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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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STATE PENSION TAXED AND HOUSING BENEFIT
My local council do not seem to have an answer to this - My state pension is more than my tax allowance as I have done the spouse transfer thing This means my state pension is being taxed but the council only have the GROSS amount and not the NETT amount after tax because the tax bill only comes from the HMRC after the…
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Home Responsibility Protection
I paid to fill the gaps in my pension due to not working while having children and now I read I could have got HRP payments. Can I do anything to get some money back?
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UC and if you go over 16k?
Just wondering if your savings at some point during the assesment stage tip over the £16k limit for a coyple of days and then goes back under £16k where it usually is do you have to report it? What happens? In regards to UC?
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Termination payment into workplace pension
My employment is ending because of my disability, and I am about to receive payment in lieu and accrued holiday pay, and I currently receive Universal Credit. Is it possible for me to instruct my employer to deposit the holiday pay and payment in lieu directly into my pension fund? Because I am contributing to a pension,…
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BT Home Essentials Unlimited Broadband- check your renewal.
Not a DWP benefit, but releted to them: If you have an existing BT Home Essentials Unlimited Broadband that has renewed recently then check your renewal details and billing. This morning I received 2-emails from BT (strangely both at 2:07 am, but they do check as being genuine so I guess it was an automated…
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Call recording on Iphones IOS 18.1
I know there has been a lot of talk over the years about recording calls especially PIP assessments. I havejust noticed the Iphone has a call recording feature, on IOS 18. Whenin a call a small icon will appear on the top left of the screen (sound wave and a solid circle, inside a second circle) This when activated will…
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Help for my disabled partner.
Hiya all. I have a dilemma that I need help with. My partner of 25 years has long term health issues. She is registered disabled and claims the higher level of PIP. She is employed by the NHS who, because of her disabilities, allow her to work 21 hours per week from home. Her conditions are deteriorating and she is rarely…
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Housing Benefit Query
Hello everyone, I have a question about the Housing Benefit that I receive at present, which I’m hoping can be answered by someone on here, who is in the know with how it all works. Both myself and my brother currently share a property as joint tenants and we have both received the ESA to UC migration letters stating that…
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I've been advised I am not eligible for JSA as a self employed individual?
Help appreciated here... I was made redundant just over a year ago after 35 years of full time employment (so all my NIC paid up without a break during that time), I started my own business a year ago and have been putting heart, soul and all my hours into getting it up and running. As it's still running at a loss…
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Esa Contributions based - bank loan
Hi everyone I am on Contributions Based ESA. I declare the small pension i have. I would like to borrow some from my bank for home improvements on top of my existing mortgage. Is that ok? I am on no mean teated benifits. Is that ok,
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Universal Credit and SIPP payments
Both my daughters are on UC and PIP and are highly unlikely to be in any full time employment. My wish is to set up and fund an individual SIPP for each of them. My and their major concern is that it would affect their UC payments. I believe that so long as the money is and remains invested and not touched until…
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Universal credit and pension op
I'm disabled, claiming Universal credit with LCW, I'm not now 55 and have the option to withdraw from a very small private pension £6k. What are my options and how would it affect my Universal Credit and tax?
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Too late to claim JSA...?
Hi there, would appreciate some benefits advice from those in the know, please. I recently moved down south with my partner and had to leave my job in the north which was a sad thing for me. However, I thought I would be able to start again and find a new job but to my despair it's not been the case. I'm up against ageism…
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Appointee for Benefits Help
My Son has been deemed as not having capacity around finances by his Social Worker. She has asked me to become his Appointee for Benefits. She has rang DWP and they will not speak with her as my Son was not present. I have rang them and been told the same. He is on Universal Credit so have left a message in his journal, no…
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Housing Benefit review - not a FCR?
Hi, and I do hope someone can help with this as I'm worried sick. I reached SP age 12 months ago and in receipt of full SP. I have no other pensions or similar, no earned or other income, savings less than 10k. I didn't apply for HB/CT support until April of this year and received notification the following month it had…
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ESA to UC Managed Migration Deadline Extension Extended.
Hi All, I have a question to ask that concerns a relative of mine, who received the ESA to UC Managed Migration letter back in April, and which gave them a deadline date of 3rd July to start their claim for UC. Due to their Anxiety and Social Avoidance Personality, they made a decision not to claim UC before the initial…
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Child DLA
Hi, My child DLA is due to be renewed in Oct. It was only awarded for 2 years may be because we were waiting for his ASD diagnosis. He was diagnosed in March they sent me a report covering all aspects of there findings. It also shows they consulted school and other medical professionals. A SEN meeting was carried out in…
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Small Pots Pension effect on UC
Hello, I would just like to clarify something. In the near future i will be drawing from my pension under small pots rule, aprox £7k I understand this is treated as capital / savings in UC, and also anything over £6k will have £4.35 deducted for every £250 or part of over the £6k My question is, in the same assessment…
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Universal Credit Change of Circs not being actioned
My son left college on 20th June and is waiting to start University. I notified UC via the change of circs on the same day that he is no longer in full time education and checked via the journal that it was all done correctly which they said it was. My statement on 9th July included the child element, so I contacted them…
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ESA freak out...😒
Hi 0😊. Im on Contributions Based ESA. I've been on it for about 16 years. No probs. I have a priviate pension that ive also declared too. Im a neat freak with letters and I spilled my coffee over molester etc. So annoyed 😒. So I called ESA and asked for them to send out a replacement letter for my recorded etc. No probs! I…
