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Bereavement support and Universal credit
Hello I have previously posted but following an update need further advice. I applied for bereavement support in January this year after hearing on this site about a change to the law in February 2023 which meant that unmarried partners who had been living together with children could now qualify. My partner passed away in…
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Reapplying for housing benefit after a move - is it straightforward?
My mum is a state pensioner with savings under £15k, living alone in social housing. She was in receipt of housing benefit + council tax benefit. Recently she has downsized her home as she had a second bedroom that she no longer needed. She has been rehoused within the same borough and has been told she has to reapply for…
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Independent benefit advice
Anyone know of any good independent advice helplines,even if they charge a small fee or subscription,the cab are a bit hit and miss and soo hard to contact.tia
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Is My Friend Committing Fraud On ESA?
About 5 years ago my friend had an inheritance of about £30,000 which she reported to DWP. They changed her income related ESA to slightly lower contributions based. Just over 2 years ago she had another much bigger inheritance. She didn't bother reporting this to DWP as she says that her contributions based ESA isn't…
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Winter Fuel Payment if was getting Pension Credit during the qualifying period
Hi all, need some advice for my mother. She was claiming Pension Credit up until the 28th September when she could not claim it anymore as due to her late husband MPS increase taking her £1.20 over the limit. She was claiming it during the qualifying period of 16 to 22 September for winter fuel payment, so was wondering if…
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HMRC letter says I owe 3k Tax Credit
Few months ago received a letter from HMRC claiming I owe 3k Tax Credit from 2012. I never applied for Tax credit. I called HMRC and they told me my NI number does not show any money owed. They advice me to write a letter to the debt collection department to which I did and then this week I got another letter saying I now…
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Housing Benifit Backpayment
Hi any advise on how to best appeal a back payment that HB will not is not pay my my client who is registered with a learning disability as it was not applied for at the time of there move , they have a tenancy agreement in place and other supporting documents as to when they moved in they did not claim HB for a period of…
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New Style JSA and Free School Meals
If someone gets "New Style JSA", will their child be eligible for free school meals? The gov.uk guidance for free school meals suggests that child will be eligible for free school meals if parent/carer is on "Income-Based JSA", but the trouble is the "Income-Based JSA" doesn't exist anymore.…
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Council Tax discount for a Nursing Apprentice
I am about to embark on a Registered Nursing Degree Apprenticeship. I will be doing a three-year degree while working for the NHS. I know student nurses get a council tax rebate, but do nursing apprentices? I will be earning less than I am currently earning, but there seems to be a grey area around student nurses and…
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Pension Credit waiting time
I think it's great that more pensioners are being made aware of pension credit but I think they should have employed more staff to cope with the additional applications. I applied in April 2024 but I still haven't heard anything apart from an email acknowledging my application. I've phoned several times and spoken to…
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Carers allowance and income
I’m a carer but I also work and I’m over the income to get carers allowance. Wanted to know if I can still claim and get other benefits for being a carer I.e reduction in council tax, higher universal credits etc? Thank you
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The SDP-TE has (at last) been increased in line with the TP & AR ruling.
Some will know that I have been a keen follower of this oneThe High Court decision in the 4th case of TP & AR has at last been implemented and written into legislation.https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1238/madeThe result is that anyone who 'naturally' migrated (due to moving house, etc) to UC from a legacy benefit…
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Education maintenance allowance Scotland
I was entitled to claim Education maintenance allowance for daughter but got a new job 1 month after school started and I am now above the threshold for 2 kids. is it per tax year or academic year in Scotland please ? Morally I think I should let them know but I can't see anything on the information on local government or…
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ESA and moving home...
I currently claim income based legacy ESA, am in the Support Group and get the severe disability payment. I also receive PIP. I am living in social housing and claim housing benefit and council tax benefit. My partner lives with her mother in her mother's house. My partner recently inherited money from her father after he…
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Pip award
Hi I was getting paid why my pip was under review and I got paid on 27th September and they saying they ow me from that date up to 24th of October I am confused that mean there paying extra
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Council Tax summons despite having direct debit in place
I had a Direct Debit set up with Monzo Bank for my council tax payments, and it is still active. My council, Hart District, successfully collected payments for April and May, but then, without any explanation, stopped collecting further payments. As I rely on Direct Debit, I typically don’t check my council tax bills.…
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Universal Credit - can my partner be forced to take this job?
Hello everyone, We have just been moved onto UC from Tax Credits. My partner is self-employed but is not considered to be earning enough so needs to find another job. He has applied for a job that sounds suitable, is full time, permanent, and very local. No idea when he will hear back about it, application was sent this…
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PIP Review Form
Can the PIP review form 1043 be filled in online is there any PDF format I can download? Also if asking for an extension how long do they normally give and how many times can you ask, if you have problems getting a cab appointment in time for some help with the form.
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PIP - has a claim been rejected and we don't know?
A friend of mine has submitted a claim for PIP. She submitted her information in February 2023, had a first interview in June 2023 and second interview in October 2023. Her claim started many months before February but for various reasons, she did not complete the submission until then. However, there is still no word or a…
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Over payment recovery
My partner and I are on UC, we both recieve PIP too. I received a lump sum which took us over the threshold and I declared this, we are now in debt recovery and paid a small civil fine. Our monthly payment did not change during this, i believed because they'd given us a figure of approximately £20k that we had overpayed…