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HELP!!! Please - worked for 30 years but illness has struck me down
Hello everyone. I hope that there is some help out there. I am a 48 year old married man who has worked solid for the last 30 years. I have been struck down with an illness (Liver disease) which means I have had to close my business which was my only income (my wife does work full time). I have been to St. James Hospital…
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Area changing to Universal Credit - Existing nil award claim for Child Tax Credits
Slightly convoluted here, sorry, but basically: I had my son in September 2016, I then stopped working in June 2017. My DH still working full time. We claimed for Child Tax Credits but due to me having to use up annual leave during my notice period, our joint income was judged as being about £1500 over the qualifying…
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Help with benefits
Hi i wonder if someone can help me. I am asking this question on behalf of my daughter. She has recently started a 8 ours a week contract job at Outfit. So far she has been there 6 weeks and has on average worked her 8 hour contract plus 25 hours overtime all at £7.05 a hour. She lives with us and is 22 would she be…
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working on benefits
Hello! ive been looking for some answers to questions that i just cant seem to find the answer too.. firstly im 18 years old on full housing and on universal credit, currently not working.. im trying to find out whats the most you can earn/work a week whilst on those two benefits too still get full housing and still being…
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Am I finically better in supported living or living on my own?
I live in supported living. Its 4 bedroom house close to town. The housing association fixes things quick. The other 2 tenants are nice. The staff are nice. I have a social worker. I get 21 hours one to one plus 55 shared hours a week shared between 2 other people The thing that bothers me is the high turnover off staff.…
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What can money/savings be spent on for ESA purposes?
Family member has recently received backpayment of Council Tax due to council tax exemption being applied. Is there any guidance on what he can and cannot spend it on so that it won't become regarded as savings for the purposes of Income based ESA? Thanks.
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Council Tax Exemption backpayment and ESA
A family member of mine recently received a back payment of £5000 of council tax as they have had refunded. This is because they have had a council tax exemption applied due to severe mental disorder. We have been advised this money is disregarded for Income Based ESA purposes for 12 months. However, would ESA actually…
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Universal credit instead of tax credits
Hi Can anyone give me some advice please? Me and partner have just moved in together. We have never lived together before and we don’t claim any help in benefits at the moment. My partner works full time self employed and I am on maternity leave having recently had a baby. As my partner is on a low income, I wanted to try…
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Handicapped persons Bank Account?
I'll try to summarise and keep this as short as possible, but we're really confused and looking to go to the bank o try and sort out but with the right information in our minds beforehand: My uncle, who's 65, has learning difficulties / downs syndrome and his mum, my gran, has looked after him all their lives. My Gran is…
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Bernie
Hi everyone I desperately need some help. My husband sadly passed away 2years ago with Cancer. He worked for forty two years always paying his national insurance and stamp . For the last Twenty years of his life he was a Self employed Taxi driver who Religiously paid his Tax and Stamp . Received his retirement pension when…
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Rent A Room and Benefits
Hello, I own my home and it's mortgaged. I'm thinking about taking in a lodger and renting a room in my house. The question a potential lodger would like to know is can he claim housing benefits on the rental he pays me? I currently claim WTC and CTC. Is the income from the rental calculated as my household income? I…
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Changing to UC
UC goes live in my area on the 6th Dec, i claim income related ESA support group as well as DLA (until i change over to pip) im just wondering if i have to do anything or does the DWP inform me about changing to UC? I recieved another form for ESA in August, i forget what its called but its because my 2 years on ESA are…
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Anyone seen Private Eye article in Issue 1456 about PiP & Mandatory reconsideration
Personally reading it confirms my belief that the DWP treat sick people with uttter contempt.
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30 hours child care - help with calcs!!
Hi I’m trying to figure out how this 30 hours free childcare works. My dd is signed and got a letter saying funding starts on the 8th jan and finished 27th July The nursery are saying the cost will now be £52. The current cost I pay is £146.25 for 3days childcare. The funding is stretched over the year to provide a more…
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Tying up loose ends regarding stopping work and recovering from illness ..
Howdy ! I have always been in good health , and always employable ...until 2014! In 2014 I was Diagnosed with myasthenia gravis . I kept on working through that and had to be admitted to hospital on 2 occasions in 2015. I was still in employment though , but left in November last year to start a new life as I’d had enough…
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SIP Shares and Working tax credits
I'm looking for some advice regarding selling some of my SIP Shares. We currently recieve working tax credits. The question is, when I sell these shares do I have to declare this as income to working tax credits? Bearing in mind when I buy the shares each month, this is not taken from the income I declare to WTC. The…
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Issues with HB and Council Tax
Hello, I separated from my husband in July this year, I went from 3 jobs to 1 as could not sort childcare etc. I started claiming HB wtc/ctc due to working 23:25 hrs a week. I got a council tax rebate. I got myself sorted and carried on. Then mid September I get letters telling me I need to start paying council tax again…
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Mobility Car/Trust Deed
Does anyone know if a person who is involved with a Trust Deed in Scotland would have to relinquish a mobility car ?
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Only paid £167.09
First of all, Hello everyone. So i am owed £1462 in 20 weeks backdated ESA payments, and today i received a text from DWP saying they have received the sick notes and payment will be made on 1/12/2017 which is today, so today i checked the bank and their is only £167.09 been paid in and not the initial £1462, anyone know…
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Tax credits wage decrease
Good evening all In February my wages go from £22k to £14k as I am going part time .Fulltime to 23 hours a week.I am a single mum with one child. Am I best telling tax credits in February or waiting til April , new tax year ???My wages will be reduced by £1400ish for this tax year predicted wages Any advice will be greatly…
