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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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Pension Credit and disregards.
I’ve received a letter this morning from the DWP’s Pension Service B saying they need to check the information they have wrt pension credit is correct on September 29th. It says not to contact them as they will contact me by phone or letter “in the near future.” My first query is whether they will do this before September…
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UC and a Junior ISA
Hi Does anyone know if you have to declare a Junior ISA to UC Money savings and investments declaration? Im confused as it says 1) we do not need to know about 2) it is not taken into account. So for them not to take it into account does that mean it needs to be declared and then they just dont take it into account?…
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UC migration - carer element and TP / bedroom tax
Hi hoping for some help I am due to be migrated by October 3. One concern is how applying for carer element will impact TP. I read somewhere that to protect TP it matters if CE is claimed in AP1 or AP2. I have been claiming carers credits to protect my NI contributions, but I am now definitely at least 35 hours a week. I…
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Child Benefit and Child Maintenance
Hi All, My 18yr old daughter has left full-time education as of August 2025. She has found a job in a care home which she starts as soon as her DBS check comes back. I pay my ex CM for my daughter. I have researched the link between CB and CM which isn't clear to me. I have contacted both HMRC and CMS who give conflicting…
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esa final payments
hope someone can help my father who has dementia reaches state pension age on 15th september, his next ESA contribution based payment is due 10th of september he normaly gets 281.10 per fornight, does he get that amount next week or will it be reduced. If anyone could tell me what he would get that would be great as i can…
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PiP/paperbased assessment?
I received a text from Capita that they have arranged a phone call pip assessment for my child. I phoned Capita and requested that I feel it should be paperbased assessment because I have sent in strong medical evidence to support the claim this was logged onto the system. Today I have received a phone call call from…
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Council tax support gone completely after moving to UC
Hi so my mum has moved to UC from ESA and she received council tax support did have a 100% award but had 2 non dependent deductions for me and my sister and her bill was £93 to pay each month then when she moved to UC she was told it was being reduced to 80% and her new amount to pay was £122. Now ESA has finally confirmed…
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Maternity Pay
I am a freelance worker. I have not been without work for years. I am PAYE. If I was to take maternity leave am I entitled to any sort of maternity pay?
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Advice on UC and Inheritance.
So, first my wife and I only just got UC sorted out and recieved just one payment after the 5 week wait. It's a joint claim but I get contribution based ESA and was moved to New style ESA (told by DWP it's the same thing) and my payments are deducted from her UC payment. Now I've been informed by Solicitors that I'm…
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Universal credit, rent a room and AirB&B
Hi all, I’m hoping for some clarification around Universal Credit and the rent-a-room scheme. I’m on UC in the England. I live in my two-bedroom shared ownership flat. I previously let out a spare room in my main home, mostly for monthly stays (sometimes the same guest stayed across several months). The income was…
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Mature student finance help needed = im going round in circles !!
Afternoon everyone - My son has moved to a new city after a breakup, is 29 and is going to college to study a Higher Education course in Sept '25 - he needs to do this for further University course entry. He has funding for the course but we are not getting anywhere with potential funding for housing/living etc He…
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PIP Renewal - positive post
Thought I would put a positive note on forum. PIP due for renewal November 2025 Renewal form returned March 2025 Surprise in the post today.... PIP renewed until August 2029. Ist time ever not having an assessment and no change to award.
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Another Person Migrating From ESA IR To U/C Questions
Hello, Sorry if these questions have been asked before, I've looked through threads but everyone's circumstances are different. I'm on ESA with an IR top up Support group. I am on housing benefit I only pay for one spare bedroom. I'm on council tax benefit & I don't pay anything. I'm also on PIP low care high mobility…
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Uc and child going to University, confused
My son is going to university this year. I cuurently claim UC for 2 children. I put on my journal about what I needed to do and I was told nothing as they would automatically remove him from my claim from 31st August. Is this right? I have been sent 2 To dos, one to Update childs education( showing date of 4th July) and…
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SDP backdated payment - disregarded?
I think I've read on another link here that a backdated award of an SDP payment is disregarded indefinitely, if claiming UC? A payment of in excess of £6,000 is due to be received so would this amount be disregarded? I know I have to let UC know about the backdated award and payment.
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New Style ESA application
Hi all As per my other thread, I applied for New Style ESA online. This is a different topic really, so started a new thread, and it's a basic question. As per below, I was meant to be contacted by 16 August, which passed two weeks ago. I followed all the instructions, had to send in my fit note via snail mail as the…
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ESA migration to Universal Credit help please
Hello, I applied for Universal Credit on 6th May after receiving a migration letter. I was in mainly contribution based ESA in support group with an income related top up. My first Universal Credit payment statement shows I am in the LCWRA group but it has taken off £600 for ESA payments. I have still been receiving ESA…
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Pension credit suspension
My husband had his pension credit suspended without us being informed. We found out when it was not paid into the bank. We found out that it was because I had not claimed my pension at the end of may because as I don't think I will have anything. We have told the council because of our housing benefit and council tax. I…
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SDP and IS10 form
Just providing a bit of information when requesting the SDP to be added(if eligible). You need to complete an IS10 form. I have literally just got off the phone with DWP and they said I have to complete an IS10 before they can look at the request. He asked if I could call them tomorrow, as he didn't have access to the…
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ESA Support Group Migration Help
I had a letter saying my ESA Support Group (Income Related??) is being migrated and I must go online to a move to UC link. I am totally perplexed by forms, especially online forms, I had a housing benefit review a while back and it crashed 23 times over several weeks, each time losing the data. Last time I did anything…
