mandatory reconsideration) | 25 | 1,217 | 1,231 |
10-26 | Personal Independence Payment (PIP) | 10 | Challenge a benefit decision (mandatory reconsideration) | 26 | 1,232 | 1,267 |
10-27 | Sure Start Maternity Grant | 10 | Challenge a benefit decision (mandatory reconsideration) | 27 | 1,268 | 1,294 |
10-28 | Universal Credit (including advance payments) | 10 | Challenge a benefit decision (mandatory reconsideration) | 28 | 1,295 | 1,340 |
10-29 | Winter Fuel Payment | 10 | Challenge a benefit decision (mandatory reconsideration) | 29 | 1,341 | 1,360 |
10-30 | There’s a different process for Child Benefit, Tax-Free Childcare and 30 hours free childcare, Guardian’s Allowance, tax credits, Housing Benefit and Vaccine Damage Payment. | 10 | Challenge a benefit decision (mandatory reconsideration) | 30 | 1,361 | 1,534 |
10-31 | How to ask for mandatory reconsideration | 10 | Challenge a benefit decision (mandatory reconsideration) | 31 | 1,535 | 1,575 |
10-32 | Contact the benefits office that gave you the decision. You can contact them: | 10 | Challenge a benefit decision (mandatory reconsideration) | 32 | 1,576 | 1,653 |
10-33 | by phone | 10 | Challenge a benefit decision (mandatory reconsideration) | 33 | 1,654 | 1,662 |
10-34 | by letter | 10 | Challenge a benefit decision (mandatory reconsideration) | 34 | 1,663 | 1,672 |
10-35 | by filling in and returning a form | 10 | Challenge a benefit decision (mandatory reconsideration) | 35 | 1,673 | 1,707 |
10-36 | The contact details are on your decision letter. | 10 | Challenge a benefit decision (mandatory reconsideration) | 36 | 1,708 | 1,756 |
10-37 | You need to ask for mandatory reconsideration within one month of the date on your decision letter. If you’re writing, the letter or form must arrive by then. | 10 | Challenge a benefit decision (mandatory reconsideration) | 37 | 1,757 | 1,915 |
10-38 | If you do not have your decision letter, contact the office where you applied for the benefit. | 10 | Challenge a benefit decision (mandatory reconsideration) | 38 | 1,916 | 2,010 |
10-39 | There’s a different process for Child Benefit, Tax-Free Childcare and 30 hours free childcare, Guardian’s Allowance, tax credits, Housing Benefit and Vaccine Damage Payment. | 10 | Challenge a benefit decision (mandatory reconsideration) | 39 | 2,011 | 2,184 |
10-40 | If you get Universal Credit | 10 | Challenge a benefit decision (mandatory reconsideration) | 40 | 2,185 | 2,212 |
10-41 | If you get Universal Credit you can use your journal to ask for mandatory reconsideration. | 10 | Challenge a benefit decision (mandatory reconsideration) | 41 | 2,213 | 2,303 |
10-42 | If you’re unable to use your journal, you can ask for mandatory reconsideration in any of the following ways: | 10 | Challenge a benefit decision (mandatory reconsideration) | 42 | 2,304 | 2,413 |
10-43 | writing to the address on your decision letter | 10 | Challenge a benefit decision (mandatory reconsideration) | 43 | 2,414 | 2,460 |
10-44 | filling in and returning a form | 10 | Challenge a benefit decision (mandatory reconsideration) | 44 | 2,461 | 2,492 |
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