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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 - Deferral
So, having received our migration notice, I have been researching UC as I know very little about it. I came across some documents that seemed to suggest that managed migration should be deferred in some circumstances, one being if a child named on a Child Tax Credit Award was aged 19 and currently in non-advanced education…
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Santioned due to communication probablems with DWP May 2024
Hi everyone, Has anyone else had any other problems regarding communications with the DWP besides" call back tomorrow" beyond the 1st of May 2024? My friend has been sanctioned. She called a couple of times during the first week of May and although she got the "call next working day" message strangely, she did get through…
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Minimum income floor
Hi, can anyone help me wit this question.. I’m on a 12 months starting up period with universal credit. I’m self employed. I was told that the minimum income floor after the starting up period is £1556. My question is let’s say for example I turnover 1700 in that month and after taking off UC allowed expenses I’m left with…
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Father Received Letter from Council Stating Someone has Joined his Household.
Father lives on his own since my Mother passed 3 years ago. He now has a letter stating: "I am writing about your Council Tax Reduction Claim Information you need to provide: We have been informed that Stuart Jones has joined your household. Please confirm the date Stuart joined your household and his previous address.…
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DWP PHONE LINES UNAVAILABE AND NO PAYMENT OF ESA
I have been unable to contact the DWP today and it says no phone line available until tomorrow. I'm hoping that this is the reason for no payment of ESA today. Anybody have any ideas what is going on?
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Solicitor asking for DWP records
My solicitor has sent me a form to sign to request my DWP records. I am currently getting ESA and PIP. Do I have to sign this consent form as part of my personal injury claim? what kind of information will DWP send to the solicitor is it everything like the actual forms I completed to start my claim and assessment reports…
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Pension Credit
the weekly amount is £332.95 for a couple, below this amount you can claim for Pension Credit, when and how often does this amount change? and where can you see previous years.
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Carers Allowance and work bonus
Hi, can someone help with a question on carers allowance and work bonuses that may (no guarantee) be received twice a year as one off payments in those two months? Reading on Carers UK, if a one off bonus is received from your employer, you tell the DWP and they stop your payment of CA for the following month if paid…
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universal credit
My daughter gets paid every 4 weeks 772 pounds this is under
the benefit earning amount of 793. So she has deducted 260 pounds benefit gap but she gets 1036 pounds a year wages 772 x13 and benefit
gap 793 times 12 9516 so she should not
have the gap taken off is they any thing that can be done about this can she
appeal
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Universal Credit and Savings
I am a widowed single dad renting privately with a child going to university and working part time and claiming Universal Credit. I have recently met someone and looking at her moving in with me. She has come out of a relationship and got savings over £16,000 towards a future home. If we are to live together is there way…
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My wife and I are seperating and we are wondering how to go about splitting benefits.
As my title says, my wife and I are seperating and going to divorce, even though we are divorcing I will still be living in the home as I am also her carer. I am a joint claimant on her ESA benefit, and we are wondering if we should seperate our benefits now, or wait until we've divorced, any advice would be appreciated.
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PIP assessment - advice
Well, I got my assessment tomorrow morning for my PIP and I am nervous as I never applied for PIP in my life, does anyone know what questions they will ask? I give them my medical evidence when I applied online. Also, the call is going to be recorded as the assessor is going to record it and so am I, so I got my back…
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UC/Carers allowance
I applied for UC as single person with children. I get carers allowance for 1 of my child who lives with me he gets DLA but my ex partner is the appointee for the child. I don't know why but UC have written a letter to my Ex partners address informing him . Is this something UC normally do? (We have received new…
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PIP ASSESSMENT
Just a quick question here....awaiting a decision on PIP. If it was that health did get reasonably better for you to go to work on very light duties and you had just started to get the payments would you lose the backpay/payments at all etc...
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UC First Payment - MIF applied
Got first payment calculations and there is MIF applied despite me being classed as gainfully self employed and put on Start Up year by my work coach (transition from TC). The amount we'll use to work out your Universal Credit is £1,556.30 My partner has some note called UCD151a on our journal and MIF has not been applied…
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Taxfree chidcare eligibility
Hey All, Have looked to see if this has already been asked but cannot see anything that has an answer so here goes: My partner and I have a 3yo child at nursery and we qualify for the taxfree childcare from the gov to help with nursery fees as we both work. The eligibility for this is that neither parent can earn over…
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attendance allowance
One crucial thing Martin omitted to mention the other night about applying for AA was not to be put off by the length and complexity of the application form. I've known pensioners who, although they would doubtless qualify, are deterred as soon as they see the form.
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UC/Council Tax
Had a relationship breakdown in April were partner left for good he then come back a week later. He then left again on the 2nd May and has not come back he texted saying its over. I have applied for UC on 17th May and been told I will get payment on 19th June. Council tax was fully paid on 1st May I applied for council tax…
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10k UC overpayment
I was relatively new to UC and was private renting after fleeing domestic abuse. I moved to another place with help of council and LHA remained the same. Only recently, despite address being changed everywhere else, I realised address was wrong on UC. I informed them and they didn't give me a penalty saying they understood…
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Will Inheriting money effect me I am in temporary accommodation
Hi Guys, Really need some help here, my mother passed away 3 months ago from a aggressive cancer that effected her brain and lungs, She was in the process of setting up a trust account so in the leading months to when she passed away she has started losing her memory, so she did not get round to doing this as she…