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UC help please
Hi all I was the carer for my 38 year old son who has learning difficulties, autisim and epilepsy. My income was income support, carers allowance and pip daily living. My son had to be sectioned over a month ago because of increasing violence towards me and may return home at some future point or be placed in assisted…
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Carers allowance
When you inform the Dwp that you wish to stop claiming do they automatically inform UC?
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Tax credits and furlough
What is tax credits rules about furlough my manger has said I need to go on part time furlough at work and will get 80 percent furlough but what do tax credits do , I know before they treated it as normal hours but is there any change to that ?
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Severe disability premium
Hi , I’m on income based esa , pip and also get the sdp , I am moving in with my friend for a bit , not related or a partner , will they stop the sdp ?
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Holiday Pay & Tax
Hi everyone, I was paid 7 days of annual leave in error this month which obviously led to me paying more tax and NI than usual. Payroll is going to reverse this for next month and deduct this holiday pay from my salary so I assume that I will pay less tax and NI than I normally would each month? Thanks
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Can Anyone Help Me Understand My Council Tax Bill?
Hi, I'd be very grateful if anyone is able to clarify a couple of points for me as I'm very confused. We've just had our council tax bill sent through for this year and they've factored in a weekly deduction for a non dependent. The non dependent is my 19 year old son who has learning disabilities. He qualifies for the SMI…
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One off Tax Credits payment not received
Hi, I am currently on tax credits although I haven’t received a payment for some time as I was told I was ‘overpaid’ a couple of years ago so the monthly payment is being held back until that overpayment has been collected back (around £300). However I am still registered for tax credits and have a Help to Save account. I…
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UC Housing Costs Element: Service Charges
I have been on Universal Credit since March 2018 & I am a leaseholder of a 1 bedroom flat (I own it outright), so I have no mortgage to pay back. I do though have to pay service charges for the general upkeep of the building, the gardens & to pay for any maintenance projects that may arise. As part of my UC allowance, I…
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Adult Social Care question - home help
I hope this is the most appropriate place for this question... Would a local authority provide home carers, if the person needing care was living in the marital home, but separately, as the relationship with the spouse is over, and the spouse therefore refuses to provide any care for their (still legal) spouse? Would the…
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Iam currently living in homeless accommodation
A friend of a mate who is privately renting from his sister wants help paying the rent to save money. Iam in homeles accommodation and want to move closer to my old rehab. Can I move in to his sisters house as he has no rent agreement in place due to it being his sister. How can i do it anyone know. Iam scared HB will make…
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Will claiming UC affect my parents benefits?
Hi - I am 22 and unemployed due to a disability. I receive PIP. I have never worked. I was studying but am taking time off due to ill health so am not currently a full time student. If I were to claim universal credit would this affect my parents entitlement? They receive esa and housing benefit and I’m worried if I were…
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Advice on UC deductions and ESA as table income
Hi I would appreciate if anyone could give me some advice on my current situation. As a bit of background, I was made redundant in July last year (2020) and have been out of work since due to disability. I claimed ESA and UC when I became unemployed based on advice I was given when I spoke on the phone to UC. Once my UC…
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Council Tax Reduction. A Strange One! Advice Required.
Hi all. If you don't mind, I'll give a quick overview of the last few years regarding my Council Tax Reduction. 2018-2019: Worked second half of year, received various amounts of reduction as income changed. 2019-2020: Worked all of this period, wages up and down depending on hours worked, various reduction because of…
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Help needed!
I've received a large over payment from my local council, iv tried contacting them about it and they say they cant possibly have made a mistake. im disabled and on benefits, and im at a loss to what to do other than hang on to it in a savings account. but it will come to a point when i will have to declare the money to the…
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Tax Credits Overpayment & repayments on UC query
Hi guys, Yet more problems! Had a letter this morning (TC1131) stating that my partner has been overpaid tax credits to the tune of £9000. The summary of overpayments dates way back to 2012 to 2020. I've heard a good bunch of people who've recently claimed UC have received these letters. Anyway, I'm not going to argue the…
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Universal Credit Refused To Pay Housing Costs then Paid me anyway!?
Hi , Uninversal Credit refused to pay my housing costs when I recently moved into a property my father bought [ he does,nt live here , its just me] , but dispite not giving a clear reason why it was refused then started paying me anyway [ £400 a month ] ...no body has told me they have changed their decision , so why start…
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ESA Reclaim for 16 Hours Work
Hi I claimed ESA for circa 18 months. My understanding was that you could work 16 hours per week and I have worked 16 hours per week (or 64 hours per calendar month so actually over the period less than 16 hours per week) and been paid circa £135 per week. DWP have now written to me to reclaim the full amount £7500 because…
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Gift House to Daughter
Hi, we purchased a house in June last year with the intention that this would be for our daughter on her return to the UK (she had been living in Italy for the last 15 years). She has since moved in and we are looking to transfer the title into her name but are really confused about CGT and how that may affect us. I doubt…
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Interview Under Caution. Council Tax
Hi everyone. I've a mate at work who has received a letter asking him to attend an 'interview under caution' concerning his council tax. Without wanting to post the details on here I personally consider he has been careless rather than dishonest and therefore expect him to get a telling off and a fine. But he is bricking…
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Child Benefit Charge
I am currently looking at having to pay child benefit charge and looking for some advice on the allowable deductions. I make personal pension contributions which I am currently deducting from my income which will in turn reduce my charge. My question is that I currently pay into a pension for both my children (aged 6 and…
