Subject	Predicate	Object
HsArvr5C	a	Resource
		Answer
		Written answer
	answer has question	tTZecm7d
	answer has answering person	Miriam Jane Alice Davies
	answer text	<p>Employees who receive arrears of earnings and/or lump sum payments in one month, could have their Universal Credit award reduced to zero in the same month (known as a ‘nil award’). Claimants who receive a ‘nil award’ in the qualifying period will not have an entitlement to a Cost of Living Payment.</p><p> </p><p>We are unable to distinguish whether an increase to a claimant’s earnings is temporary or permanent.</p><p> </p><p>However, we are delivering the Cost of Living Payment in three separate payments over 2023/24 to reduce the chance of someone missing out altogether. Those who do not qualify for an instalment of the Cost of Living Payment may qualify for another Payment.</p>
	answer given date	2023-10-18
	answer has answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	written answer has answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions	answering body has written answer	HsArvr5C
Department for Work and Pensions	answering body has answer	HsArvr5C
tTZecm7d	question has answer	HsArvr5C
Miriam Jane Alice Davies	answering person has answer	HsArvr5C