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8 months 4 weeks ago #288353 by leeemerick
Hello,

I recently transitioned to Universal Credit and get Transitional Protection. I have savings over the £16k threshold so will loose UC entitlement after 12 months.

I'm in the process of buying a house. My savings were and are intended to be used to fund the deposit.

After the purchase my savings will be less than £6,000.

I would like to ask:
A) Will I loose my transitional protection?
and
B) Will I then be entitled to Universal Credit as my savings will be below the threshold?

Many Thanks

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8 months 4 weeks ago #288393 by Gary
Hi leeemerick

We cannot answer your question as we do not have all the facts.

Claimants loose all or some of their transitional protection when they have a change of circumstances.

We would advise you to seek help from your local Welfare Rights Organisation, where they can take all your circumstances into consideration; advicelocal.uk

Gary

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