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<p>Currently, the maximum amount of an advance is determined by the claimants expected
UC payment and the need to repay it over 12 months at a maximum deduction rate of
40% of the standard allowance.</p><p>We have announced that we will reduce this maximum
rate to 30% to ensure that claimants with the highest rate of deductions will keep
more of their monthly payment. UC claimants who currently have deductions of over
30% will benefit from this change, because they will have up to 10% more of their
Universal Credit standard allowance available each month.</p><p>We recognise that
this could impact the maximum advance available to claimants, to ensure that this
does not happen and that claimants still receive the level of support they need, we
have increased the amount of time claimants have to repay the Advance from 12 to 16
months.</p>
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