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DWP publishes sample universal credit claimant commitment
example, published in response to freedom of information request, includes -
‘I’ll look for and take any work I’m able to do, that:
- pays £6.19 an hour or more
- is within 90 minutes’ travel from my home
I’m available for work for 40 hours each week. I can work on any day at any time.
I will:
- apply for vacancies I’m told to apply for by my adviser
- attend and take part fully in job interviews I’m offered
- take up offers of paid work that I’m able to do
If, without good reason, I don’t do all these things, my Universal Credit payments will be cut by £10.20 a day for up to 3 years.’
also that -
‘My work search and preparation plan lists the things I’ll do to give me the best chance of finding work quickly. This means I will normally spend 35 hours each week looking and preparing for work.’
here’s a link -
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/foi-query-universal-credit-claimant-commitment-example
I’m willing to stand corrected if I’m reading this wrong but are they saying that you will be penalised 28 days worth of UC for late notification of a change of circumstances?
If, without good reason, I don’t tell Universal Credit within 5 working days that I’ve left a job, my Universal Credit payments will be cut by £10.20 for each further day that I don’t tell Universal Credit I’ve left that job.
Once I’ve done this, my payments will be cut by £10.20 a day for a further period of up to 28 days.