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DWP Debt Recovery from estate
Hi everyone, I have received grant of probate for a recent bereavement. However have now received a letter from DWP (RELB26) asking for "information about the estate with details held at the time benefit was paid" and a form asking for a lot of the information I already provided when doing the probate application. After…
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Remaining as Appointee for DLA
I have been appointee for my son's DLA for many years. He has just been awarded Universal Credit and I have been named as his appointee for this. I don't think he needs me to help with this. If I remove myself from this role for UC can I remain as his DLA appointee?
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changing to Universal Credit
hi I am appointee for my Brother. He has Downs syndrome (58), he has never had paid work. I have had a letter saying that he is migrating to universal credit. I have a day off work this week so I am going to find time to call. What information will I need to hand? is it difficult to get through to the freephone number…
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UC paid twice in same AP, whos fault is it?
Hello all Just wondering who's fault is it when someone's monthly 12 times a year salary falls twice in the same AP? Our AP is 29th - 28th and my wife gets paid her monthly salary on or around the last working day of the month. This means many months she is paid twice in the same AP. UC have said in the journal "With…
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PiP/paperbased assessment?
I received a text from Capita that they have arranged a phone call pip assessment for my child. I phoned Capita and requested that I feel it should be paperbased assessment because I have sent in strong medical evidence to support the claim this was logged onto the system. Today I have received a phone call call from…
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Higher Income Child Benefit Payback
We were unaware of the higher income Child Benefit ruling so around 3 months ago we contacted HMRC after we received a letter and were set up on a plan to payback monthly via a direct debit (believe we are paying interest too!) Anyway, the new PAYE changes that came in in August 2025 - I’m just wondering whether it is…
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Attendance allowance. Awarded for one year
Is it normal for attendance allowance to be awarded for one year or is it normally awarded indefinitely?
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Gift/Loan from a parent while claiming universal credit?
Hello all. New here and in need of a little advice. Last month I let slip to my aging parents that I had some debts and had set up a DMP through Step Change. My dad was furious and told me to close the debt plan and he would give me the money to clear the debts. He made a bank transfer into my current account and within a…
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Guaranteed pension credit
Hi I am asking for a bereaved friend. My friends husband died about 8 months ago. They were as a couple on the guaranteed pension credit then her husband passed away. So she claimed the same benefit in her own name. It took some 6 months to come through in that time she lived off her savings of about £2000 and had a loan…
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Winter Fuel Payment , possible scam
I hope this is in the correct section ,yesterday i got a phone message from DWP telling me we had not claimed for the 24/25 winter heating allowance. It asked me to click on a link which took me to the GOV.UK website ( it looked official ) where it asked for name, address etc BUT then said i had to pay £1 via a credit…
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Universal Credit Review
My brother has received a request from DWP for a review. I assumed it was because it's been 12 months since the last contact. My brother has been on the lower PIP for many years because he has Asperger's. He was quite happy working a part time job until they made him redundant almost 18 months ago. He slowly went into a…
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UC is making me pay
Hi everyone I'm on UC but i was at college doing media makeup level 4 ive now left cos i have to look after my mum full time. but my case manager is saying i need to prove that i didn't get a maintenance loan for living expenses which i didn't get one i had a student loan that paid for my course only I've sent in my…
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Universal credit while have DEO
I'm currently working while also claiming universal credit. Each month, my universal credit payment is adjusted based on my earnings. I've been told that I'll now have deductions of earning against my wages for other debts, can anyone tell me if Universal Credit use the salary before DEO is taken or the figure after that…
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DLA
Hello, My 16yo child has just moved back home with me to continue further education and has a disability. Around two years ago when diagnosed, I specifically asked the mother to put in an application for DLA for our child in which she informed me was declined. My child moved back home at the start of this month and has…
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How to calculate 'adjusted net income' for child benefit?
Hi, I'm getting myself very confused over adjusted net income and the helpline, well.. isn't so much a helpline!! Let's say for ease, the salary is £80,000. Car on salary sacrifice scheme is £850 a month. On the P11D is says 'amount paid by employee for use of car' - £10,500. Pension contributions are 7.5% Medical…
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Should Universal Credit close our claim
My missus started a second job so I tried closing universal credit but it said you don't need to close the claim and it asked us to update what we earn so will they keep the claim open if we work a total of 70 hours a week. I've put in the journal that she's started a second job and the total hours she's working but they…
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Guide: How to make PIP contact you with email only - no letters, no calls, no face-to-face
I have just successfully got the DWP to promise that they will contact me by email only. That means no letters, no phonecalls, and no face-to-face assessments. If your disabilities mean that you can't take phonecalls or have any other difficulties with the communication PIP usually uses, email the address…
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Home responsibilities claim problem
My wife's Home responsibilities claim was rejected It was from 1989/90 to 2009/04 as her daughter was born July 1988 but she had already claimed Child benefit but it was complicated by her moving to Greece in September 1991 with her daughter and 1st husband who passed away in 2003. When she applied for Home…
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Will my wife need to look for work if I make a joint UC and I get carer element
Hi all, need some advice. I claim UC and get the carer element as I look after my mother and get Carer Allowance. I.want to make a joint claim but my wife is unable to work due to her disabilities. I know I don't have to job search, but I was wondering if my wife would have to attend appointments?? Any help is appreciated.…
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New Style ESA 'claimant commitment' interview
Hi all As per my other thread, I applied for New Style ESA online. This is a different topic really, so started a new thread, and it's a basic question. As per below, I was meant to be contacted by 16 August, which passed two weeks ago. I followed all the instructions, had to send in my fit note via snail mail as the…
