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Bedroom tax
Does anybody know if the bedroom tax still applies!? I'm moving from a 2 bed into a 3 bed but there is only me & my daughter that lives here. I'm moving due to the current street I live on is getting so bad. My house constantly smells of weed an I'm sick of reporting it. This house came up for rent right next door to my…
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Paying 6 months rent in advance - deprivation of capital?
Hi, I've noticed some landlords ask for a few months rent in advance at the start of the tenancy. If this is done does it count as deprivation of capital under Universal Credit? Thanks
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Personal Independence Payment - moving into supported living....
Hello there... my son is moving into supported living shortly. He currently receives ESA and Personal Independence Payment with mobility. I am trying loosely to work out his budget - bills. food, clothes etc. He is going to be receiving 1:1 hours and be supported the rest of the time on a 1 in 3 basis.. with two other…
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Help with new UC claim
Hello Wondering if some of you knowledgeable people can help me please....I have worked for 20 years solidly. I left my job of 13 years in December and started a new job at the beginning of January. Unfortunately this new job didn’t work out and I left it at the end of January (bullying being told I wasn’t picking up the…
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Inheritance
hello looking for some advice really. My auntie has left me 40,000 we think and I am a carer with 2 disabled boys and a little girl. So we claim carers but we also get tax credits. I’m wondering how does this money affect these benifits? And do you need to declare it. I’m soo confused and very upset as I’ve not asked for…
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Can I claim Council Tax "Single Person Discount" retrospectively
Hi there folks, So I discovered this evening that since I moved into my flat In October 2018 I haven't been claiming the single person discount. I am french and I was informed about it by a friend I lived solo until the March 2019 when a friend asked if he could sleep on my couch a couple of months until he save enough…
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Benefit cap
Can someone explain the benefit cap? My award is £1540.25 which is standard allowance, 2 kids, rent and Lcwra. I also get child benefit for my 2 children. I thought adding them together would bring me over and they would deduct it but its not showing on my statement for any deductions?
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UC childcare element and employing a nanny
Hi, I’ve just moved over to UC from tax credits and have never had any problems claiming for my nanny (I have 3 children - including toddler twins so it’s MUCH cheaper to have a nanny). She is registered etc and has everything needed to meet the requirements of ‘childcare’ for tax credits and UC. But here’s where things…
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Calculating Savings for UC
Hi all, Just wanted to reach out to everyone here for some guidance. I was recently made redundant from a high paying professional job. I decided to apply for UC whilst I look for another role. As part of the application, I selected the incorrect savings option by declaring over £6k savings. Anyhow, I now want to correct…
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housing and benefits
can someone give me some advice i get Limited capability for work-related activity benefit and pip my ? is i want rent a flat will i lost some my benefits
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Delaying claim for state pension
A family member reckons she can increase her state pension by carrying on working but not claiming for 2 years, except she claims working tax creits on her part time workings and i doubt HMG/DSS will be that generous Note "FROM" as if she kept claiming post state pension claim Higher weekly payments Taking your extra State…
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universal credit
Could you confirm that if you are under state pension age and you have private pensions the value of the pot if it remains untouched is ignored as a capital asset when claiming universal credit,i have asked via my journal on my universal credit page and have not had a reply since 7th Feb
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JSA, moving house, transferring claim and when to tell the Jobcentre
I sign on next week, move the day after, and assumed I could just tell them at my signing, then I read this thread:https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3594949/moving-house-how-do-i-continue-jsa-until-job-starts I'm considering asking to remain at my current Jobcentre due to reasons relating to ASD, but my claim…
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Housing benefit help
Hi everyone. Not posted before so hope I'm doing this right. I am trying to make sense of my housing benefit calculation. I have 3 children. All born before the 2 child limit in April 2017. I am only getting from what I see, applicable amounts of 66.90 for my older 2. My youngest who is almost 4 and born in April 2016,…
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Will money from selling/buying house affect benefits?
Hi, I'm moving house soon - selling my home to purchase and move into another. The house I'm buying is a bit cheaper than the one I'm selling but all of this money is going to a builder as it needs some work done. As soon as this money goes into my account it will be paid to the builder. I receive tax credits (both working…
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Claim uc as a couple or single person
My partner and I have two children, one of whom is disabled so I cannot work. At the moment we claim universal credit as a couple. He has been offered a job 200 miles away so will only be able to return home intermittently. The job is poorly paid at the moment but is in his chosen career and so will lead to much better…
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Son refused dla
My son is 5 years old and is partially deaf. He wears hearing aids in both ears all day apart from bedtime. He has had dla since he was 2 but on his renewal they have declined it and basically said there's nothing wrong with him. Apparently they spoke to his school and they said he was fine yet at school he now has to have…
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Wanting Off ESA, Hopefully Back to Work!
Hello everyone, my name is Freja and I am single, no
dependants and in my early 40’s. I have been in receipt of sickness benefit since my last paid
job ended in 2007, so initially this was Incapacity Benefit and I switched to
ESA in 2012 and I was placed in the support group. I have never been re-assessed
on ESA and my…
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Council Tax Benefit and minimum 20% payment, how does it work?
Hello Some councils are now asking residents to pay 20% of their council tax regardless of their circumstances, so nobody gets full exemption. How does this work if you are receiving council tax support (CTS) please? Is the CTS worked out separately from the 20% minimum payment, or is your payment topped up to 20% if the…
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PIP application with incurable cancer
I'm going to start a new thread here as a further discussion started in another thread, so that it doesn't hijack that OP's particular needs. Alice had commented, so I'll quote her and reply here. Thank you for the ideas. I think he has three main problems with his condition - [1] a tumour in his lower back causes…
