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Universal credit breakdown on rent LHA
Hello I have been having a review done by universal credit and even though the housing benefit element is much lower than I receive they have been asking me to obtain a rent breakdown from the landlord but he does not offer or want to offer a breakdown. my room is fully inclusive of council tax water electric. UC are being…
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PIP Assessment Help
My son is currently in receipt of DLA. PIP forms arrived for him in June as turning 16 which I completed and sent off in June as well. I phoned DWP several weeks ago for progress update I was told it's with the assessment centre. I have been waiting anxiously thinking in my head please DWP do a paperbased assessment as I…
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PIP was 2nd claim with new conditions but from 15 April 2025 new 3rd claim as advised.
Hi, i have a thread on here from a previous claim which went up to tribunal but I wasn't successful. I still suffer from my eye conditions, gout and other issues but at the time the DWP and tribunal said they were not enough for a PIP award. I still disagree but anyway the judge said she doesn't believe me. Recently i've…
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UC & Work Allowance
Have just been migrated to UC, having previously been in receipt of ESA & HB. I understand that I could undertake some paid employment due to something called ‘Work Allowance’, and earn up to £404pm without there being any reduction in UC. This is something I am considering & would like to try, however, I have been out of…
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Council tax using current account as savings
The council tax support add my current account as savings, as my pension is paid into current account and used elsewhere in the calculation it seems to me it is using same amount twice.Should the income being used in the calculation be deducted from current account before being added as savings?
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Council tax & cash on insurance policy
When I cash in a with profits whole life policy iss the all the money received classed as income for council tax benefit? If it is, does using it for house repairs to improve facilities for older person use make a difference? Does it make a difference what part of the year it is withdrawn? Ie: if withdrawn in January will…
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Paying off mortgage on Universal Credit
We have an £18000 mortgage and receive Universal Credit. My parents have offered to pay off £12000 of the mortgage, and we will use our savings to pay off the rest. Will this affect the benefits we receive? And does putting our savings towards the mortgage count as deprivation of capital?
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Carers allowance help please
My husband is disabled and gets PIP enhanced on both aspects and is in the ESA support group. We receive UC but our circumstances have changed and I don’t know whether to continue to claim the carers element of UC or to apply for carers allowance. I have tried the calculators but they aren’t helping. My situation is that I…
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UC - Loss of transitional protection through house move
Hello. After managed migration a couple of months ago, I now get reduced UC plus ESA top up fortnightly. I was on a mix of contribution based and Income based ESA.(I didn't realise I was on a mixed type until the switch) I plan to move home next year to a different county council authority, which is a 'change of…
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Help with Universal credit for my son
Hi my son has worked but unfortunately last year he was in a lot of pain and eventually (after months) we found out he has 2 breaks in his back, this has left him temporarily unable to work, he can hardly walk and is now on morphine. We are hoping surgery will happen and hopefully he'll be able to return to work. He is…
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BT Essentials Plan renewal increase to £18
I have been on the BT Essentials Plan for two years, I have just received an email to say that my price will increase from £15 a month to £18.it says I will be moved onto the equivalent latest home essentials package. I knew packages were increasing but believed it would only be by a pound, I have done some research and…
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Can I claim any benefits due to having to leave my employment due to anxiety caused by bullying?
I would be grateful for any help/advice/opinions. Perhaps I could request voluntary redundancy, or a compromise agreement to enable me to obtain some funds just to pay my household bills? Or maybe disability allowance for my medicated for anxiety mental health?
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Universal credit and company shares
Hi I've recently started to claim UC. I have company shares less than £6k of which I don't have access to most of them yet. They sell some shares to cover the tax after 3 years and if I don't wish to cash them in they go right back in my shares account. This happened in October, its totally wiped my UC payment out as…
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universal credit restorespectively reduced for one assessment period because we informed UC late.
We had baby back in 2021. For similplicity let's say our assessment periods starts onnthe 1st of the momth. Baby was born in November, we informed November baby to uc a bit late (in december). This is because we didn't gave birth certificate, and knew it would trigger birth certificate request as soon as we notified also…
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Loosing council tax reduction due to migration to UC
Hi everyone, any help here would be appreciated. I recently received a migration notice to move from ESA to UC (I also get PIP enhanced on both components). I made my claim and I now receive both ESA and UC (UC reduced by ESA pound for pound). I am in the limited work and work related activity group. I have been told I no…
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LCS: Still accepted money for a closed account.
I been paying LCS a monthly fee to repay an overpayment on tax Credits since August 2011. Yesterday I mistakenly sent them an overpayment. I contacted LCS to ask for advice and if I could request a refund. They informed me that my account had been closed on 23th June 2023 as the amount owed had been paid in full. I never…
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Universal credit and cash withdrawals
I had a review where they questioned cash withdrawals, now I panic every time I draw cash, I withdraw between £50 and £100 a week for every day spending, does anyone else you cash? I was thinking to put a journal message asking what the weekly limit is?
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Universal credit & a company shares scheme
Hello does anyone know anything about the ADM Chapter H3 (H3100-H3104) in universal credit? I really really need some help, thanks
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Receiving income insurance, disabled and wondering about tax
Hi all - my first post here, so hoping it is in the right place. I've been signed off long term sick, and receiving income insurance from Zurich at 67% of my original salary. I am registered disabled, and have claimed what I believe I can in terms of benefits (such as PIP, blue badge etc). I was wondering if anyone knows…
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Carer's allowance whilst using non-residential carers
Hi all, Is it possible for my mum to have a family member care for her and for that family member to receive carer's allowance, whilst she also has some non-residential care come in on certain days? E.g. carer's visit twice a day for 4 days a week, whilst family member lives in for the other 3 and provides care for those…
