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<p>There is no change to the period of assessment for Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>The
Court of Appeal’s Judgment in the case of <em>Johnson and others</em> affects a small
minority of claimants in very specific circumstances and the estimated cost is expected
to be minimal. Those affected receive two calendar monthly payments of earnings in
one assessment period and may lose out if they are entitled to a work allowance. We
know that this issue can occur when a claimant’s monthly pay date and the last day
of their assessment period are close together.</p><p> </p><p>The legislation we laid
on the 20<sup>th</sup> October, revises those arrangements and provides a remedy that
satisfies the Court of Appeal Judgment in the case of <em>Johnson and Others. </em>This
legislation came into force on 16<sup>th</sup> November and means that in future for
cases affected by this issue, monthly earnings will be reallocated to another assessment
period, which means that only one set of earnings will be taken into account rather
than two, and certain claimants will be able to benefit from any applicable work allowance.</p>
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