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Child benefit
Currently my wife is receiving £170.20 per month from HMRC Child benefit. Her basic salary is £18,500 and my basic salary has just increased to £52k before tax and not including any overtime. Can she still claim the benefits or is it now time to stop? I have looked but still confused. Any help would be appreciated
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Pet insurance and pet food expenses on universal credit
Hello newbie here , my partner and I are in a legacy benefit and will be changing over to uc when they say but I’m worried on how they will see a debt of 107 per month for pet insurance and bills for pet food as he eats better than us! He’s a 20 year old fur baby with multiple condition who is our emotional support and our…
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Reconfirm Free Childcare
Hi my little boy started nursery at the end of February this year and I was given my 10 digit code for the free childcare on 5th February. I received an email from the government this morning telling me I have to reconfirm all my details by 20th May to continue getting the free childcare. I was aware already I have to do…
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UC Monthly Assessment & PayPal
Hi I have over £6000 in my bank so I know I need to declare it every month. Do I also have to put my PayPal balance? If so do I still need to declare zero balance PayPal?
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Claiming universal credit when setting up my own business
Hi all! I was wondering if someone could help me with the below please: I am currently employed, however I am looking to resign to set up my own business. I have funding for this business, so I will be able to provide a realistic business plan etc to universal credit. My questions are: * If I resign from my job and then…
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How do UC know about money in bank
Previously I posted about my situation having to give up my job to care for my daughter. I recieved a PILON payment and loss of office payment. This took me over £16,000. Thanks to everyone that answered. I have paid my two overdrafts, car repairs and a couple of debts so am now under £16,000. UC obviously know about the…
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Contributions based ESA, Universal Credit and medical compensation payment / Trust fund
How would a medical compensation payout affect contributions based ESA? How about for Universal Credit (presuming the ESA will end and I will have to apply for UC because of proposed changes). How would any Trust fund work if the damages go into that and not directly to me? Thank you
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ESA Credits only claim
I phoned ESA this morning to do a ESA credits only claim for my 16 year old child. I made it very clear to the person on the phone that I want a ESA credits only claim no money. He wanted my bank details I said to him but there is going to be no money involved. But he insisted that if he leaves it blank the application…
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Changing bank details CA
How long should it take for CA to change the bank details from one account to another?. I contacted CA on Thursday after finding out my CA was still in payment despite demanding and being assured it was stopped, and I changed my bank details from my ex partners to mine but it appears the money is still being sent to my…
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Deprivation of capital on UC question?
Hello all We have a question in relation to deprivation of capital in Universal Credits. We owe my mother about £7,000 for money she paid to me to repair things in our new home that we bought that had urgent repairs over the last 1 year. We are currently in the first year of capital protection of UC since switching from…
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UC and CA
I’m wondering if anyone can enlighten me as to what is happening? My husband and I each claim CA for our 2 children UC usually list one of us getting £198.31 as a carer but the other as getting nothing in the payment section and then both of us getting deductions of £354.90 each. This month it listed one of us getting…
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Full state pension & Housing Benefit
Come October I will start collecting my state pension. I am eligible for the full state pension. Just wondering whether my rent will be paid in full. Its a housing association low rent in London and I live alone. Also I have under £10,000 lump sum in a pension I haven't touched
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Applied for UC (transition) from ESA and got a "details of employee leaving work" form today
With my details on it even though I'm not and haven't been recently employed. Is this normal? Does this mean I am now expected to work even though I was assessed as being disabled?
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UC and deferred pension
'mixed-age couple' Just received a letter 'both of us' about Migration Notice over to UC by 12th JulyMy husband is claiming ESA support group, and i am pension age now but my husband has 3 years before he can claim his pension, i had deferred my state pension last year,my question is, should i claim my state pension now…
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UC Overpayment
Hello, We have been overpaid UC - this is due to a DWP error and not the result of fraud or anything like that. As soon as I realised this, I asked UC to double check the amount due to be paid. They did this and revised it to the correct amount. Despite all this, they still paid the original amount (too much) into our bank…
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Pension Credit Benefit
My father recently passed away and i am helping my mum with finances and other stuff she needs to do. When i contacted DWP to advise them of my fathers passing, they advised about mum applying for pension credit and she will also get some help towards funeral costs... Now i am not being greedy, buth both my mum and dad…
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ESA and moving home...
I currently claim income based legacy ESA, am in the Support Group and get the severe disability payment. I also receive PIP. I am living in social housing and claim housing benefit and council tax benefit. My partner lives with her mother in her mother's house. My partner recently inherited money from her father after he…
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Council Tax Reductions
Going back many years when my mother was alive and living with me in my house, she was on the state pension with pension credits and would have help with various extras such as heating etc. Initially I got her Council Tax component on my Council Tax bill removed as it was paid by the state but had to show my pay slips to…
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We have LPA for a friend & WE are being asked to fund £200 a week Care Home Fees?
My parents and I have LPA's for my ex-brother-in-law who is bedridden (brain tumor). He has been placed in a care home from hospital (tenancy on rental property now ended, did have carers 4 times a day prior to hospital). It has been agreed that he needs to be in a care facility and has been placed in the only space the…
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Pip mobility eligibility
My child will be moving over to pip from DLA as turning 16 next week. I understand that pip forms will arrive in the post after his birthday. At the moment I am gathering evidence hospital letters OT letters etc to support his claim. I have a recent hospital letter from consultant which says. Name mobility is significantly…
