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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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PIP Renewal Appeal question
If I win my PIP appeal does the tribunal award start from the point that the renewal was returned or the decision date which was a year later? or does the award start from the date that the tribunal makes its decision? What I am trying to understand is the possible likelihood that after the appeal I will be due for renewal…
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Migration to Universal Credit from Child Tax Credit - confused!
We currently get a small amount of Child Tax Credit and have received the letter to migrate over the Universal Credit. We get child benefit, husband works and we have savings over the £16K limit. Is it actually worth moving over as although I keep reading about transitional protection for 12 months does husband working…
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Housing benefit overpayment - help please
Hi. A few years back I was claiming HB as my household's income was not sufficient to cover our basic living expenses. After a year or so the HB office asked for bank statements which I duly provided. It turned out most of the time my capital actually exceeded the qualifying threshold set by the government - not by much,…
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Daughter leaving full time education, what next?
Hi all, Daughter will be leaving full time education soon, and will be job hunting, fingers crossed has a job lined up before leaving. I work full time, partner out of work at moment due to ill health. We get Universal Credit so not sure how it works next. Once Daughter leaves, do I need to add her in some way to our joint…
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UC and self assessment owed
Hi, need some advice pls. I was self employed from Apr 23 to Sep 23 and have worked out I will need to pay roughly £1300 in tax and NI. I know I won't be able to afford this so am thinking about asking for it to be collected through my PAYE as I've been employed since Sep 2023. I seem to meet all the criteria. What I'm…
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Tax question . Help me make sense .
Both my wife and i are pensioners .We both have private pension's and oap . After rise in oap we were looking forward to a little more money but . After tax man changed my wife's code she has went from 1170 pounds a month in her account down to 983 pounds . Tax free amount has changed from 1918 pounds to 1085 pounds . Tax…
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Help me work out a plan for my mum's retirement
Hello - I need advice from you knowledgeable people especially as I am not based in the UK! I am helping my mum to financially plan. Currently she is 64 years old. She does not have any assets or savings - she rents an apartment and receives housing benefit which won't be sustainable into her future. She just inherited…
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Inheritance in a trust and UC
Hello, My father passed away last year and left the house in a trust which provides that my stepmother continues to live in the house as a life tenant and is entitled to 50% of the house, and the other 50% will go to me, my three brothers and another third party when the house is sold after my step-mother dies. One of my…
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Migration to UC - What Should Happen with My 18 year old Special Needs Child?
I have received a UC Migration Letter. Currently on Legacy Benefits (Income support and SDP, Carers allowance, HB, CB, Child tax credits - including disability amounts for my son). My son has just turned 18 (so an adult), is still attending a specialist school and will be for another academic year. I have until 25th July…
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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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Family member, 60, widowed, on ESA. What might she be entitled too, please?
Hi, as stated in the title. R, female, was married for several decades. Her husband, sadly, died a couple of days ago. She is off work, having been dismissed while recovering from an operation, (Now looking at unfair dismissal, but that's a different story!) and is receiving ESA. Can anyone tell me, and thus her, what she…
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PIP renewal back payment.
My health has deteriorated since my claim to PIP. I currently get Mobility Enhanced only. I’ve sent off my renewal with the assistance of an advisor and advocate. I put my renewal in with my medical evidence last August. If I were to get Care component of PIP at any rate is it back dated to my renewal date back in August?…
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Uc review and surveys payment
Just going through review, sent all stuff but worried about payments for surveys. Will this count as income and if so what will happen now?
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Universal credit new rates
Hi, could anyone help me out with what date the new UC rates are paid? My next payment is due 14th May and from what I had read thought I would be seeing the new rates, but have also seen people say the 15th is the first date.
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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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Just moved from Tax Credit to UC, self employed
Oh dear UC . The synic in me thinks this is a ploy to kill off self employment as a form of employment, bit harsh but I hope I've got this wrong So I recently received £120 week tax credit, with disability element Income of around £750 month after expenses Initial meetings with work coach/UC is still foggy they don't seem…
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Universal credit confusion please help !
Hoping someone can help as can’t find any proper info online, spoke to CAB and I’ve had two different answers also. Need to migrate to UC Couple living together 1st adult - working 18 hours earning £923 per month - enhanced pip (currently on dialysis) 2nd adult - not working will get carers element added due to caring for…
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Widowed parents backpayments and receiving benefits
Hello. Sorry another query on this but I can't find out any information. I have read that if you do qualify for backdated payments (you weren't married to your partner but now the law has changed) and you receive benefits, then they can deduct that from the backdated payments. Does anyone know if that is if you were in…
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Shared Custody - Benefits
Hi all, Not sure if this is the right place or not. In the event of a separation, and the custody being shared, who is in receipt of benefits? There are three children - my assumption is that only two children would be able to be claimed for through Universal Credit (this has been the case previously). Also, who would be…
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Son living in Spain NHS eligibility
Hi, my 24 year old son has moved to Spain, he,s in a civil partnership with his girlfriend who is a spanish resident and he has just been granted residency about 3 months ago. Can anyone advise about his continuing eligibility to NHS healthcare/eligibility for spanish healthcare. I,m worried he may lose the NHS and also…