Benefits & tax credits

I don't currently claim UC because I don't qualify. I have 3 children 1 of which was born after the 2 child limit. From April to September when the eldest goes to university, I'll be eligible because of the removal of the limit. I'm not sure how best to go about claiming it? As in, do I wait till April and the changes? Do…

Hello everyone, I have a question regarding future work capability assessments which I hope someone in this forum could kindly provide an answer. I have just 3 years left before my state pension kicks in, and was wondering whether the DWP are going to start reassessments for LCWRA claimants in the support group of ESA who…

I am going on a two week holiday to Europe which was booked before I made my claim - do I need to inform UC? I read you have to inform them about 4 weeks or more. I estimate that I will have at least one appointment with UC in that time so I will not be available for that and even if it is a phone appointment they are…

Hi stupid question time sorry🤦🏾 My council tax (band D) has gone upto £193 a month now😪 I work full time 40k annual salary. Wifes part time dinner lady brings in £315 every two weeks. Two young kids 4 & 8 And my mums getting her pension now. She has suggested putting the council tax in her name and applying for tax…

My wife finally had her PIP Tribunal today and it was refused. The tribunal agreed with the DWP in giving her zero points for daily living and mobility. It was a video tribunal and all three members were very dismissive of my wife. Regardless of the outcome, they actually came across as fairly rude and uncaring and the…

I have a UC phone claim, so I cannot submit anything directly into journal. I need to call the UC main number and request they add information or request call back from case manager etc. It is difficult to get through to UC, takes a long time, phone cuts off multiple times and there is great variation in how helpful I find…

Hello, my lovely brother passed away on Monday, he had applied for UC and PIP Claims but as yet they were unconfirmed. Is he/his executor still entitled to the back payment?

hi I’m after some advice please? I am looking to finish work in the next couple of months due to my disability (MS for last 16 years). My question is, can I take a tax free lump sum from my pension now as I’ve just turned 55 to pay off a loan I have plus some utility bills without it causing a problem with my application…

Does anybody know if a person receiving Universal Credit and Carers Element who cares full time and does not have another Job needs to pay for dental treatment. All I can find online is if your take home pay is less than a certain amount you might get free however, a one hundred pound fine awaits if you get it wrong so…

Son is in receipt of ADP (high living, low mobility) and LCWRA, currently still living at home. Son wishes to move out to live with partner and her daughter, which we wholeheartedly support, and have been working towards. We have a couple of previous homes available, a three bedroomed house which is rented out and still…

Hi all, My partner may be being made redundant in May with a pay out of £13k. We are in receipt of UC as join claimants with two dependents. We are both employed me full time and him part time. My question is would we be allowed to pay off our debt before we submit our savings? We had a meeting with the job centre today…

I've recently changed my uc claim to include my partner. Unfortunately I own a property with a previous partner that I am estranged from. I pay no mortgage and receive no income from it. My original uc claim stated this, but with creating joint claim it's thrown me back to the start declaring any property I own etc and…

My wife and I both earn over 100k gross. We are both capable of bringing our taxable income to below 100k. We have a 9 month old boy (born June 2025) who will start nursery in June 2026. My wife will be made redundant in July 2026. I'm not able to get any 30 hours childcare benefit for Apr26-Aug26 since i will be on…

Does anyone have a good source of information in regard to accessing DC pension pots when on state benefits, before state pension age. Specifically I am endeavouring to identify, under current legislation, the impact on NS ESA and UC if, for example, a £20K lump sum is withdrawn from a DC pot, and the whole net amount…

Hi all, newbie here so hope I'm in the correct forum! I'll try to keep it short….. Since September 2025 over £55.00 has been taken every month from our joint claim for Pension Credit. This is repayment for an outstanding Working Tax Credit overpayment they say. However, this overpayment was repaid in full in August 2025…

Will be having my first reassessment at some stage and I've heard it's changing. Has anyone been successful with fibromyalgia and ibs? If so could you please let me know what type of evidence you used and what if anything it stated ? Thanks

I was living alone and claiming income based ESA. I was in the Support Group. I got married in October 2024 but continued living alone whilst my wife lived with her mother. In December 2024 my wife moved out of her mother's house and bought her own house. I moved in with her March 2025. She successfully claimed New Style…

Hello, I am wondering if anyone can help me. I have been claiming Universal credit since migrating from ESA last year, with the transitional protection included. I live at home with my sibling and mother, but unfortunately at the end of last year my mother was taken very poorly in to hospital where she still is and will…

in short i'm a saver my wife on full pip (full time) and joint uv claim myself on carers allowance full housing minus 1 bedroom tax and full council tax both over 50 we are past the splashing the cash and partying We struggle to spend what we get coming in financially but find we are approaching the 6k mark quite quickly…

Situation is husband (self employed) earns c £15k per year per ITR, wife (self employed) earns c£8k per year, both parents work in farming and work well in excess of 16 hours per week are they eligible in this circumstance to claim for the 30 hours free child care or are they prevented from doing so because the lower…