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UC and childcare costs, driving me mad!
Hi all, is anybody else having issues with universal credit and claiming their childcare costs back at the moment?
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Universal Credit Phone Interview After Account Review
I’m trying to understand what it means by universal credit want me to do a phone interview , just after my account was under review and i asked them a question. I’ve been claiming for over year now after job loss in private rented accommodation and have limited capability for work component . Before Xmas my account went…
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Free school meals: are you eligible?
This is the place to discuss our new free school meals guide. We'd love to hear your thoughts, personal experiences, and general feedback. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all works, read our New to Forum? Intro Guide.
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Minimum Income Floor for 2025-2026 tax year
Anyone knows what would be MIF for next financial year? Current one is £1556.30. Will it go up inline with other increases (6.7%) to £1660ish? Some councils which use MIF for Council Tax reduction have it as £1640ish. So I think it would be somewhere in the region £1640-1660 but can't find any definitive answer. As my…
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Adding bank account uc
After add account you want money paid Into it says add another current account but they are savings not current accounts So what do I do
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I have some questions about UC online ID verification.
My brother is being transferred from ESA support group to UC sometime this year. They would like to use online ID verification. I have 3 questions if anyone who knows would be kind enough to answer. 1. They do not have a mobile phone. Is a mobile phone needed, for example a smartphone pictures or mobile phone text message…
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Very worried
I am worried about these changes which was announced yesterday, I am on LCWRA which I got awarded it last year around July, and my review is up in the next few months, with these changes, will I get put off it and be forced into work when my review is up? My situation hasn’t changed, in fact, it’s gone worse as now, I…
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Re-claiming UC
Hi, my partner and I had our UC stopped as we had reached the threshold of £16,000 last year. We have been living off that and PIP. We will be soon in a position to claim for UC again as our savings have now reduced. Will this be an entirely new claim or the existing one with a new savings disclosure? Tia
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PIP changes.
Would there be any changes to my pip entitlement,I was awarded standard for daily and mobility when I was 65,with a review in ten years time.I am now aged 67,will the changes affect me ? thanks.
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Can I make a second New Style JSA claim?
Hi I've found one or two other posts about this but they date back a while, so I wanted some up to date info. Sorry if it turns out this query is repetitive! I've been unemployed since mid-April 2024, following redundancy. I was consistently working in the UK, without gaps, for 20 years prior to that. In July I applied for…
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Bad teeth, no money. Can I get HC2 or HC3?
I need dental treatment but I am on a very low self-employed income. I am trying to avoid claiming a benefit but I do need help with dental costs. I don't know whether to claim before the new financial year or after as my income was a bit higher this year. Does anyone know what the income thresholds are regarding HC2 and…
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Single person, single wage
Can I ask all your advice please? Have I missed anything? The news, and TV programmes mention different groups that can claim or get help, single parent families, married couples etc Can I ask is there any help at all for single people living alone? Have I missed anything? Approximately 30% of the population lives alone…
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Attendance Allowance / State Pension
Have not yet received my letter from DWP advising new rate for 2025/6. Also not received my letter advising new state pension rate for 2025/6 from DWP. Is there a delay ?
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Benefit Entitlement Returning to UK after working abroad for 30+ years
Hi, I wonder if anybody could give me some advice on this: My sister-in-law and her husband have been abroad for 30+ years. He has been doing contract work in lots of different countries, and she has done a few part-time jobs, but hasn't worked for the last 6 or 7 years. They currently live in Denmark, and he had a stroke…
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Pension savings and Universal Credit
Hello all, I'm looking for an answer as to what is regarded as savings when claiming Universal Credit. I'm not claiming at present, but may need to in the future. I've taken my tax-free cash from a personal pension. This is going to be used for a house purchase so will bespent in the next few months. I'm trying to find out…
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Why has my HB been reduced?
This discussion was created from comments split from: Looking for advice on what benefit entitlements I might have..
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Tax Free Pension Lump Sum
Hi, I started a thread on Pensions, and some replys were it may be better on Benefits section for answers. Essentially I want to know if taking a tax free lump from pension is treated as income or capital, and what if you take mutiple times tax free lump sums during the year - is it still counted as capital. Money taken…
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Left with childcare vouchers I can't use due to lockdown
Are you in a similar situation, left with childcare vouchers you will never be able to spend? Wondering how to get your money back? My wife and I between us have several hundred pounds worth of childcare vouchers that we can't spend. - We can't spend the vouchers due to school (and childcare) closing for lockdown. -…
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Universal credit advice
Hi Newbie here Need a little help about UC. My son an I are in the process of being transfered over to Universal credits from ESA. I am pretty clued up on the process, apart for the savings part. We both are migrating from ESA, and are both disabled. My son is a non dependent. With regards to our savings, as i am the house…
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Tax free childcare and child benefit
Recently had my first baby! My plan was for my partner to claim the child benefit as I earn just over £50k so would be subject to the tax charge, however we also plan on using the tax free childcare account when I return to work in Nov and I was going to put that in my name, can I do that or do both need to be in the same…
