Something to be worried about?

Hello. Yesterday I had a letter from the Jobcentre Plus informing me that: 'From 6 April 2015 the rates of Social Security will change.' It goes on to detail how I can challenge the decision if I think that it is wrong.
The breakdown of the new payment tells me how much I will receive but not how frequently. (ALL past letters of this type have stipulated how much will be paid and how often.) Given that my chance to challenge the decision will end in a February and this does not take effect until April, should I be concerned that this could be another Dirty Trick and that I find myself getting the new amount per month and not per week (as I assume but cannot verify)?
Thanks.

AtomicClonic wrote: Hello. Yesterday I had a letter from the Jobcentre Plus informing me that: 'From 6 April 2015 the rates of Social Security will change.' It goes on to detail how I can challenge the decision if I think that it is wrong.
The breakdown of the new payment tells me how much I will receive but not how frequently. (ALL past letters of this type have stipulated how much will be paid and how often.) Given that my chance to challenge the decision will end in a February and this does not take effect until April, should I be concerned that this could be another Dirty Trick and that I find myself getting the new amount per month and not per week (as I assume but cannot verify)?
Thanks.

Hi AC,

On the premise that you have not recently undergone a reassessment, this letter sounds very much like the usual annual benefit uprating letter that one would expect to receive around this time of year running up until April, when the "rise" in benefits begins.

See : Annual Benefit Uprating Post.

We are aware that people are currently receiving these uprating letters.

Figures/Payments stated in the letter will be weekly applicable amounts.

Your rights to challenge the decision have to be included by law.

Your payment days/periods should not change.

If you still have any doubts, contact The DWP.

bro58

I got one too, get it every year to let me know that in April the benefit is going up by a teeny tiny amount.