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Universal Credit calculation wrong? please help
Hi there, I have just been made aware the amount I am to be paid by UC, which is £762 a month, "Earning's reported by employer £750.35", "Your total payment is £289" to be paid by 8pm on the 20th June. I started my claim on the 14th of May while I was on furlough, on the15th of May I was paid £750.35 furlough pay, on the…
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Student loan last & parent benefits
My wife’s daughter has recently come to live with us again, she is at uni but travels and lives here to save money. I don’t have her registered as living her on council tax as there already 2 adults registered so paying full council tax. I have discovered that she is still telling the uni that she lives with her dad, he is…
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Universal credit fraud
Hi On March the 31st I made a claim for universal credit due to the lockdown measures. May the 4th I was due to receive my first payment, however when I checked my account I had not received it so I immediately checked my universal credit journal where it stated that I had closed my claim, which I hadn’t. I called the…
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Can I make a claim for ESA? (Contribution based)
I originally posted on the disability forum but was advised to try here. Hello and wishing everyone well under the current circumstances. I am currently receiving CA as I care for someone in my household, but I am thinking of stopping this and making a claim for contribution based ESA for myself. My husband works so will…
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National Insurance PAYE question
If I am living abroad, and still have income from UK work because of using up AL and entitlement to Parental Pay, do I need to still pay NI contributions as a must. Or can I opt out, or even get a refund, because I am not actually living in UK to make use of the benefits that come with paying into NI. (I know parental…
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Will this be treated as a Mandatory Reconsideration?
My mum's UC claim was closed some months ago but she reclaimed. It was closed because a settlement payment was notified to UC by RTI. It was paid before a settlement agreement was signed, so when the Case Manager asked her what the money was, she said she didn't know and that it might have been back-pay, so it was treated…
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Attendance allowance - after death
Hello My father passed away late Feb this year - he received an Attendance allowance and as soon as he passed away I informed the DWP. Just today, 3 months later I've received a letter saying they need some answers from me to check if they owe anything, or if we owe them anything regarding these payments. The questions…
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Claiming new style esa and uc
Just after some advice if you claim both new style esa and uc do you receive the esa payment fortnightly, and uc monthly Also will I get sanctioned for esa and uc, due to leaving my job due to ill health or just sanctioned on uc Thanks in advance for any advice
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Council tax - direct debit amount changed without my consent/knowledge
I'm not sure this is the right section but hope someone can help! I had a few issues last year with council tax, I ended up negotiating a £20 monthly payment with them to gradually pay off what's left (with lump sums added when I have spare cash). They were happy, I was happy. None of this was an issue in the slightest.…
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new tax code
hi everyone. new to this. my tax code changed this week & i'm now £80 a week worse off! my question is, is this for the duration of this tax year or is it because i recieve a hm forces pension?
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When is the official end of school month for a 18 yr old?
When my child turned 16 I confirmed to CTC and Child Benefit they were staying on in the 6th form to do Alevels which would take place 2020. They turned 18 in Feb and A level results are due August. their last exam should have been yesterday but obv they were cancelled but they still are in contact with school via email…
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UC Enquiry
Hello everyone! I am asking on behalf of someone so please forgive me if my explanation is not detailed. If you are on UC and claiming a housing element of UC, and then move address to another area, how does that work regards the UC claim? Would it merely mean they would adjust the entitlement of the rent allowance only or…
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Buying our rented property - Universal Credit?
I am currently working full time, my wife is at home with 2 pre school kids. We get Universal credit worth around £800 per month at the moment which is made up of basic/housing and child elements. We are about to buy our house from landlord thanks to our parents gifting our deposit, and was wondering roughly how much…
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Financial settlemet but not enforced
I might be about to receive a divorce financial settlement in an English court but i have no access to the funds as this settlement will involve assets based overseas from am individual who is determined to hide and keep them from me . I will need to try to enforce the settlement through other countries jurisdiction based…
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Accuracy of online checkers
Hello all I'm currently in a position where I may be made redundant or offered reduced hours at work and I'm looking around on various online benefits checkers and inputting numbers to see how various scenarios could end up with regards to all the various benefits available. It would seem I'm on the old legacy benefit…
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Stuck on Universal Credit Question
I am stuck on Universal Credit Question which is "Are you expecting any earnings from any previous employment in the next month". In 4 weeks time i will get a tax rebate because i paid too much tax for a previous job and i will receive another rebate in my first payslip in my new job. Would i answer yes or no.
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Universal Credit
Can anyone advise me re UC threshold. If you have a ltd company and a director and if your business has a profit in it, can you still make a claim? Also if you take the bounce back loan does this affect any UC benefit?
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Council tax advice
Apologies if this is in the wrong section... So I moved into a new build house last June. I registered with the council and began paying council tax by monthly direct debit. This is probably not the best idea but I generally don't look at my bank account until a week or so before the next payday just to see how much (or…
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US pension and means-testing for UK benefits
Hi everyone, I worked in the US for 10.5 years before returning to the UK a few years ago, so I have a US-style pensions (generally called 401(k)). I know that these aren't treated as equivalent to UK pensions and can't be transferred into UK pensions. What I don't know is whether they are treated as savings or assets that…
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Can she claim any benefits?
My daughter 18 year old daughter stays at home with us. She has been offered a place to start in university in September. She is unsure if it will start in September due to covid19. And is finding it difficult to find a job. Is there any benefits she can claim? Bearing in mind she has not paid any tax national insurance as…
