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Its about helping people get their entitlement! Not about benefits policy!
Its about helping people get their entitlement! Not about benefits policy! This board is here for help and support for those on or looking to claim benefits, not for judgement. Its ONLY focus is helping people with their money. It's here to help people find out what they are entitled to under the current system, and to…
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*USEFUL LINKS*
MoneySavingExpert insert: Huge thanks to Fran for compiling this list some time ago. The MSE article and forum links are up to date but links to other sites may be broken. Back to Fran's original post: ---- The following links may prove useful in looking for information about Benefits and Jobseeking. MSE Attendance…
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UC claim review
I claim UC. Tofay I logged into my UC online Journal and seen a message saying they want to do a claim review. What does that mean? They are asking me to upload photo ID and 4 months of bank statements. Is this normal?
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Urgent. NS ESA + maybe PIP + UC?
My partner (working but not full time) and I (not working, disabled, previously working) have been staying with their parents due to a series of unfortunate events and trying to get back on our feet. We've been slowly working towards moving out but paperwork limbo, limited support, ignorance etc. They've asked us to be out…
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How to report SIPP contributions on TC
If anyone can shed a light: How to report to Tax Credits personal pension SIPP contributions paid last tax year? There is no pension contribution box on paper form. Can't do anything in HMRC app as TC section has been turned off when transitioned to UC. Their online chatbot is giving useless answers, asking me to do it via…
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DWP chasing me
hello everyone hoping for some common sense advise please,i have received a letter from DWP regarding a benefit over payment. 1/ the debit is almost 28. years old [i have no paper work apart from this letter] 2/they have never taken any money off me via wages in 28 years they have now applied for attachment of earnings.job…
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universal credit.
Hi everyone. I was claiming universal credit but payment was stopped as I had savings over the limit. I lived off my savings and have now signed on universal credit again a year later. They have asked me where have my savings gone. Obviously I lived off my savings to live on. Are universal credit allowed to ask where they…
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UC meetings
How often should an 18 year old be expected to have work searching meetings. And if the work coach is away then what happens. Son has been claiming since September 2023 and I grilled his work coach today about his sanction and have come to the conclusion she would struggle to get her shoes on the right feet if they weren’t…
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Liability order
Is it possible for a local authority to obtain a liability order in a magistrates court without issuing a summons please?
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Would this be considered a disposal of assets?
My husband died suddenly last year. We have two young children so I’ve not been working much over the last few years due to almost back to back unpaid maternity leave, and I’m now on compassionate leave. I can’t see myself mentally able to return to my job for some time. While my husband was alive we got by comfortably on…
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What is the help to save scheme
Can anyone explain to me what this is just been looking at it and wasn’t sure if when it said take home pay over 780£ was from universal credit or from employment? Any replies welcomed
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UC Claim ended as I hadn’t accepted commitments
I’ve mistakenly not accepted my commitments and my claim has been closed. My only defence is that I don’t log on very often as I am working and currently receiving zero. So I only definitely log on to put in my income each month and check my journal then. I’ve not received any emails telling me to log on that I can find. A…
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Carers allowance - does interest count as income?
Does interest received on non ISA savings accounts count towards earnings when applying for carers allowance? Or is earnings just money from employment and self employment?
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New style JSA reapplying
Hi guys. Hoping you can help. I left my job in mid April, and then signed onto JSA no issues and got a payment for April to mid May, which was backdated, literally 2 days after my JSA interview with my work coach I was offered a job, I told my work coach, they closed my claim and I've since done 2 days at my new job.…
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Moving to UC in ESA contributions based support group will I still need a fit note from GP?
Just that really, I have started to fill the claim in and it says I will need a fit note, I have been on ESA for 10 years, is this right? Thanks
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Once hit £6000 saving
Can anyone clear up what actually happens and what’s needed to do once hit £6000 savings, basically since started on universal credit working part time aswell as some self employment all declared on system I’ve been saving up bits n bats to buy a little buisness or maybe put down on a small mortgage if could get accepted…
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Child Benefit payments delayed with many left waiting for their money – here's what we know so far
Many Child Benefit claimants are yet to receive their payment for June due today, which some say has left them unable to pay for bills and facing being hit with late payment and/or overdraft fees. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has asked people not to get in touch while it "urgently" tries to fix the problem – though it…
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Housing Benefit - Non Dependents Income?
I have tried a benefit calculation,
but I am not sure if it is correct. My situation is: I am offered a 2-bedroom
bungalow which I am taking, rent £155 per week, and I would be the sole tenant. I currently live alone and
receive: ESA £286.15 per week PIP £184.30 per week Currently I am paying Bedroom
Tax for my current…
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UC accidentally went over allowance limit due to lax bookkeeping but have pending costs - options?
Hi, I've been claiming UC for a few months. Due to poor bookkeeping (my fault, forgot about premium bonds), I was a few thousand above the £16k threshold. However just before I signed up for UC I had an MOT and was told that my current car would likely need a bunch more work to pass its next test. So I've been playing to…
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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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calculating income for Tax Credits
I was just wondering how much additional income you ae entitled to when calculating tax Credits before HMRC starts reducing payments. e.g. I received under £300 in interest and dividend income last tax year, plus over £300 in cash benefits from my health insurance policy (which I declared in my Self Assessment form). So, I…
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Maternity Pay
My girlfriend is due to give birth any day now, she is actually 5 days past the due date. She took four weeks worth of holidays from the end of April and then officially started her maternity leave last week, she gets paid weekly from her work. She used to work at Wilko's and the day after she found out she was losing her…