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reporting business expenses as self employed on universal credit - working away from home.
married couple, one 19yr old with disabilities, one 12yr old. Does anyone have any advice on this? we were called for an appointment at the job center 3 weeks ago, JC employee said there was expenses listed on our monthly inc/exp that were not allowed. She said specifically that accommodation and meals are not allowed when…
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ESA to UC migration - biographical phone id test
Hi Are the appointment times accurate? Relative waiting and stressed. Thanks
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child born in 2010 martin say may be owed thousads by gove
Hi Hope all are well Marin said news paper that could be owed thousd by goverementt if child born in 2010
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DWP letter saying I owe money
Hi, my wife and myself have both received a letter from DWP saying we owe them £245.03. I looked up the telephone number given and more than one "who called me" website says the number is a scam. I looked for the number given on the letter (0800 916 0647 & 0800 916 0651) via the gov.uk website and they say it is for the…
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Attendance Allowance Pension Credit
My pension credit that I have received for 16years, was stopped a few weeks ago when i was given Attendance Allowance. I realise now that I should have informed them, I have spoken to pension credit and confirmed all details, was told this would be processed and I would receive a letter. Is this usual and will the Pension…
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Dwp checking what you spend your benefits on
i am reading in the press that the DWP are ringing people asking about certain transactions on their account and how they spend the money they get are they allowed to do this it seems like an invasion of ones privacy so what Authority do they have to do this?
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Salary Sacrifice and Universal Credit
Hi all I'm looking for some clarity on what should be a straight forward question but it seems the Universal Credit employee's aren't trained enough to answer, so hopefully someone here can. Universal credit employee's have been asked and they don't know, but I can't assume this answer. Q: Myself and my Wife receive…
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NHSBSA PCN Notice Help Advice
Hi I got letter today and it really has upset me but I have got learning disability and been getting meds for many years turns out that had to pay for these and I had no clue. I walk in pharmcy with my prescription and hand it to them. They ask me do you pay for my prescription and replied nope because on disability PIP…
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*solved*
Anyone ever use the UC portal to close a claim?
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Home Responsibility Protection (HRP) without necessarily getting Carers Allowance.
If two people jointly care for someone, only one of them can claim and receive Carers Allowance even if they're both eligible. But, the second carer CAN claim HRP from DWP as long as they personally meet all the CA requirements. It's a simple form from DWP and you can backdate one tax year too. The most likely scenario is…
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Home Responsibilities Protection and Full state pension
Hi All, not sure if anyone can tell me. I have a full state pension as started claiming it last year at 66. I recently received a letter from HMRC to say that I did not have full years for the time I was at home, not working, when I had my 4 children. I completed the relevant information on the Government Gateway site. I…
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D.L.A to A.A question. with abit of a twist
A family member was on the middle rate DLA for many years before moving abroad. In moving abroad they lost the mobility rate (the higher amount of income) as it wasnt exportable and i believe were only allowed the lower rate of approx £30 a week. On returning to the UK they werent able to reclaim. So they are thinking of…
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When do gambling winnings become capital for UC?
Hi, So under the universal credit capital rules, income does not become capital until the assessment period after it is received. However, I can't find any information about whether this is also true for gambling winnings. Does anybody know?
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Claiming UC for 19 year Old Disabled Son at college
Background: Our son will be 19 on 7/8/2025, he is Autistic and a full-time student doing a basic level 3 course at college. My partner is both mine and our sons f/time careers so is excused from seeking work, she is also our sons appointee on his PIP and would be on the UC if it could be granted. I am currently claiming UC…
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Declined Home responsibilities Protection
as my mum no longer has her attendance allowance or other payment history for my disabled brother HMRC have denied her HRP she is over 90 years of age - how can the gov expect her to keep all this information if they themselves have confirmed that they destroy all this information once the payments stop anyone else in a…
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Carer's allowance and pension credit
I'm in my early 60s and my mother is in her mid-80s and receiving pension credit and attendance allowance. I do some caring for her now, but am thinking about stopping work next year and will probably do a bit more. I understand that I would then be able to claim carer's allowance for her and, since I would be living on an…
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Marriage allowance refund timescale
I was wondering if anyone on here has recently been refunded with the marriage allowance cheque. I have recently found out about marriage allowance and knowing that I can qualify I applied online. I have done my self assessment at the end of November, applied for marriage allowance and within few days my husband's tax code…
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Contribution based ESA.
I have been receiving the above for several years. Due to capital and receipt of private pensions I wouldn’t be entitled to claim universal credit. I was horrified when I heard the government were intending to make ESA (cb) available only for one year. I have investigated and it appears from some sources they are intending…
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National Insurance gap in the year I was a carer
2018 - 2019 I gave up work to care for my 17 year old daughter who had cancer. didn't claim any benefits and my husband continued to work. We got a small claim from critical illness cover to help with the mortgage payments. My daughter could claim PIP. Having just looked through my NI record this is the only year where…
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Child benefit - changing jobs and now earning more
I claim child benefit but am changing jobs which will take me over the threshold & no point me continuing claiming. My question is, since April until this month I have claimed for child benefit, but from August I will be earning more and over the threshold for the higher rate tax charge - will I still need to complete a…
