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Universal credit entitlement is part own another property
I part own a property with siblings that was left to us when a parent passed away, I do not live in the property as it already has a tenant, I rent a property for myself but have been told I cant claim UC because of shared ownership on another property my share of the income from the shared ownership property covers my…
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Warm Home Discount 2025/2026, check whos name is on your electricity bill.
The qualifying rules for the 2025 Warm Home Discount have changed from the 2024 rules- the property size/age rules have been scrapped so more will qualify this year than last year. The Government have this week issued a Press Release reminding people in receipt of Income Related (means tested) benefits to check that they…
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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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Help-UC migration
I need some more help re: my sister's migration from ESA(support group) to UC please? I have received a message on the journal to say my sister has a telephone appointment for New Style ESA. I have sent a message back to say she is severely mentally impaired, cannot read, write and limited speech etc and is this…
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UC making up my earnings amount so they dont have to pay me.
i was made to migrate from working tax credits to uc in 2024. after 1 year they are now mandatorily making my take-home pay figure £1,642.72 (the Minimum Income Floor amount) every month, despite me earning less than half of this amount. this means that they are no longer giving me any financial aid. so im now receiving…
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Approaching crunch time
I have a number of physical ailments, I won't detail them all here, however I have had a number of investigations which showed an abnormal biology (likely congenital) and an operation. The hope was that the operation would improve things but it was one step forward and one step back, effectively. I am, for all intents and…
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Anyone with knowledge of getting full council tax exemption with SMI
Asking for a friend. They have a relative who was diagnosed with Aspergers, ADHD and PTSD and lives on thier own but at the moment only gets a partial discount based on the fact they cannot work and are receiving Universal Credit and PIP. Would they be entitled to apply for full council tax exemption at all and if they are…
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UC + Pension
Bit of advice needed. My ex partner needs to move to an assisted living flat (which she intends to purchase) due to a deteriorating health condition. She recieves benefits including UC. She has a private pension which she would need to access as part payment for the flat. As I understand it the moment the money hits her…
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Appointee and bank account
19 year old daughter has her UC paid to her bank account every 2 weeks. Her PIP goes into my bank, to a separate account. From that, her phone bill, subscriptions and all other expenses are paid. Am I correct to have the PIP paid into my bank account or should it go into hers? I am the appointee for both UC and PIP. She's…
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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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ESA to UC Migration. End benefit claim.
Hope someone can help. I have a partner who has asked me to move in with them, as part of the move and the strengthening of the relationship I want to close my benefit claim as he earns more than enough to fund both of us. I have a migration letter but i am not sure how I go about cancelling the migration and ending the…
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Universal Credit bank question
hi we’ve been accepted for Universal Credit and everything has gone through. I’m trying to make a budgeting more easier and it would be helpful to open another bank account for me to transfer food petrol money in so it doesn’t get eaten up by bills do I need to inform UC ? that I’ve opened a bank account or does it not…
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Aah reclaim
After 9 months of trying to get over the death of my husband, today I have a demand for £217.this has really knocked me back. The death was registered and one stop advised 14 days later..what a horrible thing to happen making him out to owe!! He never claimed anything in his life until macmillan got thus for us in the last…
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Work Capability Assessment (LCWRA)
Hi, I had appointment with my GP on Monday to get a three month fit note to start the process of LCWRA as at the moment I am on LCW, but I need to get on to LCWRA as my mental health is bad and I also have new conditions (agoraphobia and social anxiety) which my GP has put them on my medical records and I just want Job…
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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 'Monday/weekday'…
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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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Claiming Carers NI credits retrospectively
Hi! Wondering if anyone knows about backdating carers credits. Just got off the phone to HMRC after finding out I've 15 years of missing NI years. At the time my partner was extremely ill, claiming incapacity benefit and eventually ESA with the disability and work group components. I didn't work at the time, was a…
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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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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,…
