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Universal credit.... second property as landlord
Hia, I’ve read that those who have a second property will not be able to make a claim for universal credit. My question is, does this still apply where your second property is one you rent out and make an income from as a landlord? Many thanks x
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JSA processing time (new claim)
Hi all, I got some great advice here about a month ago, and I wondered if I ask for more! Does anyone know roughly how long the process/claim lead time is on new style JSA? I understand they must be incredibly busy, but I have not heard anything and just wondered if anyone had any idea how long it might take? Thank you so…
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Direct Payment
Hi During lockdown I have received my benefits via direct payment. Due to the main post office in my area being closed I had to nominate my local po to receive my payments. For the past 3 month I’ve had problems with my payment as the po has told me it has no money to pay me. Usually this has lasted a couple of days but…
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childcare vouchers refund
Not sure if this is the correct section... Due to a change in our circumstances we are taking our son out of his current nursery. Due to the lockdown we had built up credit from our tax free childcare vouchers and the nursery has said they will refund this to us directly. Obviously this is great from our point of view, but…
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Expat returning to Scotland
Hello everyone, I am 62, have lived and worked in the EU for 33 years, and left my job 2 years ago to look after my parent who passed away last September. I seem to qualify for no benefits here other than a small work pension, and miss Scotland terribly, I would like to return home. What benefits, if any, could I ask for…
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Child DLA Review
Good Morning I am having a big sort out of paperwork and using furlough time to get everything in order. I claim for a child with various medical issues and child receives higher care but no mobility. Mobility issues have been present since starting claiming 6 years ago but no award made but made reference to such on forms…
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Universal Credits and Personal Pension Tax Rebate
I've been informed that I'm due a tax rebate on tax that I paid on a SIPP last year. Will this affect Universal Credits that I started claiming a couple of months ago? I have stopped drawing out of my SIPP.
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Do you need a fit note to get a WCA?
If you've declared conditions affecting your ability to work in your application for UC, is that sufficient to trigger a WCA, or will it not happen without a Fit Note?
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Housing Benefit Overpayment
I have just received a letter from a local council I used to reside in to say that I was overpaid just over £63 housing benefit and I should arrange to pay it. I queried this as I haven’t lived in that LA since 2018 and I was not in receipt of housing benefit from them since 2014. They wrote back to say it was from June…
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JSA & Universal Credit - Advice needed for unusual situation
Hi - Very new to this area so appreciate some advice. My partner has been unemployed for 10 years due to personal reasons i cannot go into. One of these reasons is looking after her very sick mother. Its a shame as she graduated from university with a 1st at a top university in finance but ever since then could not start…
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PIP assessment report
Can anyone confirm for definite how long after the assessment can you request the assessors report.
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Child tax credit entitlement where there is no main carer ?
Does anyone know if CTC is available to a parent who, after a Family Court hearing, doesn't have main carer status. Court issued a parenting order setting out a firm and clear 50/50 shared parenting arrangement, with a clear 50/50 rota. Whatever was claimed previously, there is now no single main carer, both parents are…
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Housing benefit when leaving long-term hospital part-time
Hi. I'm sorry if this information is already on here, I haven't been able to find it, or via gov.org, or CAB. I've been in hospital for over 6 years (>20 years psychiatric problems, in and out of hospital for same period). I am looking at discharge within the next 6 months - give or take. My medical team wants me to have a…
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Reached Pension Age, but worse off.
Heres the jist of it, asking for my parents, mum just reached pension age - Before = Dad get's £125 State pension + £140.20 Pension Credit = Household income £265.20 Now = Dad get's £125 State pension + Mum's £143 State Pension, no more Pension Credit = Household income £268 So the money is about the same but by losing…
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Will I be moved to universal credit ?
Been on ESA And personal independence for a few years. Will I be moved to universal credit ?
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P87 Gas & Electricity claim - can I claim previous years?
I was unaware of the gas and electricity weekly amounts which can be claimed if you work from home until the mse announcement on it relating to covid. I've worked at home for the last 7 years. Anyone know if I can claim previous years? Don't want to go through completing forms if it's not possible.
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DLA advice for someone living in Spain.
Hello all, I wonder if anyone on here is in a similar situation to me and can offer some advice. I have been receiving DLA for approximately 40 years and when I moved to Spain 20 years ago I continued to receive the care component but they discontinued the mobility component. Now my husband has died and I have had to sell…
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Claiming benefits and marriage separation
My wife is moving out, I am staying in the house with my daughter and disabled step daughter (the house is adapted) I Currently work 4am - 7am 4 days a week. When she moves out I will no longer be able to work and will have to resign. Where does this leave me with regard to claiming any benefits I might be entitled to?
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Pregnant , live apart both on benifits
I’m a mum of 3 (ex) I’m pregnant with my bf first child ,we don’t live together and we are both on benifits , we are trying to work out how much he should pay but we don’t know
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Claiming Universal Credit
Bit of a difficult time for me, might be losing my job due to furlough ending. My wife does not want to join me to claim UC, therefore, does anyone know if I can make a single claim as I used to with JSA? Thanks a lot David
