Previous Earnings - possible to claim 13 months earnings?

[wf]

Is this possible? Here is a simplified example:

Claiming for period 8 Jan 2010 - 7 Jan 2011

1) Say I am usually paid on the 10th of the month, for work done the previous month, so I would have payments:

10th Jan 2010
10th Feb 2010
...
10th Nov 2010
10th Dec 2010

(12 payments in total)

2) Now what if the payment for Dec 2010 is put through a few days early, say 5 Jan 2011?

There are now 13 payments within the 12 month period.

Can I claim for all 13 payments provided the 'processed date' on the payslips and the actual payment date fall within the 12 month period?

I don't think it would be a deciding factor, but it is worth mentioning the payslips do not specify what period was worked, only the processed date.

I am not looking to do anything illegal, and have not seen anything which prohibits this in the rules. I am reasonably sure it would be allowed, but would like other's opinions.

[mulderpf]

No, it still exceeds 12 months. The fact that it's less than 13 months does not make it 12 months. The rules say 12 months, not 12 months and 3 weeks.

[AccountantMatthew]

As mulderpf says I'm afraid wf - it's 13 months worth of income that has accrued.

[wf]

Cheers, looking at it again I see that is the case.