June 2020 Assessment Updates 2

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June 2020 Assessment Updates Quiz

Test your knowledge on the June 2020 Housing Benefit and Universal Credit assessment updates with this engaging quiz. Suitable for practitioners and those interested in welfare benefits, this quiz will help reinforce your understanding of recent changes in regulations.

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1. Select which 2 apply: What are the conditions that must be satisfied for a MAC to be entitled to a Transitional Protection?

In receipt of Housing Benefit as a couple since 14/05/2019 ongoing

In receipt of Pension Credit as a couple ongoing since 14/05/2019

In receipt of Pension Credit since 28/09/2015 and forms a new relationship with a working age person on 01/03/2020

In receipt of a disability benefit

2. Select which one applies: What action must you take if you are calculating a change in the next 12 months on a MAC claim and you receive an error message?

Set an event diary for MAC claim to be cancelled when the claimant or partner is due to turn pension age

End Housing Benefit the Sunday following the future change

Remove working age partner from the date they become a MAC so the claim will continue as a single claim

Switch the claimant and partner so the pension age person is the claimant

4. We receive a new HB claim on 29/04/2020. The claimant turned pension age on this date and has been advised to claim HB. The most recent change of circumstances for UC has been received on 01/06/2020 with UC in award for the assessment period 01/05/20-31/05/2020. What date would we assess HB from and would we include the UC income in the assessment? (1 correct answer)

We cannot assess HB until UC have ended the UC claim

We can assess HB from the Monday following 29/04/2020 but include the UC figures until UC end the award

We can assess from the Monday following the 29/04/2020 and do not include any UC awards passed the date they turn pension age

5. There has been a temporary increase to the additional earnings disregard, what action must be taken for this to be included in the calculation? (1 correct answer)

The status 'Currently in Work' should be added to the working person

The hours should be changed to 30 in all cases

No action is required as the system automatically takes this into account

The earnings should be ended on 05/04/2020 and re-added to the claim from 06/04/2020 so the system can apply the increased disregard

6. Select which one applies: People on maternity/paternity, adoption or sick leave are not entitled to the additional earnings disregard. What is the exception?

People who usually work over 30 hours and receive WTC

Couples who receive a disability benefit

Single and receiving WTC30+

Single person who pays childcare costs

7. Select which four apply: The Welsh Government has introduced a SEISS scheme.

This is available for employed people

The maximum is £10,000 one off

This is available for Self Employed people

The amount payable is 80% of the average monthly trading profits, paid out in a single installment

Payment covers 3 months, capped at £7500 altogether (£2500 a month)

This is not classed as a change in circumstances

We add the income to the claim from the date they receive it

8. Select the three incorrect statements: The Welsh Government has introduced 2 new grants.

They cannot work or take on another trade if this grant is received

Available to businesses that are registered to pay rates on their premises

This will be their only income

£25,000 for retail, leisure and hospitality businesses

Paid to support businesses through the Coronavirus pandemic

Hours should be reduced to 1 on Northgate

9. Select the two correct assessment outcomes: A claimant has been furloughed from 01/04/2020. Their Employer has stated that they will not receive any pay at present until they have claimed the 80% from the Government Job Retention Scheme. The claim has been assessed on nil income from 1/4/2020. On 01/06/2020, the claimant advises us that they have now received their 80% pay. How would you assess this income?

Keep the claim assessed on nil income from 01/04/2020 and isolate the retention scheme payment for the period of the payslip it was received in. Add 80%of wages from the start date of the next payslip

Re-assess the claim back to 01/04/2020 using the backpay from the Job Retention Scheme and add the average of their 80% earnings ongoing

Any overpayments will be LA error non recoverable

Any overpayments will be CL error and recoverable

10. A claimant receives the childcare element in their Working Tax Credit. The claimant advises they have not been paying childcare since 23/03/2020 as the nursery has closed due to COVID-19. Select the two correct ways to assess this change.

End the childcare costs on 22/03/2020

Keep the Working Tax Credits running inclusive of the childcare element

Keep the childcare costs on the claim as they have the childcare element within their Working Tax Credit

Remove the Working Tax Credits as it includes an amount for childcare which they are no longer paying

11. Claimant with a HB and CTR claim advises us they have been furloughed from 25/04/2020 and their partner has lost their job from 05/05/2020. Claimants pay has dropped to £540 per month. A medium risk score is generated on this information. We request evidence and the customer provides a headed letter confirming the end date of the partners employment. Nothing is provided regarding the change in claimants pay. What action would you take?

Go ahead and assess and apply 'Trust and Protect' letter to follow up earnings later

Keep claim suspended and send a reminder letter for the remaining pay evidence, leading to a cancellation after a month if still no response

12. Select the two ways that New Style ESA and SSP has changed for people directly affected by COVID-19?

SSP starts from the first day of sickness

ESA starts from the 4th day of sickness instead of the 8th

ESA starts from the first day of sickness

SSP starts from the 8th day of sickness

13. Select which six apply: What is Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay and how do we treat it?

Income treated the same as SSP, SMP, SAP

Still eligible for the additional earnings disregard

Will receive £120.00 a week

90% of average earnings or £151.20 a week, whichever is less

Does not attract the additional earnings disregard

Biological parent, adoptive parent, intended parent (surrogacy) are all eligible

Eligible if their child under 21 dies

They were employed when their child died and earn on average £120 a week

Eligible if their child dies under 18 or is stillborn after 24 weeks of pregnancy

14. Select the three that apply: When do we need to send an MGP1 to Universal Credit?

When we have an overlap in HB and UC

Every time we receive a HBSTOP notice

If the claimant is receiving the Severe Disability Premium in HB or another legacy benefit

If the claimant has an existing overpayment

If the claimant is in a privately rented property

If the claimant is in supported or temporary accommodation

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