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UC, third child and childcare?
Hi, I have not claimed UC in a number of years now but was wondering about the 2 child limit. My 2 older children are twins and now there is a baby. Can I claim for the childcare element of UC for the baby? The older 2 do not have any childcare. im confused what the two child limit is about. Thanks
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Declaring Clinical Trial income while on UC
I am self-employed and have just started receiving Universal Credit (UC). I am about to attend a second health check for a clinical trial, and if everything goes well, I could earn up to £4,000 for participating as a human test subject for a few weeks. Would I need to declare this income as unearned on UC? If so, how would…
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Looking for advice on what benefit entitlements I might have.
Hi , Newbie here. I'm trying to negotiate the benefits system and would appreciate any help. I am self employed and have a back problem which means I can only work half my normal 37 hours within my business. This condition has persisted for 6 months. As such I have suffered a reduction in income. I have been given a 'fit…
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UC Declaring Savings
Please can I ask advice. Universal credit Do you declared total savings under £6k or just when total savings is nearly £6k and if total savings under £6k should be reported every month then is this for every single change e.g. each £ up or down. Confused
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Universal Credit And Daughter Buying House
First off, thank you for allowing me to join MSE. I live in social housing and before the changes to buying your own home my daughter whom lives with my wife & I, asked if we could get a price to buy the house. (She has lived with us since birth) We did this and it’s looking likely that she wants to go through with the…
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Appeal being refused child DLA?
How do I appeal the refusal? I hear most get refused 1st time is that right?
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UC and part time work
If you do some part time work but you don't know how many hours you'll be doing each month how does it affect UC. It's Stewarding work at a football stadium. When an event is on (match, concert ect) You request a shift and then you have to wait for it to be accepted, then you confirm it. The number of shifts will depend on…
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Self employed and on £0 entitlement to Universal Credit. Can I apply for other benefits?
Hi I've had a Universal Credit claim since November 2023. I'm self employed working as fast food/grocery delivery driver. I finished my 1 year self assessment start up period in November last year and the Minimum Income Floor applies to me regardless of my actual monthly income which is reported to the job centre. Each…
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ESA WRAG to Universal Credit
I was wondering if you guys could help me out. I am currently on ESA WRAG but will move over to Universal credit next month and have no idea what I will get? I have been on ESA since around 2016 and live with my father and am his career as he is disabled and receives Attendance allowance high rate. I think the carers…
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MSE Guide: Personal Independence Payment
Personal independence payment (known as PIP) provides non-means-tested help if you're aged 16 to 66 and have a health condition that makes everyday tasks difficult. It's worth up to £9,000 a year as well as being a gateway to other forms of help – yet PIP often goes unclaimed with 100,000s thought to be missing out. Read…
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Can a pensioner receive higher pension credit on disability?
Are they eligible for an extra £81.50 a month if they receive Attendance Allowance?
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£10,000 Carers Allowance Overpayment Demand
Hi - has anyone successfully taken a case like this to tribunal and would be willing to speak to me about it? My wife cares for our autistic son and was on carers allowance for several years until 2023, when she voluntarily came off it, as she took on more hours at that time. Now, we've received a bill of over £10k for…
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Wrong NINO for 16 Years
Hi All, Need a bit of advice regarding my National Insurance Number. I arrived in the UK in 2008. Since then i believe i have been allocated an incorrect NINO. I used to get letters from HMRC for another lady that had my details on it. I queried this and back in 2012 i visited my local HMRC office (when they had one!) to…
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Universal credit- previous income
Hi there, K
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Paying care home costs
Hoping for some advice for a couple I'm trying to help for a family friend. They are a married couple and the main asset is the family home held jointly as tenants in common.The husband is in a care home paid for by the LA. They receive Section 117 aftercare having previously received treatment under Section 3 of the…
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New PIP review form confusing - advice welcomed.
Hi all, So I recently received my review form for PIP and the new form is frustrating to say the least. It's the AR1 form and there seems to be less room to put in details than ever before. Plus some of the questions have left me confused. For example in Activity 1 - Preparing food and cooking there's section 28 which…
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UC and claiming Council Tax Benefit, confused
I want advice on Council Tax benefit whilst claiming UC please. My question is how does claiming Council Tax Benefit affect affect UC? My local council website online application form says "If you claim Universal Credit: You can apply for Council Tax Reduction if you're on Universal Credit but the award is counted as…
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child aged 12 no longer get national insurance paid so now have gaps. Going forward any ideas?
HelloI just logged into to see my government pension . I am currently unemployed and get a tiny amount of universal credit as my partner(not married) works full time.I get child benefit paid to me.I was unaware that contributions to state benefit stopped when my youngest was 12. ( a couple of years ago) so i now havr gaps…
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Universal tax credits overpayments - ex partners debt
I recently received letters chasing me for a debt relating to overpayment of universal credits. I have never claimed them. My ex-partner did while we lived together but I never signed anything. Wasn’t party to the claim, didn’t receive the money etc. They told me to appeal but it didn’t work. Has anyone been successful in…
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Can you do a PIP review form online?
Hi everyone, just a quick question I have regarding my PIP form review. So I've had my form to fill in but I'd prefer to do it online or on computer if possible because I can't write for long periods of time and find it very different to use a pen. Is this possible? I've done some quick research but it seems only first…
