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Will the council regard this as a contrived tenancy?
Hi I have a bit of a quandry here and I'd like your opinion. I have a bit of a nervous disposition and over-worry about everything. Since I discovered this thing called a contrived tenancy my nerves have been all over the place all day. I'm going to put the facts up here for everyone to interrogate, just like what a…
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Severe Disability Premium
Hi. Please can someone tell me what happens with benefits when someone who is getting Universal Credit moves in with their partner who is getting the SDP and ESA? Can the person who is getting UC come off UC and be added to the existing old style benefits of their partner or do they both have to move to a joint claim of…
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Claiming Job Seekers Allowance or Universal Credit and Savings
Good afternoon, I will try to make this brief. To sum up my situation, it turns out I'm being made redundant from a job I've been in the last 3 years. I am also registered as self-employed, but this has always been a side business to my main employment and brings in about £50 - £100 pounds a month (well, getting worse with…
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Deprivation of Capital and Income based benefits
Hi, I am posting for my son and his partner. Both are mid 20s and both have saved since first working and have not simply drank their money. They have been careful knowing that it is so hard to get on the housing ladder nowadays. The past year they have planned on moving firstly into a rental property for just six months…
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Tax relief refund and universal credits
I am due a tax relief refund from hmrc for fuel expenses will this be taking off my claim amount I do a tax refund will but hoping this is different as paid separately to wages etc thanks in advance
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Free school meals
if you work part time, single parent on low income of under 7000py and claim tax credits and also get working tax credits, should you still be entitled to free school meals? I know it says you dont get them if you get working tax but what if your on low income? Thanks.
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Student home for the summer. Can they get a part time job without affecting my benefits?
My daughter is a full time student, home for the summer (plus extra covid time) she would like to get a job to save some extra money to live on next year. I claim income based esa (support group) and pip. Plus mortgage assistance and housing benefit. If she starts earning will it affect my benefits? It would be tough if…
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Universal credit, 2 claims in one house?
HiI'm currently looking into rental a property privately, the actual rent will be a bit more than the LHA entitlement I have.Me, my wife, our child have a 2 bed entitlement. But we are looking into renting a 3 bed as it's the same cost as a 2bed that I've looked into, and a spare bedroom would be ideal for guests.I'm in a…
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PIP
Hi, I am 18 and moving out of my mums house in September. I have a full time job but as my mental health condition get worse I have taken a lot of time off work, therefore getting payed less. Is there anything else I can do or anything PIP can offer me to help with more money. As rent and paying bills is going to be hard…
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Applying for social housing
Not sure if this is the best place to ask? we are worried about when the eviction ban ends and if we do eventually get evicted what will happen to us? we are a couple with young children who were both self employed but told we couldn’t work during lock down. as we both recently started our businesses we don’t qualify for…
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ESA - Income or Contribution based?
Hi all, my wife transitioned from Incapacity Benefit to ESA Support Group in 2012. She was awarded Contribution based ESA but hasn't worked since being I'll health retired in 2003 after only 2 years of working 23 hours a week. Her ESA has been renewed a number of times since and continues to be Contribution based. In…
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Carers allwance calulation and tax credits
Hi i and partner both get carers allowance... This is our only income... We didnt have to renew our tax credits as it was done automatically as thete was no change in income or cirumstances. The income that tc put down was £8104 for both of us... I calculated it as being £3400...for last year each.. I get mine every month…
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Can I claim benefits and also claim compensation (CICA) at the same time?
Hi, I got assaulted and 4 of my ligaments are broken and require surgery and will be off work for 12 months at least due to an assault which is under the police and is going to court. So I was wondering if I can claim benefits because I don't know when I will recieve compensation. Also if I do claim benefits will this…
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Disabled person who wants to live independently
My brother is disabled and can't work. He currently lives with my mum who needs to downsize because her house is too big and expensive. Due to mental health issues it will be a problem for them to live together in a small house, they only really manage by being mostly separate in a larger house at the moment. Ideally the…
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Continuing Health Care
Hi everyone! So I'm looking for advice for a very long winded situation that I will attempt to explain which ends in the attempted application of continuing health care! So in July 2018, my father suffered an incredibly severe stroke which has practically destroyed roughly 35% of his brain, he was hospitalized for an…
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Universal credit assessment period
Has anyone been able to change their assessment period? My assessment period is very close to my paydate - assessment period is 27th -26th paydate is 28th. This causes me problems when my paydate falls at a weekend or on a bank holiday and is brought forward. This in turn means that universal credit calculate 2 paydays in…
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30 Hours Free Childcare Declined
We have just been declined 30 hours free childcare due to income exceeding 100k, just. We explained that 18k of the income is expenses due to working away from home but it has still been rejected. Should we appeal the decision?
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Child benefit
Hi, My partner has applied for child benefit as his eldest has came to live with us since the 8th March. He posted the application on the 3rd April, it was delayed in part due to us having to self isolate. Nevertheless he has just had confirmation they have granted the claim but will only backdate it to the 27th April,…
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PIP BACK PAY
Brain teaser/Ex pat on DLA recieved phone advice in 2015 on 65 birthday that on uk return could reclaim mobillity even after he was 65.Returned 2019 and claimed but refused.Did not realise phone advice was to make a new claim transferring from DLA to PIP and then could be concidered for mobillity even AFTER 65.But DWP did…
