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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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High earner CB query
Some advice/information would be very welcome. For several years now I have been completing a tax return as I am classed as a high earner and I have been paying back as a result. My husband, on the other hand (share house/both children ours) is not a high earner. I realise we should have transferred the child benefit to…
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Yet another TC to UC transition
Apologies for starting yet another TC to UC transition thread... but if anyone knowledgeable could help to solve a few riddles then it would be greatly appreciated. Background: transition notice received in February; self-employed couple, kids already left the nest. 1. When does application start? When UC account is first…
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Guide discussion: Bereavement Support Payments
This is the place to discuss our new guide on Bereavement Support Payments. We'd love to hear your thoughts, personal experiences, and general feedback. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all works, read our New to Forum? Intro Guide.'
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Pension credit claim delay?
Apologies if this isn't in the correct category but ..... I made a claim for pension credit late December and I've still not heard anything. Each time I call they say it's been received and it's being processed and they'll contact me. They don't though. It's almost three months. How long does it normally take?
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Tax credit overpayment help
Wondered if someone could shed any light please… situation… stopped claiming as single parent in sept 23. Tax credits stopped. single again feb 24 Applied for UC in year finalisation done for tax credits but they used my income from April 23 to feb 24 instead of April 23 to sept 23. Is that right? As my award period was…
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Universal Credit & inheritance
I wonder if someone could help me. I will soon inherit over £20,000 from my grandad passing away and am uncertain about the best approach to managing it with regards to Universal Credit. What are my options? the money will be likely to one day buying a house however i'm not sure i'll be able to afford this at the moment. I…
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Charge For Extra Bedroom UC
Hi Can anyone help me. I have for the past two years paid £77 a month out of any award for UC on the grounds that the property has one extra bedroom. However this is not the case as UC have not included the carer that I need overnight who has to use one of the bedrooms which and evidently would be the extra bedroom UC are…
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Tax credits to Universal credit
Ні, For anyone who has moved from child Tax credits to UC. Are your payments less than Tax credit even with transactional protection? It seems that UC deducted a lot more whereas tax credit didn't and my dad's getting £400 less a month on UC than tax credits. However, I thought with UC you're entitled to the same amount.…
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Carer Element
Hello, I am currently on tax credits but received migration notice. My wife is carer for our child so she will be entitled to carer element. She is also receiving carers allowance which will be deducted from the award. My mother in law lives with us. I am working full time so cannot get carer allowance to look after her.…
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Universal Credit Phone Call Worry
Could anyone tell me what this means please? "Not providing care". I am a carer to my father and this sounds like I'm being questioned regarding it.
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Housing Benefit New Claim Question?
I am hoping someone can help me work this out, I’m helping someone else. It is regarding a new claim. A couple currently claim housing benefit for a two-bedroom home, social housing. They have been together and have lived together for 20 years. They are not married. Currently paying the Under Occupancy Tax. The current…
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Council Tax Reduction
Can someone explain why on my council tax reduction it's saying I need £0.00 to live on? Extract: Income use in the calculation - £306.11 Less how much you need to live on - £0.00
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access to work coach if are savings too high for UC
If ones savings exceed the 16k limit for Universal Credit eligibility, can one still have access to a work coach? Also is it still possible to get National Insurance credits while unemployed, even when not eligible for Universal Credit?
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Can a widow receive late husband's State Pension arrears?
Can a widow (78) receive her late husband's state pension arrears? Does anyone know? The arrears were applied for before the husband passed away. The couple lived/live overseas and the widow has never applied for her own state pension. Husband and wife were/are UK citizens. She is his heir, and they have two adult…
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LA financial assessment - Charging rent to disabled adult daughter living at home?
HI, apologies that this is quite a long post but.............. We have a disabled daughter who has learning disability and behavioral problems. She has no independence and requires 24 hr care / supervision and this is going to be the case forever. She spent a period of time in a care setting but that has collapsed and now…
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Lcwra- help me understand the assessment period please
Hi I’m just a little confused as to when I will be receiving my first lcwra payment, first Sick note 21st November 2023 received my letter to say I am entitled to lcwra on the 28th feb 2024 My assessment period is from the 8th-7th each month I get paid on the 14th of every month i I know it needs to be 3 full assessment…
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PIP and State Pension query
Hi all My wife currently receives PIP which ends the day before her 66th birthday next March when she will receive her full State Pension. I recently read that if someone is entitled to PIP in the year prior to State Pension Age that they can apply to renew their claim and get both PIP and SP. Will she receive a letter…
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Still waiting on backdated widowed parents allowance
Hello. My partner died in 2004. I have been told he paid enough National Insurance contributions and as my daughter was only two, I still received child benefit when the law changed. When the law changed I was not married and not living with anyone new. However, 10 years ago I lived with someone new for 2 years. This seems…
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Widowed parents allowance claim
Keep reading about successful backdated claims but I sent mine to Government department last September and have still to be notified of outcome. Anyone else never had a reply after sending in their claim??
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Requesting a copy of LCWRA assessors decision?
Following award of LCWRA on 25/11/23 I have requested a copy of the assessors decision (not "mandatory reconsideration"). Does anyone know if this will imperil my award?