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Its about helping people get their entitlement! Not about benefits policy!
Its about helping people get their entitlement! Not about benefits policy! This board is here for help and support for those on or looking to claim benefits, not for judgement. Its ONLY focus is helping people with their money. It's here to help people find out what they are entitled to under the current system, and to…
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*USEFUL LINKS*
MoneySavingExpert insert: Huge thanks to Fran for compiling this list some time ago. The MSE article and forum links are up to date but links to other sites may be broken. Back to Fran's original post: ---- The following links may prove useful in looking for information about Benefits and Jobseeking. MSE Attendance…
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Contribution based JSA aged 65
Hi I am being made redundant at the end of next week, am currently aged 65 and doing 2 days a week voluntary work in addition to my paid job. If I sign on to contribution based JSA, which I have contributed enough for, will I be expected to actively look for work as I now don't want to go back into paid employment? I guess…
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ESA vs Universal Credit?
Hello everyone, I would very much appreciate some help and advice on the following. Approximately 6 years ago I was awarded the support element of Employment and Support Allowance and currently receive £298.10 every 2 weeks. I have a friend who is in exactly the same circumstances as I am in regarding his health issues,…
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Childcare Vouchers Error
Hoping
someone might be able to help, I use the salary sacrifice for childcare
vouchers, in October last year I changed the amount from £100 to £180. Duly
thereafter I received a £180 voucher. In August I no longer required the
vouchers so cancelled them completely. I was looking forward to the extra say
£140 (£180 - tax…
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ATTENDANCE ALLOWANCE
My Mother has been living in a care home for the past 7 years and during this time has been paying her own care home fees from her savings. The local council have just confirmed that they are going to take over the payment of her care home fees as her savings have now dropped below the £23,250 threshold but she still has…
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Autism support on UC migration
Hello, can anone please offer up some insights about Universal Credit? I am autistic, alone and utterly confused. I receive the child disability payment for my son, along with Income Support, Child Tax credits with the severe disability element and also Carers Allowance. (I do have long term health issues but didnt apply…
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Just got asked to submit all my statements
I did see it coming to be honest. My rent went up by £300, but everything was legitimate and the bank transfers show the rent true rent being paid. I'm self employed so had loads of bank accounts to submit. Loads of little bank accounts that have <£100 in them but all had to be sent in. I'm not worried about much,…
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AET for Light Touch £1437 net or gross
Having transferred from WTC I had assumed that UC was also based on gross income but the month 1 payment shows me it is based on net. Because of how my pension is calculated, whilst my gross is comfortably over the threshold, £75 PAYE and £215 NI bring it it below the AET. Does this mean as a couple we will not be on light…
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Migration from TC to UC and self employment
We've received a migration notice and need to change to UC from TC. Husband is self employed. Is it best to start the claim on the 1st please so our assessment period would be from the 1st to the 30th? I think that would work best in terms of calculating his earnings from self employment? Also our next tax credits payment…
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UC claim over 5 years old, now asking for photo id and bank statements, panicking
I am close to the savings threshold as been trying to save for a rainy day and hopefully move out of my flat to a better place. They are asking for 4 months bank statement, photo id and a photo of me holding the photo id, and yes it's legit as logged into my UC account. Is this a sign they are suspicious of me? I have…
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How RSU affect UC
Hi, I have got some RSU vested (£50k) this month. After tax its roughly (£30k) and I sold some share (£6k) last month. In my payslip of this month, this RSU vest has been added as taxable income and the tax has been adjusted accordingly. The take home pay for this 'special' month is slightly higher than normal regular,…
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Specified Adult Childcare
Hi, Looking to apply for this, says the address you send it to is on the form itself but cannot see any address, can someone advise please?
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How much do I pay for dental costs with a HC3 certificate?
Hi all. I've a HC3 certificate which gives me limited help for dental costs. The maximum I have to pay would be £161.58 per course of treatment or prescribed item. If I was to get a filling which is £73.50 on the NHS, would I have to pay that full amount? Thanks.
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Does it make sense for me to claim UC?
I'm currently employed on a 0-hours contract in a low-paid job but have been increasingly unable to earn enough due to combination of low availability of shifts and my own health issues, I've been struggling with depression & anxiety sumptoms for years as well as fatigue due to past illness, however these haven't been…
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Cashing in small pension
Hi I have a small pension £9000 and am on esa and pip and wondering if I cash it in, pay off my £7000 mortgage will I be hit with having over £6000 in savings?
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Curiosity UC to SP
Hello If on UC with assessment date on 8th each month (paid 12th) what happens when 66 birthday in on 10th of month? How are the 2 days (is it 2 days?) dealt with? Thank you for your help
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adhd and asd diagnoses - benefits question
hi my son has been diagnosed with ADHD and ASD we are about to send dla form off this week but i wanted to know can you apply for extra tax credits, council tax reduction and that if you haven't been awarded DLA ? can you get them with sending of the diagnoses letters?.
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Received questionable text message from .Gov.uk - Is it legit?
Hi all, so a family member as received an message regarding UK Government living expenses subsidy in 2023-2024 and it asked him to go to a website and log in. It looks like the UK government websites but at one point asked for his financial details and it would send a verification code which never arrived. He asked me to…
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help needed and where to start...
I have a a mess on my hands... i feel very stressed about this and want to resolve it with as less stress as possible. I hope to get some advice. I have been overpaid uc and esa since February 2024, Out of the blue in February, i recieved some inheritance from grandparents who passed away within 9 months of eachother. It…
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ESA Reassessment
Hi there, I received a form from ESA to complete and send back by the 26th of December. I have been receiving ESA for around 7 years and am in the work related activity group. I think it is called a reassessment form? I sent it back in the middle of December but have not heard anything again from ESA. I was wondering what…
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Buying shared ownership with universal credit
Hi I'm getting divorced, I will be staying in the main property, we jointly own a buy to let property which we will sell giving my wife 50k deposit that she would like to put towards a shared ownership property. Have worked out based on the property cost she would be entitled to univeral credit and with that and her wages…