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Does Universal Credit use the post, or require signing on at the Jobcentre
I might try to claim UC quite soon when my fixed term job ends. Hopefully not for very long, but at the moment I don't have another job lined up. Can I choose to get any letters they send by email, or do they insist on using the post? And is signing on at the Jobcentre every two weeks still required? I once claimed…
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Tax credits renewal & 16 year old
We sent the renewal in plenty of time, and it also says our claim would auto renew and as a child is changing education it would be updated by the 7th sept. Anyone else finding this, and is it likely a payment be made this week as nothing showing?
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How Long Can You Go On Holiday - Disability Benefits?
How long can you go abroad on holiday before higher rate disability benefits get stopped?
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Universal Credit and starting a job
Hi. I get paid Universal Credit every month on 25th, however I have been offered a job that's due to start 4th September...will I still get a payment from UC in September (25th)? Or does it stop automatically? Thank you, all advice appreciated
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Initial Claim of Child Benefit
Hi all, Is it possible to submit a child benefit claim online. I am a little concerned about posting my name, date of birth, address, NI number and bank account details in one all containing document through the postal system. This feels highly insecure. I'm also concerned if I have to send my daughters original birth…
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Child Benefit Tax Reduction Help
Hi All, I've read a lot about tax reductions and 40% tax etc and I'm a tad lost. I have have been lucky enough to get a pay increase from below the £50k limit to £56100, This I understand means I will have to pay tax on the CB. I currently have a pension take from my salary like: My contribution £183.45 Employer…
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Apprenticeship and grandparents Universal Credit
Hi, I hope someone can help with some advice please. My grandson is 17, has been offered an apprenticeship. His mother has told him to leave. He is currently staying with us, he's pretty much lived with us on and off his whole life. I am disabled and we live in a one bed local authority flat, we claim universal credit ,…
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Windfall whilst on pension credits and attendance allowance
Is there a limit on your savings If you are in receipt of pension credits and attendance allowance? I would like to gift a family member with some money but they are concerned it will affect these benefits. They do not receive any other type of benefit.
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Entitlement when returning to England following a stay abroad
British born, continuously resident in England for 63 years, no entitlement to State Retirement Pension for another 3 years. Can't find a job to keep up my home expenses, have health issues, but not serious enough to claim disability benefits. If I sell my property, I will be left with about £50,000 disposable income. I am…
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Housing benefit overpayment from 2013. I don’t owe this money.
Hello. I am in need of some advice please and I hope this is the right board for it, but I’m new here and may be mistaken. In 2013 I had a council tax and housing benefit overpayment. It was a mess, to the point I needed my M.P’s help to sort it out. The council got a liability order for the council tax, I don’t recall one…
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Credits only esa
Hi, my son was awarded new style esa support group credits-only after an assessment. If he applied for UC would he get LCWRA extra payment. Thankyou
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Tax Credits Child Staying In FTE
Hi, one child is staying on in non advanced FTE and other is leaving. This has shown as updating on Gov UK for weeks. If I look at "Your Next Payments" it only goes up to 27/08/2021, usually this updates weekly to show a rolling 6 weeks. The last award notice I got, months ago, showed payments continuing in September at a…
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Credit Report and Benefits
Hello, I've been reporting get PIP under my credit score do I need to now it would seem have Carers Allowance, would I have to do same if LCWRA is awarded? Thanks
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Universal credit and self employment
Can someone tell me, is the process of declaring income the same as usual or does it change when you start to earn some income from self employment? What does the process involve?
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Am I affected my universal credit minimum floor income
Hi, I’m currently employed & work part time., also claim universal credit due to being single & having 4 young children (ages 8 and under) im looking to go self employed, I’m just curious. Would I be affected by the minimum floor income? I would only be working part time (maybe less hours in self employment than employed,…
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Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI)
Hi, I received a letter to confirm that I have been awarded SMI and that it would be backdated. I have a few questions:- 1) Will I receive the backdated payment into my bank account or will it go direct to the lender? 2) How far back can it be backdated? 3) Will it be breach of contract or will I have to pay a penalty if…
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Previous Employer Overstated actual earnings
Is there any kind of complaints procedure or Ombudsman that I can approach regarding a previous employer who is refusing to engage with me? The situation is that when I joined my previous company they gave me a relocation bonus and a signing bonus. Both of these were sizeable and were taxed by HMRC. I lasted 3 months with…
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hmrc over paid me a tax rebate on leaving employment and now want it back
my status: i had to stop working in 2019 due to health reasons. i am not medically retired. i do not receive any benefits or pension, i have no savings or get any income. when i left employment in 2019 i received a tax rebate from hmrc in 2021. recently i got a message via the gov gateway advising the over paid me and that…
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Benefits change at retirement question?
Hi everyone, My mate hits retirement age this Saturday (28th). He gets PiP and EESA and understood that the PiP would continue (as advised by the DWP at review at the start of the year for the next ten years) and that the EESA would stop. But he's heard nothing from the DWP about the EESA stopping and is worried that…
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Advice for my Mum please?
Hey all. I'm posting as I would like some advice about my mother's situation as she is becoming increasingly stressed and worried over it. I'll try and be brief. She has worked all of her life, past 17 years as a full time care worker. She recently looked for a job change as she hadn't been happy at her old job for a…
