UC backdated housing costs sent to Decision Maker + MP involved. How long does it take?
Hi everyone,
Need some advice on timelines. My housing costs were left out of my June Universal Credit payment because they were still in the middle of being verified.
They are fully verified now, and I just got my correct housing amount for July.
On July 1st, a case manager sent my June underpayment to a Decision Maker to get it backdated. I'm facing severe hardship and daily landlord late fees, so I contacted my MP. Today (Tuesday), my MP's office confirmed they have officially chased the DWP specifically about this backpay.
Has anyone been in a similar situation? How long does a Decision Maker usually take to release backdated housing costs once an MP steps in to escalate it?
Thanks!
Edit: Just to add my MP has actually been involved for weeks now because the DWP took nearly two months just to verify my housing costs after I reported them on May 28th. Now that the verification is finally done and the June underpayment is sitting with the Decision Maker, the MP's office chased them again today specifically to get this backpay released.