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Severe Sleep Apnea
Hello I have been recently diagnosed with this condition. Has anyone claimed PIP or anything else for it? How was the process? Thanks a lot
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Early retirement due to ill-health
Hi all, Really need some advice. My wife is currently on long-term sick and it's looking like she will have to retire on the grounds of ill-health. My wife is 56 years old and has acute fibromyalgia which continues to get worse. My salary is £29,900 and the only income my wife will have is the low PIP mobility payment…
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UC & Personal Injury Payment
Follow-on from this thread as wanted a better title https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6645427/uc-interest Quick back story my friend (M) and I were injured in a car crash, M was driving, 100% the other parties fault. M was offered and accepted a Part 36 (well over £16k) and now has the payout (so far I've not…
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Claiming NI Years / Transferring Child Benefit
Hi, I'll try to be as brief and to the point as possible. 2013 - Baby son born to wife who came here legally in 2011, I started to claim Child Benefit in MY name but sent to her bank account as I guessed it would be easier that way. Around 2016 I started to earn more than the 50k allowed so I stopped claiming Child…
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Transitional Protection and Council Tax
When I migrated to Universal Credit the Council refused to include my TP in the Applicable Amount. This meant the TP was classed as spare income and I had to pay Council Tax even though my income hasn't changed. The TP is to protect my Severe Disability Premium I had on ESA. I disputed this with the Council and they said I…
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Universal credit, declaring savings changes and reward accounts like NatWest rewards. Do they count?
Hello. I am wondering if someone knows for sure about this - I have to report any changes / make sure things are up to date including savings. I have some reward accounts and wondered if they count towards the total. Chase and NatWest rewards. I keep seeing conflicting information that they may only count once turned to…
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Moved: Recovery from estate, how long?
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How long is the wait for a PIP tribunal hearing
Hello I have been waiting for over a year for a PIP tribunal hearing does anyone have ideas on how long this could take. Ive tried checking but it just says that's waiting for a court date. Due to not having up-to-date date evidence which the accept I have been declined and now have to go to court.
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UC Sanction Advice
Hello, I appreciate there are lots of posts on this issue, but I'm having trouble finding answers to my specific questions. I began my UC claim in May of this year. I received a sanction for missing a mandatory appointment. They are reducing my payments by £13.90 a day. They also say 'We'll also add 7 days because this is…
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Council discretionary housing benefit
Do different councils have different rules re awarding discretionary top ups where the UC housing element doesn't cover all the rent payable? What are the criteria generally? Have any other departments any influence eg. Social services?
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UC renter UC lodger
Hello, just researching b4 I start looking for a lodger. I'm receiving UC and child dla. I know I can rent a room out to a lodger and the income is disregarded. What happens if the lodger is also on UC? Can I give them a letter from me stating agreement details as proof of rent? Will they be entitled to the rent element of…
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How far can I ask for the carers allowance to be back dated.
I am on a State Pension. I have Cared for my son through out my working carer and continue to support him now I am getting my state pension. We recently found out I could get carers benefit and he has successfully applied and I receive it. I was unaware I could apply all this time and the extra money helps as he still…
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ESA/UC and Transitional Protection (TP)
This discussion was created from comments split from: UC & LCWRA ISSUE.
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Eligibility for free NHS prescriptions when on UC with MIF - inconsistent application of the law?
I'm self-employed on UC with minimum income floor applied. During the assessment period in question, I earned around £300. The UC award was well over £1,000 as it included a child element and a housing element. During that same period I claimed a free NHS prescription. I'm now in dispute with the NHS Business Services…
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MSE NEWS: Aged 66+ with a health condition? Beware of paying to submit an Attendance Allowance claim
Many disabled or ill State Pensioners could be due £4,000+ a year in daily living help through Attendance Allowance. If you or someone you know is thinking of applying for the benefit, but you need help with the application, make sure you try a FREE service first. It comes as we've spotted some 'no win, no fee' firms…
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Finding Examples of Voluntary Payments for Tribunal Case
I am heading to a Council Tax Support and Reductions/Benefits tribunal case against my local council for wrongly calculating my income for years. They use the 20% taper scheme. They initially correctly told me that a family member paying my food bill didnt count as income as it's voluntary payments. Their scheme excludes…
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When did I become liable for the High Income Child Benefit charge?
I've claimed child benefit for the last few years but previously my husband was the higher earner so paid the high income charge through self-assessment. Near the end of the 2024-25 tax year his income fell below mine (and below the £60k) threshold due to a new job. However, during that tax year he still earnt more than me…
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Benefit advice for someone who came off due to inheritance/savings
I came off ESA support group (long term sickness) at an annoying time when they were about to transfer me to UC (created an account and everything) But I found out I was to receive some the inheritance money the month after, that would take me over saving limit so had no choice but to cancel my ESA and obviously the UC…
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Universal Credit and Private Pension Pots
Hello. My brother in law is a 64 years old low paid, single,
Care Worker living in a Council property. He has been off work ill for 4 months
and during that time has used up what little savings he had and now has less than £1000 in the bank. The only
other finance he has is a small private Pension Pot into which he has…
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Warm Home Discount
My mother has lived in her LL's annexe for the past few years. She's 80, receives HB & council tax support. The gas bill is in her name, but the electricity bill is given to her by the landlord, on a word document. Sometimes they don't bother with a breakdown, just send a statement & demand payment. The LL insists there is…
