Help if you are in work or need to make a new claim. It begins once you have . Apr UNIVERSAL CREDIT wait times are highly unlikely to be shortene even amid the coronavirus crisis, as millions more apply for the vital . The DWP accepts there have been long waiting times , and said on Thursday it was . Mar Workers attempting to apply for universal credit after being laid off during the. First- time claimants have described calling the service between and.
At one stage yesterday there were queues of 140people waiting to . Jump to Wait for payments and payment frequency - End Hunger UK urged a large cut in the time claimants wait for their first payment from at least five . You might not have claimed in time because the DWP told you the wrong thing. Universal Credit includes . Food bank demand soars as newly unemployed wait weeks for benefits. March had received it, and the average length of time they waited.
You normally get your first payment five weeks after claiming. Apr People making new claims for universal credit are being told to avoid its customer services line, after hundreds of complaints over wait times.