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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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Student and Universal Credit
Hi My son (24 with Asperger Syndrome) started Uni in Sept 23. He receives UC (he has the Limited capability for work and work related activity). He received PIP until February this year when after assessment was stopped. My question is should his UC cease as he has lost PIP even though he still has limited capability for…
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Universal credit and inherited home
My brother is 63 and sadly has been diagnosed with terminal cancer with a life expectancy of 12 months. He owns his own home and shares it with his daughter and 18 month old young grandson. He intends to leave the property to his daughter in his will. His daughter is on basic Universal credit. Once inherited she will wish…
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Accumulating Pension Credit - Capital reassessment?
If someone is currently getting full pension credit and various other disability benefits, plus they have savings under the £10k threshold. What happens if they don't spend it all month to month and it accrues as a balance in their bank account? When does it become "capital" in this context and have to be declared? They…
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Inheritance & DWP Universal Credit concerns
I recently lost my mother and she left her paid off house and savings to myself and my brother. We are both executors but i will be managing the probate since he lives and works in the states. Her savings were around 90k and the house has a value of 250k or so. The 3 banks have not required a grant of probate because the…
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Rishi announcement
Hi I am very worried about the announcement by the pm in regards to pip. I am on it till 2027 and I have just got my motability car. I am worried that he is changing the system again. I am scared I am going to lose it before I even get a chance to use it long term. Also scared I am going to lose my pip money or they will…
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Starting as a supply teacher in May & UC
And was wondering if I can apply. I’ve been on the gov links but I’m not sure if I would qualify so checking here please if anyone could help and give an advice. mortgage £680 (we overpay to 830) so we could stop that payment in the interim. We also declare actual not what we are paying? 2 adults, one supply, one teacher…
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UC and Debt payments
Hello, I received UC and DLA. I am also making payments to my credit card. I owe quite a bit debt. Can this be questioned why I am using this money to pay credit debt or mortgage payments.
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£6000 in savings
When is the £6K threshold going to go up with inflation? It’s been six grand for a long time look how much rents have gone up. we have only £5000 in savings but when UC comes in the same sort of time as wages for the month it takes us over for a short time until the £2500 rent is due. will this be a problem should we…
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PIP question
Morning. On Monday, I applied for PIP due to my mental health and my issues, but I am just wondering, will DWP get in touch with my GP to gather evidence of my medical information? as I have a doctors/GP appointment on Monday by phone, as I don't have a printer to put them with my form when it arrives. I am just worried,…
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Pip and fearing the use of it
Hi I know pip don't check what you use the money for but I have used it on taxis expwially during the heavy downpoirs as rain can affect my implant and if it's a heavy down pour it could be a risk of soaking through my coat and hat. Also it covers the cost of fuel when my husband drives me to places too. I am worried that…
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Carers Element on a single UC claim?
We currently have a joint UC claim and receive the carers element. My partner and I are separating and I will then be claiming UC on my own. What happens to the carers element? Is it possible to continue to claim this additional money on a single claim?
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Widow with 2 children
Hi, a friend of mine recently lost her husband, she has twins, a girl and a boy aged 6. The boy is disable as well, the government has stopped her universal credit as now the life insurance has paid the mortgage and the husband place of work has giving her some money, she is alone with no family and is worried the money…
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Severe Disability Premium/Registered Blind
Hi, advice please. My husband is registered blind/severely sight impaired. We receive housing benefit. I have just received our new housing benefit award due to my income going up because of NMW increase and have been checking we are receiving everything we are entitled to. I have read that you can have the Severe…
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Child Benefit Question
Just looking for a sanity check as my head is spinning. So my daughter turns 20 at the end of September this year. She has been in full time education since leaving school and started a new 2 year course from September 2023, it is a 2 year course and she signed up before she was 19 The child benefit award says it expires…
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Carers Allowance - Eligibility Question
Hi. My partner has just put in a claim for CA. He is my main carer. I'm physically disabled. Still waiting for a decision. He has been informally told by someone from my local JCP told that he is not eligible for CA as we live about 25 miles apart. We looked through the criteria and eligibility before he made this claim…
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Pension Credit - when to notify of 'excess' savings
Late last year my wife was awarded PIP. This resulted in a number of inter-related backdated payments. First we received her PIP backdated to date of original claim. As a consequence we became eligible for increased housing benefit and council tax rebate, both backdated to her original pip claim and received separately.…
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New Job Seekers Allowance and Pensions
Just lost my job at 64, not ready to retire and looking for new work. I have taken some of my pension tax free lump sum. Does this affect my claim for NJSA?
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Unclaimed benefits
Hi… everyone I’ve seen on itv that there are millions of unclaimed funds which is sitting in the governments bank. What I would like help with is what I may be entitled to equally yourselves. The MSE site has various links to entitlement sites inclusive of the Gov site. However it’s all a bit confusing like myself I think…
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Reporting Help to Save Account to Universal Credit: Necessary Under £6,000?
Do I need to report my Help to Save account to Universal Credit if my total savings are under £6,000? Thanks,
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WTC Migration To UC First Payment
Looking for some advice, just got our first UC payment, migration from WTC and it is £39 for a month. We previously got £35 per week working tax credit. I got the severe disability element of WTC Working Couple, total earnings £2400 and declared £26k savings Thought the transitional protection payment was supposed to make…