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<p>The Universal Credit (Earned Income) Amendment Regulations 2020 were laid in October
2020, so for cases affected by this issue, monthly earnings can be reallocated to
another assessment period. To support this, we have designed a tool which interacts
with the Universal Credit Service to allow the redistribution of earnings where appropriate,
with guidance having been issued to staff to ensure that where an issue is identified,
the correct remedial action is taken.</p><p> </p><p>Automated identification of affected
claimants is expected to be implemented in early 2021. This will allow us to proactively
correct Universal Credit awards before they are paid without the claimant needing
to raise the issue.</p>
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