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UC - first payments?
Claimants who cliamed UC at the end of April should be receiving their first payments by the end of this week - does anyone know if any payments have actually be made yet?
I’m told the first claims are in payment. I don’t know the numbers, but I believe it is not very many.
I’m told the first claims are in payment. I don’t know the numbers, but I believe it is not very many.
‘Not very many’ meaning - a tad or a handful or a highly successful pilot?
I don’t know. I believe it might be less than the 300 per month anticipated, but probably at least double figures. Beyond that range, I have no idea.
They said at Nawra on Friday that there had been 9 claims involving Housing Costs and one referral for Council Tax relief.
Is that a tad or a handful?
That was only the number notified to the local council benefits section in the first month. No info on how many actual claims there have been.