Putting many Benefits into one single payment to save admin (and manpower) costs seems like a good idea. But when you are put onto UC you actually receive less money in many cases.
And there's the wait:
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If you make a new claim for Universal Credit you will not be paid for the first seven days. These days are known as waiting days.
Don’t let this stop you making your claim and apply as soon as you are entitled to do so as it can take up to six weeks after you claim for your first payment to reach your account.
The seventh day after you make your claim is the date of the month on which your Universal Credit Payment will be paid each month. This is called your assessment date.
Universal Credit is paid monthly in arrears so you’ll have to wait one calendar month from your assessment date before your first UC payment is made. This is called your assessment period.
You then have to wait up to seven days for the payment to reach your bank account.
This means it can take up to six weeks before you get your first payment.
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