Allow claimants to change Universal Credit assessment periods to fit their life

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Allow claimants to change Universal Credit assessment periods to fit their life

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The Government should change the rules of Universal Credit assessment periods, so that these can be changed to reflect the circumstances of a claimant, and in particular when they are paid, so that people do not fall behind with rent payments or bills because of changing Universal Credit payments.

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My assessment period clashes with my wages. This means some months I'll either have 2 wages going in one assessment period or none, affecting my Universal Credit payment. UC payments also come after my rent is due which can mean being late with rent. If I was able to change my assessment period to one 5 days later this wouldn't keep happening, as it probably does to many other people.

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