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Competitions and UC
I understand that prize money I could win on competitions is tax free but I don't pay tax as I don't work As I'm disabled, my husband is my carer so we have a joint claim on universal credit. But would it affect my universal credit or it is ok as we don't have more than £6k savings ?
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PIP MR
I have just had my PIP Reassessment. I have been awarded
Enhanced for both Daily Living and Mobility. This was done via a paper based
assessment and evidence I submitted. I have a copy of my PA3. There are problems with the Daily Living Activities or points awarded. My last PIP reassessment in 2021, for the Planning…
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Existing Government Gateway for Universal Credit ID
As I understand it, if you have an existing Gov Gateway account, confirming your ID online is meant to speed up the process. So is it just a case of signing into the gateway account, or is any additional information added to the HMRC gateway? Maybe someone on here who has previously completed this process can confirm this.…
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U.C overpayment
Hi in November 2023 we became first time foster carers for 3 siblings. I informed u.c that the children had moved in. I got a reply saying we would receive more money in our u.c for the children. We are been paid foster allance by the local authority. When talking to other foster carers Some was saying the payment from the…
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PIP assessment - advice
Well, I got my assessment tomorrow morning for my PIP and I am nervous as I never applied for PIP in my life, does anyone know what questions they will ask? I give them my medical evidence when I applied online. Also, the call is going to be recorded as the assessor is going to record it and so am I, so I got my back…
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ESA-UC migration time-frame
Just been reading https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/money/new-dwp-legacy-benefits-update-35138756 The final migration notices have been brought forward from December to September.
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UC Migrated claim - one year later
Hello and sorry to have to ask here, I'm getting no response to my query in my UC journal. So, wife, I, and daughter, claimed CTC and WTC and were migrated over to UC the early part of last May. No disability elements were claimed for. As I understood it, our claim would only last for one year as we have savings in excess…
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Universal Credit won't deduct SIPP contributions
Anyone else having problems getting Universal Credit to deduct SIPP contributions from earned income? We were migrated to UC in April and have transitional protection for 12 months (due to capital above threshold). My partner doesn't have an occupational pension but pays monthly contributions into a SIPP. We have had no…
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Unsure if I should have declared
Hi - I am after advise please as am really worrying I have unknowingly done something wrong. I live with my elderly mother in her council house so classed as a non-dependent - she claims pension credit and housing benefit. I work full time and live with her. Every year we inform the council of mums financial details,…
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LCW
Will transitional protection stop if awarded LCW? I know it does not add anything to the amount but I just want to check if the TP will still apply please?
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Pension credit cancelled
Hi all, my dad applied for pension credit, back in Feb. Finally in June he was awarded and backdated as well as guaranteed element. He's 83. So this meant he could finally get dentist treatment. Abd his rent paid etc. So made his life do much better. Now, December, they've wrote and said they hadn't realised his IIB…
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Losing UC Transitional Protection
This might be a bit long so I'll try my best to keep it concise! Current situation: Me, spouse, adult child, child's spouse in social housing. I, my spouse, my child all claim PIP (I get standard DL and Mob, spouse gets enhanced DL, child gets enhanced DL and mobility). Child is uni student with no other income, I'm a…
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Disregarded Capital and Universal Credit
Hoping someone can clarify as I think I'm correct. I'm having my Universal Credit review and need to wait for a decision maker to make a decision. I have a pension pot with a small amount in it just around £3.000 but am too young to cash or draw it anyway. My understanding is that pensions are not regarded as capital with…
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Mesher order and universal credit
Currently I live with my wife and 2 kids and are getting divorced. We are both on the mortgage. One idea is she moves out and rents as she would be entilted to quite a lot of universal credit which means she could afford a place locally. It would be with a mesher order ie in a set number of years house is sold and she gets…
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London Black Cab driver UC under SE claims - a few clarifications
Hello This is not my claim. I am a UC claimant as a business owner. This is for a friend of mine whose just terrible with math and is struggling with their claim. They recently had to claim UC becasue of a disability - massively reduced hours. They had their first self employment review and the case worker asked them to…
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Uc joint claim
Hi good morning.l am on a joint claim but l am only working with me earning £1650 per month from June before tax .would my partner need to attend uc appointments
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6k threshold on a couples UC
Hi, I'm needing to know if I would be over the 6K threshold for UC, based on the fact that my partner needs to learn to drive and has taken out a 2k loan to do so. If we are claiming UC as a couple and this loan takes us just over the 6k when you add our bank accounts together, does this count and we'll be deducted?
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Universal credit and social care costs
My husband and I have recently been migrated from a joint Income Related Employment Support Allowance (IRESA) to a Universal Credit (UC) and New Style Employment Support Allowance (NSESA) combination. We also receive Transitional Protection so no loss of income. The NSESA is in my name and was a suprise as I've only ever…
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PIP Advice
My wife had her telephone PIP assessment today and at the start the assessor said it would last an hour or so but it actually lasted 2hrs 20mins absolutely excruciating for my wife the assessor went into minute details about every little thing about her conditions. Anyway we phoned the DWP later in the day to ask how many…
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Scottish Child Payments stopped?
Hello all Hoping someone can help with this. We normally get Scottish Child Payments for our children and have been since they started. We migrated over to UC after the migration letter last year after being on Child Tax Credits. My children are under 16 We also get Scottish Child Disability Payments for them. But out of…
