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Universal Credit new claim and benefit transfer advances provide access to a payment for those in financial need, which can be accessed on the same day, until their first UC payment is due, ensuring no one has to be left without means of financial support.<\/p>
A budgeting advance is available for one-off unexpected financial events for Universal Credit claimants and is repayable over a period of up to 12 monthly instalments. Claimants might be able to get help for things such as: emergency household costs, getting a job or staying in work or funeral costs.<\/p>
Of the Universal Credit claims repaying an existing advance:<\/p>
a) 8% of these claims received a budgeting advance which was the maximum amount available to them<\/p>
b) 13% of these claims received a budgeting advance to be paid over the maximum time period allowed<\/p>
c) Information regarding those budgeting advances repaid within the pre-agreed time period is not readily available, and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.<\/p>
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Notes:<\/p>
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A budgeting advance is available for one-off unexpected financial events for Universal Credit claimants and is repayable over a period of up to 12 monthly instalments. Claimants might be able to get help for things such as: emergency household costs, getting a job or staying in work or funeral costs.<\/p>
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Of the 485,000 budgeting advances created, between June 2015 and May 2019, 49% took the maximum entitlement and 78% chose to take the maximum repayment length.<\/p>
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From October 2021 we will be increasing the recovery period for advances from 12 to 16 months, further supporting those in financial need.<\/p>
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Notes <\/strong><\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> A budgeting advance is available for one-off unexpected financial events for Universal Credit claimants and is repayable over a period of up to 12 monthly instalments. Claimants might be able to get help for things such as: emergency household costs, getting a job or staying in work or funeral costs.<\/p> Between June 2015 and May 2019, 404,000 Universal Credit claims have received a budgeting advance.<\/p> <\/p> Notes<\/p> <\/p> Claimants are advised from the onset advances of Universal Credit are not loans. They are Universal Credit awards paid early which is then recovered over an agreed period via deductions from their Universal Credit payment. Universal Credit New Claim Advances are recovered over a maximum of 12 months, this increases to 16 months in 2021. Exceptionally, the maximum period could be deferred by up to three months. Claimants can opt to repay the advance over a shorter period. For advances made after the payment due date, the full amount is recovered immediately from arrears payable.<\/p>"}
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