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Mother in law appointee
Hi, My mother in law has dementia and she lives with us. I am an appointee for her and her benefits are paid into my account. I also get Universal Credit. Will that affect my UC benefit! My savings is less than 6k. I will be contacting DWP to change bank details so her payments are kept separate She gets pension credit and…
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EPC register
We have been trying to claim winter fuel payments only to be told we can’t claim it as our home is not on the EPC register we had our home surveyed by our housing association but they tell us that they have no legal demand to put the results on the EPC register has anyone else had this problem and how did you sort it out
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Universal Credit Review After Inheritance - Need Advice
Hello everyone, I'm currently facing a Universal Credit review and would really appreciate some guidance from anyone with expertise or similar experiences. My Situation I started claiming Universal Credit in April 2024 after receiving a migration letter from Tax Credits. Just before this migration, I received a £33K…
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New job with ‘relief at source’ pension - how does this work with Universal Credit?
Currently working in the public sector where pension contributions are made before tax, so UC just use my net pay each month. New job is with Nest and apparently ‘relief at source’. Does this mean I will have to report the contributions made each month to UC, as they are made from net pay, and no doubt have a battle about…
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UC taking 2 months payment against 1 weeks work 1yr before starting claiming
My daughter did a week's work at a festival one year before claiming Universal Credit after finishing as a student. The festival just paid her and her job centre advisor is stopping two months payment. They offered her a loan to live on but said she'd be short of money going forward with the payments for the loan. Surely…
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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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Advice on monies from house sale and Universal Credit
Hi, looking for some advice on above. Separated from husband 3 years ago, he is in R o Ireland I am north of Ireland, therefore he is outside of jurisdiction. We have 4 kids together, two over 18. He has not visited them, had them to him nor paid any child support. Family matrimonial home sold last year, there are proceeds…
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Mortgage overpayment and UC
H, I just wondering I am on UC working full time. How much will be allowed to make a mortgage overpayment? I don’t have any savings. Thanks
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Universal Credit Receiving Medical Treatments Section
Has anyone had to use this section while making a new claim or migrating from ESA ? Is this section looked at by any different department of UC, or is it just part of an individual's claim, and the person reading it is none the wiser to the treatment being given? Anyone with further information on this section is…
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UC 5th week payment ?
Hi I was wondering if anyone could explain to me what happens with the fifth week when you’re claiming UC I understand that after your assessment you are given a date say you were given the The 10th of each month as your pay date what happens to the fifth week as some months have five weeks do you get more money that month…
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Single person council tax reduction
My vulnerable disabled adult son has his own flat and has had a series of lodgers which have helped him pay his bills over the last 8 years. A couple of years ago when his last lodger left he decided he would not rent his spare room out again as he could manage without the extra money. He applied for a council tax…
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State pension deductions
My wife was paying back an overpayment of ESA(IB) but she has now reached retirement age. She has just recieved a letter from the pension service stating her pension will be reduced by £315 ever 4 weeks till the overpayment has been payed back, one full year bacically. This is almost a 1/3 of the pension, can they do this?…
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Changes to attendance allowance entitlement
Hi all, Just thought I would share this information about a recent AA claim. My Nan is currently getting the lower rate of AA due to her mobility issues she requires care most of the time in day, she is currently waiting for a operation on her hip and knee, her current AA claim is coming to an end in September, we both…
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Advice please about UC
I have a terrible feeling I’ve made a huge mistake. My son receives enhanced PIP and also works 18 hours a week on minimum wage. He does not claim UC. I claim UC and they know I’m his carer. Should I have informed UC that he’s working? He started the job in 2022 and it’s only just dawned on me now that I should have…
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SMI council tax reduction
Dear MSE I was seriously assaulted at work (Police) in 2018, sustaining permanent and irreversible brain damage. I recently read and viewed MSE articles on Significant Mental Impairment reduction for council tax. I submitted my application which has been approved, however I seem to have hit the stumbling block shared by…
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Universal credit transitional protection payment.
Hello there, Im currently working but also claim Universal credit and PIP, my son is 19 and starts university in September but will still be living at home full time, I realise that this means I will no longer qualify for child benefit and the child element of universal credit but I wondered if this change would affect my…
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Why are JC still reviewing my reason not to attend appointment
Hi, Was wondering if I could get some help please. On Friday I was unable to attend my appointment at the jobcentre due to being at work, I notified them I couldn`t make it within the deadline. What normally happens is they review it, clear it and my reason is accepted and a new appointment is booked straight away. However…
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Wife's pension found - but what to do?
I am my wife's full time carer. We get Universal Credit and I make a few extra pounds doing this and that locally, and we get by. Just discovered that my wife has a pension from decades ago when she worked for a big bank. We have to decide whether to take a 25% tax free cash lump of it, a yearly pension, or transfer…
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Carer's Allowance / Carer's Credit.
I am at the point that I will have to become a full time cared for my 72 year old wife. She gets a state pension of around £4500 per year and Attendance Allowance at the higher rate. I am self employed aged 60 and get a company pension from a previous employer of £ 88.35 per week. If I become a full time carer what…
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Another Person Migrating From ESA IR To U/C Questions
Hello, Sorry if these questions have been asked before, I've looked through threads but everyone's circumstances are different. I'm on ESA with an IR top up Support group. I am on housing benefit I only pay for one spare bedroom. I'm on council tax benefit & I don't pay anything. I'm also on PIP low care high mobility…
