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DWP discrepancies

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NanaTuesday Sun 29-Sept-24 10:09:34

Just a little query , I am not sure why but this morning when I was going through our banking I was looking at my SP payments going back & found that as well as the annual April increase , I have also had an increase in May .
As an example my payments have been different in 3 consecutive months , ie March,April, May !
This hasn’t been a one off as I went back to 2023 &/2022 & found the same .
All of which is very nice & probably correct but why does it change twice ?
Has anyone else noticed this ?
If I went back further I am sure it may be the same ,odd

OldFrill Sun 29-Sept-24 10:26:09

I'm the same. I assume the first increased amount covered a part of the month, not the full month, then the second increased amount covered the entire month iyswim.

BlueBelle Sun 29-Sept-24 10:30:08

No I ve just checked back and mine has been exactly the same to the penny since April just the one increase but nothing at all since then

jusnoneed Sun 29-Sept-24 10:33:51

No, I get just the one increase - the amount they notify it's going to be going up to is what I get.

grannyjan2 Sun 29-Sept-24 10:38:06

I think it will depend on whereabouts in your payment cycle the increase falls ...
if you are paid every 4 weeks, then either 1, 2, 3 of your weeks will still be at the old rate in your April payment .. unless your April payment falls right at the end when maybe all 4 weeks will be at the new rate...

BlueBelle Sun 29-Sept-24 10:41:53

I get paid weekly if that helps

Cabbie21 Sun 29-Sept-24 13:17:32

Like Bluebell I get mine weekly: only one change.
If you get it monthly, March will be the old rate, April will be paid at two rates, and May at the new rate.

NanaTuesday Sun 29-Sept-24 18:20:27

grannyjan2

I think it will depend on whereabouts in your payment cycle the increase falls ...
if you are paid every 4 weeks, then either 1, 2, 3 of your weeks will still be at the old rate in your April payment .. unless your April payment falls right at the end when maybe all 4 weeks will be at the new rate...

grannyjan2
Oh thank you that probably explains it .
Simple when you think about it 👌

sharon103 Sun 29-Sept-24 20:57:42

NanaTuesday

grannyjan2

I think it will depend on whereabouts in your payment cycle the increase falls ...
if you are paid every 4 weeks, then either 1, 2, 3 of your weeks will still be at the old rate in your April payment .. unless your April payment falls right at the end when maybe all 4 weeks will be at the new rate...

grannyjan2
Oh thank you that probably explains it .
Simple when you think about it 👌

Yes grannyjan2 is right.

Allsorts Mon 30-Sept-24 07:04:43

I am paid weekly.