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Benefits & tax credits

Archives for February 2020

Can my boyfriend be my landlord and I still claim tax credit ?
Hi all. New to this. My boyfriend (who has his own home) is considering renting his other house to me and my children. He will get a proper agreement drawn up and all the bills and rent will be in my name only. He will not live with us (but may stay over a night or 2 a week, when my kids go to their dads) . If we are not…
Very early ESA assessment
I had a reassessment last year for ESA. I had the medical in May 2019, the report states referral for reassessment in 24 months. It also says my condition is long term and unlikely to improve. In the post this morning I have a new form for an ESA reassessment. It's only been 9 months, it just seems so early. Does anyone…
If my boyfriend is my landlord can I still claim tax credits?
Hi all. New to this. My boyfriend (who has his own home) is considering renting his other house to me and my children. He will get a proper agreement drawn up and all the bills and rent will be in my name only. He will not live with us (but may stay over a night or 2 a week, when my kids go to their dads) . If we are not…
Affects on Pension Credit recipient
Hi. Was wondering if someone could offer advice. My mum who receives Pension Credit, Housing Benefit and CT support For personal reasons I am moving back into her home. Her social housing landlord has been informed. Benefits informed so she will lose her HB and part of her CT allowance but in 26 weeks. Seems like a long…
Hmrc rebate
Hi all, first time poster here. I've just received a tect from "hmrc" saying I'm entitled to a tax rebate and asking me to click on a link. Is this a con or legit.
Advice please
I am currently helping to care (unpaid and informally) for the adult son of a friend who recently died. He has physical and some learning disabilities and is very emotionally dependent. The plan is that soon a relative who has jointly inherited the parent's house will come to live with him. My friend believes that if he…
Universal Credit - Worked but employer pays in arrears
Hi, wondering if anybody can clear this up for me. I am just coming to the end of my first assessment period for universal credit. They calculate how much I get on 03/03 and pay on 08/03. During this first month I have managed to pick up £770 worth of temp hours. HOWEVER I will not receive this £770 until the end of March.…
Carers allowance with ESA ,Hosing and Councl tax benifits
Hi All we was just wondering I recently was moved from DLA to PIP And was put onto mid care. My doctors have been telling me for years to apply for the higher rate but as I was on low care and high mob I decided that rather than risking loosing any of my awards because you read about that many loosing their awards so. I…
UC regs 85 & 86 (2 & 3) nominated carer - Joint claim - when you have a disabled child
Can anyone on here clarify how reg 85 & 86 (2) and (3) applies/interacts if you have a disabled child? Problem being you have other children that require collecting from school etc, but then you also have a disabled child that you need to be home for at specific times, therefore one parent needs to be main carer for…
If I start working what happens to my ESA and CTC and will I have to move to UC?
Hi, I have looked online and cannot find the answer; I hope someone here can help me; I want to start doing a few hours per week of self-employment. I have an incurable serious illness and have not been able to work but it has stabilised to some degree. Sudden deterioration is a real risk. I want to work as self-employed…
Any experience of Fightback?
My son has just received his PIP decision and unfortunately only scored 6 points for care and 0 for mobility. He was previously in receipt of LRC and LRM of DLA. Normally I would help him, or use a local disability service or CAB to appeal the decision. I'm not well enough at the moment and neither of the other options…
If I call the DWP do they keep note of a esa50 being posted?
Hello all, A very quick question. If I call the DWP would they have record on their system if and when an ESa50 was posted out to me? Or would they have no idea and I would have to contact medical services or someplace else i.e. Maximus. Please can someone confirm? Ie has anyone ever called the DWP and they have confirmed…
Long term sick & benefits
Hi all, My partner suffered a severe mental breakdown at work just over 2 years ago. She has been off sick from work since with severe depression and anxiety and has been on a huge nhs waiting list for therapy- a big reason her employer has been so supportive. Obviously her ssp ran out some time ago and she has been…
Child Benefit - Harrogate Army College
Hi All, There have been a few closed threads regarding child benefit entitlement and child support entitlement when a child goes to AFC Harrogage Army College and there was never really an answer. I've made a few phone calls with AFC Harrogate, the CMA (old CSA) and HMRC Benefit department and they said the following: If…
Wrong U1 Form
One month ago I've been sent my U1 form from Gov.Uk, as I requested it. I needed it to have my benefit from my Government (Italy). Unfortunately, now I've been refused the benefit because my Government said that my U1 form shows that I'm not entitled to any benefit! They say that according to it, I and the company agreed…
Council Tax Support - eligibility.
I have been paying Council Tax as a single person in a House of Multiple Occupancy (HMO) since I moved into the privately-rented property in July 2019. I have been unemployed since June 2019, but only claiming Universal Credit since September 2019. I have recently discovered that, theoretically, I am either exempt from…
Private pension, lump sum and universal credit.
I have recently retired due to ill health at 55. I will receive a lump sum of £75000 and a monthly pension of £950. My partner aged 53 was made redundant recently and we were "living" off his redundancy payment which has now gone. He is currently on job seekers allowance which ends after 6 months. We have approx £80000…
Bluestone Credit Management and HMRC
Newbie here! Thanks for any assistance. Got a letter from these saying that HMRC have paid me too much tax credits and I need to pay it back. All discussions & payments have to go through them. This is the first I've heard about this, nothing prior from HMRC. I remember a claim for CTC being live for some years and still…
Universal credit and redundancy
Hi I have searched for advice on our situation but can’t find anything similar so posting here for advice. My husband and I already have a joint UC claim, he works full time and I don’t currently work so it tops up his wages. In the next few months he is being made redundant after 21 years service and is expecting…
Over-due being re-assessed for ESA
I am worried, although of course I do not want to receive & fill in the form to continue getting ESA (I'm in the support group) as it leads to an assessment & then removal of benefits & then appealing - a process which exacerbates my health conditions, I would have expected a form to arrive by now as I won an appeal in…

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