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Anyone been through a Carers' Allowance Overpayment tribunal??
Hi - has anyone been through a Carers' Allowance Overpayment appeal tribunal and would be willing to have a short chat with me to help me understand what happens? Ours has just been scheduled and we have no idea whatsoever (apart from the short paragraph of standard info, which doesn't tell us much) how it works, what…
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reporting business expenses as self employed on universal credit - working away from home.
married couple, one 19yr old with disabilities, one 12yr old. Does anyone have any advice on this? we were called for an appointment at the job center 3 weeks ago, JC employee said there was expenses listed on our monthly inc/exp that were not allowed. She said specifically that accommodation and meals are not allowed when…
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ESA to UC migration - biographical phone id test
Hi Are the appointment times accurate? Relative waiting and stressed. Thanks
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child born in 2010 martin say may be owed thousads by gove
Hi Hope all are well Marin said news paper that could be owed thousd by goverementt if child born in 2010
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DWP letter saying I owe money
Hi, my wife and myself have both received a letter from DWP saying we owe them £245.03. I looked up the telephone number given and more than one "who called me" website says the number is a scam. I looked for the number given on the letter (0800 916 0647 & 0800 916 0651) via the gov.uk website and they say it is for the…
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Attendance Allowance Pension Credit
My pension credit that I have received for 16years, was stopped a few weeks ago when i was given Attendance Allowance. I realise now that I should have informed them, I have spoken to pension credit and confirmed all details, was told this would be processed and I would receive a letter. Is this usual and will the Pension…
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Dwp checking what you spend your benefits on
i am reading in the press that the DWP are ringing people asking about certain transactions on their account and how they spend the money they get are they allowed to do this it seems like an invasion of ones privacy so what Authority do they have to do this?
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Salary Sacrifice and Universal Credit
Hi all I'm looking for some clarity on what should be a straight forward question but it seems the Universal Credit employee's aren't trained enough to answer, so hopefully someone here can. Universal credit employee's have been asked and they don't know, but I can't assume this answer. Q: Myself and my Wife receive…
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NHSBSA PCN Notice Help Advice
Hi I got letter today and it really has upset me but I have got learning disability and been getting meds for many years turns out that had to pay for these and I had no clue. I walk in pharmcy with my prescription and hand it to them. They ask me do you pay for my prescription and replied nope because on disability PIP…
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Backdated Occupational Pension
Hello Looking for some advice please. I came across this post on Rightsnet from yesterday titled Backdated Occ Pension. I'm confused about the advice given to the OP can anyone shed some light on this ie by explaining what the answers mean in simple terms? Has an overpayment occurred or not?…
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ESA / UC Managed Migration and New-Style ESA
After receiving a migration notice (ESA / HB) I applied for UC on 21 May 2025. My ESA was made up on both income-related and contributory ESA. In addition I also received Housing Benefit. My migration went through without a problem, and I now get Universal Credit instead of the income-related part of ESA and Housing…
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*solved*
Anyone ever use the UC portal to close a claim?
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Home Responsibility Protection (HRP) without necessarily getting Carers Allowance.
If two people jointly care for someone, only one of them can claim and receive Carers Allowance even if they're both eligible. But, the second carer CAN claim HRP from DWP as long as they personally meet all the CA requirements. It's a simple form from DWP and you can backdate one tax year too. The most likely scenario is…
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Home Responsibilities Protection and Full state pension
Hi All, not sure if anyone can tell me. I have a full state pension as started claiming it last year at 66. I recently received a letter from HMRC to say that I did not have full years for the time I was at home, not working, when I had my 4 children. I completed the relevant information on the Government Gateway site. I…
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D.L.A to A.A question. with abit of a twist
A family member was on the middle rate DLA for many years before moving abroad. In moving abroad they lost the mobility rate (the higher amount of income) as it wasnt exportable and i believe were only allowed the lower rate of approx £30 a week. On returning to the UK they werent able to reclaim. So they are thinking of…
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When do gambling winnings become capital for UC?
Hi, So under the universal credit capital rules, income does not become capital until the assessment period after it is received. However, I can't find any information about whether this is also true for gambling winnings. Does anybody know?
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Incorrect UC review
I've had this message from my UC review: Hi XXX,Please see attached letter. We need to know the reason why you didn't report increases to capital/savings above £6000 sooner. Please can you respond by 9 July 2025. Your response will be passed to a Decision Maker to see if a Civil Penalty would be appropriate before issuing…
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Claiming UC for 19 year Old Disabled Son at college
Background: Our son will be 19 on 7/8/2025, he is Autistic and a full-time student doing a basic level 3 course at college. My partner is both mine and our sons f/time careers so is excused from seeking work, she is also our sons appointee on his PIP and would be on the UC if it could be granted. I am currently claiming UC…
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Declined Home responsibilities Protection
as my mum no longer has her attendance allowance or other payment history for my disabled brother HMRC have denied her HRP she is over 90 years of age - how can the gov expect her to keep all this information if they themselves have confirmed that they destroy all this information once the payments stop anyone else in a…
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Carer's allowance and pension credit
I'm in my early 60s and my mother is in her mid-80s and receiving pension credit and attendance allowance. I do some caring for her now, but am thinking about stopping work next year and will probably do a bit more. I understand that I would then be able to claim carer's allowance for her and, since I would be living on an…
