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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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Universal Credit Self Employed loan question
Hi, My business of
15+ years died during the lock downs. I had been on normal UC. I then switched
to ‘self-employed’ or getting back to being self-employed – so still getting
UC. I’ve found
it hard starting the business up from a stand start. There are a lot of costs.
Each month, I have used £200 or so ‘spare’ from my UC…
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Uc claim review
Hi, can anyone help me. Iv had a message this morning with regards to a uc claim review, I started work in October and have declared that and I am on a joint claim with my partner who doesn’t work because of the childcare allowing me to work. We get universal credit, dla for my son, carers and my wage from job. I am…
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High earning child benefit
I have some questions about claiming child benefit if you earn over 60k my husband earns 64k a year before tax is child benefit worked out on net or gross annual income? and if we are just over the 60k what percentage of tax will we pay?
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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…
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AET Changes - was this signposted?
Half way through migration and today it is announced that AET has changed which moves the goalposts considerably for us. Strange thing is in all my googling, use of online calculators etc I had not seen this big increase being mentioned but the BBC piece suggests it was logn planned. Is it just me who missed this?…
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Claim Review - Universal Credit/Housing Services Charge 2024 - Telephone Interview and Outcomes
Hi I could not find a thread to this effect, sorry if it has been discussed to this detail elsewhere, Anxiety is through the roof after this phone call. Recently I was advised I have a Claim Review. So i instantly provided my bank statements for both bank accounts i use. I am ungainfully self employed and also search for…
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Does interest on savings effect higher income child benefit charge
Hi everyone basically I earned just over £51 k 23-24 tax year and I received child benefit, I am struggling to understand one thing, in one Parton the self assessment it says UK interest Taxed and untaxed interest, firstly I am not sure if interest is taxed or untaxed ? Halifax instant savers, Untaxed i imagine, i have a…
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Kind Advice Required regarding sale of a personal digital asset
Hello everybody. Apologies if this is being posted to a wrong section of the forum, first time poster here. I have been on UC for a couple of years now and also claim carers allowance for caring after my mother. I have a question in relation to the sale of a digital personal asset to a international friend living in Dubai.…
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Job seeker allowance advice needed
Hi everyone, I need an advice please I was terminated from my job this year The whole experience was very unfair and really affected my mental health. Depression,anxiety and no desire to continue living. The employer terminated me via email, no references,demanded I remove them from my job search profiles I seeked help…
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Claimant commitment
My wife is on esa support group but when she eventually has to move to uc will she have to have a claiments commitment interview?
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ESA letter
Hi I am on New style contribution based ESA I recently changed address I have today received a letter from ESA about the change of address. I note that on the page( How Employment And Support Allowance Has Been Worked Out.) At the bottom of the page it says The amounts on this page apply from 12 April 2024 to 28 November…
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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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UC Migration First Payment Calculation Error - Have I Got This Wrong??...
Hi everyone, apologies for the longer post. My partner and I, who are
both self-employed, were on WTC and applied to migrate to UC. Having now been told that we are not entitled
to anything for our first payment, I’m looking for advice regarding the payment
calculation, which I am sure is a clear error. We both had our…
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Filling in self employed info on universal credit
Just submitted my self employment money in/money out form on universal credit. On the pension bit i put £120 (my own private pension) . I'm also PAYE for my other job, do I need to submit pension info from that and tax or ni deductions from PAYE payslip as well? On the deductions section I just put in total for what I paid…
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managed migration to uc
Hi I applied for univeral credit online yesterday as received my migration letter from tax credits. I work 25 hours a week and have a disability. No other benefits in payment but I received tax credits which included the disability element which meant I could still work and receive extra to help out finanacially Just…
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Pension credit and CoL payments
Hello - does pension credit treat cost of living payments the same as UC - will be getting state pension soon and starting to worry re finances for me and child.
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brother living with me
I have opened a uc claim because due to a back injury I did 20 hours last week and 20 hours this week., so I was hoping to get a little help towards my bills. But when I go to click on who lives with me, it just wants to know about partners or kids, and the thing is I have my brother living with me who pays board. does…
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Pension Credit - Motorhome and Canal Boat - Assets?
Hi, I am aware of a couple who own their own home and have a car, a motorhome and a narrowboat. They are on basic (pre 2016) state pensions and their cash assets are diminishing. They believe that it will shortly be worthwhile claiming pension credit to bring their joint income up to ~£330/week (give or take the effect of…
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Winter Fuel Payment
My birthday falls in December 1957, I am now a pensioner, SP in payment since January. I assumed I would receive the winter fuel payment this year but it looks like I will not get anything until 2025. Is it something I will have to apply for or will it be paid automatically. TIA.
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Husband refuses to equitably share benefit income
I’m looking for help on behalf of my sister. She has recently confided in me that she is having money problems with her husband. They are both in receipt of ESA, including several disability premium's. The premiums are paid via her husbands ESA and he will not ‘share’ this money with my sister, despite the fact that the…