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When did I become liable for the High Income Child Benefit charge?
I've claimed child benefit for the last few years but previously my husband was the higher earner so paid the high income charge through self-assessment. Near the end of the 2024-25 tax year his income fell below mine (and below the £60k) threshold due to a new job. However, during that tax year he still earnt more than me…
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Benefit advice for someone who came off due to inheritance/savings
I came off ESA support group (long term sickness) at an annoying time when they were about to transfer me to UC (created an account and everything) But I found out I was to receive some the inheritance money the month after, that would take me over saving limit so had no choice but to cancel my ESA and obviously the UC…
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Universal Credit and Private Pension Pots
Hello. My brother in law is a 64 years old low paid, single,
Care Worker living in a Council property. He has been off work ill for 4 months
and during that time has used up what little savings he had and now has less than £1000 in the bank. The only
other finance he has is a small private Pension Pot into which he has…
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Warm Home Discount
My mother has lived in her LL's annexe for the past few years. She's 80, receives HB & council tax support. The gas bill is in her name, but the electricity bill is given to her by the landlord, on a word document. Sometimes they don't bother with a breakdown, just send a statement & demand payment. The LL insists there is…
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Universal Credit and not-for-profit
I’m hoping somebody with experience of Universal Credit and limited companies/social enterprises can help me understand this, because I am honestly at a loss with it. After being ill for years with a rare disease and living with chronic pain, I have recently set up a not-for-profit social enterprise delivering mental…
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Salary Sacrifice and Universal Credit
Hi all I'm looking for some clarity on what should be a straight forward question but it seems the Universal Credit employee's aren't trained enough to answer, so hopefully someone here can. Universal credit employee's have been asked and they don't know, but I can't assume this answer. Q: Myself and my Wife receive…
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Universal credit at 18
We currently get UC for our 18y old will turn 19 in December son he has finished college and should be going to uni on Sept depending on his results which he will get on 12th Aug if he doesn't get the results he will repeat the college year. What date does the UC end for him?
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Will my wife get her ESA or pip taken off her for going abroad for a month
Hi all, My wife has booked for us to go abroad for a month but I'm concerned she will get her ESA or pip taken off her because of too much time abroad in 1 go. The last time we went abroad was for 10 days in January and then a weekend at the end of August. Not sure exactly how this works so any clarification I would be…
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UC & LCWRA ISSUE
Good afternoon this might be a bit longwinded but here goes. I claimed for UC in Jan 2025 and was awarded £115 due to having a private pension, I gave up work due to ill health and was awarded LCWRA in April 2025 and PiP lower rate in May 2025 now extended to May 2028, last week I was informed by the DWP that there had…
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Four year old Universal Credit debt letter received
Hello, I'm after some advice on what is becoming a somewhat complicated situation. A few days ago myself and partner received a DWP letter saying we owe £1690 and we need to pay it back, or start to, by 4th September. No other information given. Called DWP yesterday to try and find out more, they said it is related to…
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Claiming UC every other 6 months?
Hi all. If someone was to claim UC for 6 months, then sign off because they found a temporary job that lasted 6 months, sign on again after it ended, sign off for another 6 (due to another temp. job that became available), and repeat the cycle, would that actually be possible? I guess that could be an infinite process if…
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If I rent a room in London in shared house am I classed as living with others
This is on behalf of my son who ended full time employment in June and ended his relationship with his girlfriend and as a result will leave their rented accommodation end of September. He is exploring applying for UC and JSA and working 15 hours per week. When I went on the "entitled to" site I was puzzled by the nature…
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Universal Credit - Carer element following bereavement
I would be extremely grateful for any advice. I am beside myself in grief as my darling son (22) died almost 2 weeks ago, completely unexpectedly. I will try to summarise. Son (19) has claimed UC since December and carer element, no carers allowance. S19 has autism and ADHD. His health conditions weren’t reported at the…
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BT Home Essentials Unlimited Broadband- check your renewal.
Not a DWP benefit, but releted to them:If you have an existing BT Home Essentials Unlimited Broadband that has renewed recently then check your renewal details and billing.This morning I received 2-emails from BT (strangely both at 2:07 am, but they do check as being genuine so I guess it was an automated 'Monday/weekday'…
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Guarantee pension credit query
Hi, Dad who recently passed just over a month ago, potentially looks like he may have been overpaid his guarantee pension credit due to not declaring savings when they went over £10,000 a few times, his money was abit all over the place in the last year with his dementia. Now we haven't recieved a letter yet but are…
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Council Tax Carers Disregard Discount
Hi I would like to ask for some advice please and thank you in advance. Can my husband who is a carer for my son 35 hours per week who is age 19 soon to be 20 and he is in receipt of PiP apply for a careers disregard on council tax. In January this year I applied online to our council in England for the discount on behalf…
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2026-27 self-employed mileage allowance increase & DWP
Hello, I'm both self-employed ( part-time ), and in receipt of U.C. As a driver I receive a mileage allowance from UC, which is not counted as earnings, which is the same as HMRC, i.e. 45p per mile. As this has now increased, to 55p per mile for HMRC 2026-27, will UC ( DWP ) be increasing the allowance also, as they…
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2019/2020 tax credit letter
Hi all. Bizarrely today I received a final tax credits award letter for tax year 2019/2020 Has anyone else received a random letter recently? I stopped claiming it in 2024 as I changed job and no longer qualified. Very confused
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CARER ELEMENT, UC AND WORKING PART TIME AS A FILM EXTRA
Good Morning to all. Can someone help please. I am a full time carer and I get a Carer Element with my Universal Credit…each month.I am also a Film Extra as self employed as this work is occasional… I understand as I am getting the carer's element …there is NO earning limits. First Question ::…what exactly does that mean ?…
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New style esa timeline
did you hear back within 14 days? Today is the 14th day and I am still waiting to hear from them. I wondered if this is normal,
