Universal Credit claimants could see their payments rise today after major rule change

dailystar.co.uk:

Universal Credit payments rise today following a major change to the system.The government has finally closed a loophole that saw some households punished for being paid twice in a month.Until now, if a worker received two pay packets during an ‘assessment period’ then they were recorded as over-earning.That would lead to a reduced payment the month after as the Department for Work and Pensions incorrectly assumed you were earning more per month than thought.If, for example, there was a bank holiday and your employer brought your payday forward so you technically had two in a month, you would have your next Universal Credit payment reduced.According to Money Saving Expert, it led some people to have entire payments scrapped.But the DWP was.