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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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Christmas bonus
Hello everyone and hope you're all having a lovely Christmas!! I'm on Universal Credit and PIP and I'm sure I should be entitled to the £10 Christmas bonus this year but haven't received anything. I've had a search online and it said you should receive it the first week of December but not to contact anyone about it until…
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Universal credit declaring capital
I am looking for some guidance in regards to uc and capital. I have been claiming for just over a year and I worry I have overdeclared my capital and had uncessesary deductions. I have seen ADM Chapter H1: "H1050 Income becomes capital if it has not been spent by the end of the assessment period after the one in which it…
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Hmrc over the holidays
Hi, does anyone know if the Hmrc as civil servants I'm guessing; do they work on working days before the 6th of January, 31 December this year for example? Thanks foe any help
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UC Appointee info
I am appointee for my young disabled child. His UC and personal Independence Payment comes into my account. Not my child's as he does not have a account. There is no other money comming into this account. In the future when UC do a review I understand that I will have to provide bank statements for the account UC and…
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Property disregard following a relationship breakdown
Hi, I just wanted to check if I've got this correct. Currently living with STBX (soon to be ex) in a jointly mortgaged property. Equity is more than 16k once divided. Applied for UC as a single person with children in Oct 2025 with no housing element. Moving into rental Jan 2026. Will do 50/50 with the kids. Found the…
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Another Deprivation Of Assets question!
I am currently on contributions based new style ESA. Currently I am over £16K in capital savings, but I am forward planning for when my contributions based new style ESA terminates after 12 months. And considering if there are legitimate routes to reducing my capital (eg debt repayment, pensions). Can I: a) contribute to a…
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Universal Credits and maximising private pension contributions.
Hi all, I am a single person, living in rented accomodation. No savings. I have a zero hour contract and when my health allows I go to work. Is there a formula/ratio/limit to apply when looking to contribute an amount of my wages towards the company pension scheme that maximises contributions, but still allows for maximum…
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Money from house sale and how long it should last
If a pensioner couple were to sell their property, move into sheltered accommodation (which they pay fully for) and give away most of the profit from their house sale to their children in order to help them in life.....the question is how long would the authorities expect this money to last? As an example: Say the profit…
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Warm house discount assessment period.
My son has received a letter advising him that he is eligible for the £150.00 warm house discount. Which I assume will be added to my energy bill. As it was last year. He claimed UC, whilst out of work. He has since found work, albeit as a relief post eg filling g in for sickness and leave. Since gaining employment he has…
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Child benefits after divorce
Hi i am new here i have a situation hoping to have information from here… my child is 4 years old she hold Romanian passport and settled status in uk(indefinite) i have been divorced after divorce I applied for retained to reside in uk the gave me again pre settled status…… i have received child benefits before divorce its…
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"ESA Payments are Ending." is this a scam?
Hello, I received a text message, supposedly from the DWP, on 21.11.2025. This is all it said... To be clear, I did not receive anything in the post before or after this text message. I am currently on EESA, which to my knowledge, is not due to be migrated to UC, unlike Incomes-related ESA. Can anyone confirm whether this…
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Contributions Based NS ESA to UC query (not transitional)
Apols, this seems a touch complicated to me. I'm on ESA, awaiting medical assessment. I have a fit note that takes me to March 2026, so one hopes the assessment will be completed by that time! I have a query, I'm sure all the experts are aware, Cont based ESA stops after 12 months. For me that would be June. What's the…
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Universal Credit money from mum
Hello, I posted this in the wrong place, hopefully I have this correct now. I would be grateful if someone could help. My mum gives me £230 a month to help towards food and electricity. I am on universal credit, new style ESA and Adult Disability Benefit. I have read that money from my mum is a gift and as long as it’s not…
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Warm Home Discount help - Scotland
I’m trying to apply on behalf of my 84-year-old uncle, who is with Scottish Power. He lives alone and his only income is the state pension. He doesn’t receive, and doesn’t wish to apply for, any benefits. I’m applying under the broader eligibility group (pension age and low income), but the Scottish Power website won’t…
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Holiday when on UC
Hello everyone, quick question. We have told UC our travel dates and reason for being away for a week (holiday) and they are insisting we tell them where we are going. I cannot find anything on the Gov website that states you have to tell them your destination only reason for travel and dates away. I am looking for UC to…
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Prescription free - pharmacy selected wrong exemption code
Hello I am entitled to free prescriptions as I claim income related ESA. I physically cannot write and great difficult reading off paper and basically cannot complete the prescription myself. Therefore, the pharmacist always complete the back of the prescription for me. A couple weeks ago I went to a different chemist than…
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UC/ID Verify
Have done application for UC Online. for Son I am appointee. In the to do list it says we need to verify your ID we will call you in 2 to 3 days. I have tried to verify ID online but have not been successful as 2 forms of ID are required i only have 1. Now there is a message in the journal saying ID verified but in the to…
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Universal Credit Stop Start
Under Managed Migration from Working Tax Credit, I was asked to make a claim for Universal Credit, which I did in December 2023. I received my first UC payment in January 2024. At a subsequent appointment, I was told to report a change of circumstances that I was self-employed, because I was a company director. I refused…
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Proof of Address Options - Universal Credit First Time Claimant
Hello. I have recently been made redundant and am signing up to Universal Credit for the first time. I have my first meeting with my work coach on this coming Monday. In the options for my proof of address documentation, Universal Credit's website says that it only accepts the following:* Utility bill from the last 3…
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Motability issue should I go to the Ombudsman?
In February, I got a Motability car. I didn’t get the chance to test drive the car, on day one it showed a handbrake fault which went after a few days. Then another issue popped up which has continued on and off throughout up until this day, which is it comes up saying right front door open, even when it isn’t and it won’t…
