Benefits & tax credits

Hi all My daughter, aged 30, has a severe/profound hearing loss in both ears since birth and wears 2 hearing aids. She was awarded 8 points on communicating verbally and her award was ongoing (10 years) standard rate PIP. She has just received a review award form, 12 pages. From what I've read claimants are being advised…

Hi I'm hoping someone can help me. My mum recently retired in June. She only has a state pension and has been granted housing and council tax benefits. In May, she inherited 28k from her mum, although she owed about 16k in debt to her sister and me. She then paid for a funeral plan (3k). Which means she has less than 10k…

Hi, My daughter who is just turned 4 has her DLA approved. This is paid into my account being her dad. I have a question regarding Disabled Child element of UC. I am not geting any UC as I am not eligibile for it. Can i still apply for Disable Child element of UC (without having to get UC) or it only comes as part of the…

Hi, hope someone can help. My severely disabled child is leaving specialist school this year and as they are unable to work I need to make a UC claim on their behalf. I'm currently confused by the 'other people' section. Our child lives with us and a sibling who is still at school, we do not live with our child if that…

My friend is in receipt of state pension weekly amount £230.25 a week. Lives alone in a council flat she is also in receipt of PIP highest for care and mobility. She applied for pension credit online has received a letter in the post notifying that she is not entitled to PC. On the page statement of details provided it…

Hi all. Im on Universal Credit and want to pay into a private pension. I’ve tried asking UC how this would work, how I’d declare this and what would be affected and they can’t seem to give me a clear answer. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, Marcus

Hi all, I previously had a post and got some very useful advice and hoping to get someone to sense check guide me a little further if anyone has any experience they are able to share? Short summary, MIL is 61, is on UC (plus the disabled premium), and Adult Disability. She didn’t realise she could claim her pension at 60…

Or whatever it is called nowadays? I did employed work from August 2023 to end of that tax year, and then from April 2024 to end of July 2024 in following tax year, earning around 400 per week. At end of January 2026, would I potentially be able to claim contribution based jsa ? Thanks

I am just starting to fill out the online form for migration from ESA to UC and have a couple of questions about it, if anyone can help, thank you. First, I read alot about id checks using photo id and credit cards and other things. So far I have just had to give an email address and put in a few codes and thats it. Have I…

I am looking for an idea of how many light touch reviews are successful following a review? My ongoing award is due for a 10 year light touch review next year. If I could get that review done with a new 10 year award I would be happy, given all the reforms that could be coming. I'm not greedy and would accept the same…

Hi Looking for some help/ advice on a situation that has arisen and how it could pan out . I’m in Scotland , house is bought and paid for in my name , I have a flatmate who is an ex partner , long story but she’s been through a tough time and has not got other place to stay which isn’t really an issue as we still get on…

Hi, If my ap runs from 20th to 19th of each month which date counts as the balance in your bank, the 20th or the 19th, it always confuses me. If I received all of the col payments, £1850, and my balance has never gone below that instead of £6000 when you have to inform uc of a change would mine be £7850 before a change.…

Hi, JobCentre visits are really, really, stressing me out at the moment. I am sick (at home) before the meetings and I worry about them continuously for the whole two weeks between them. My GP has indicated willingness to write a fit note to get me off the appointments for a break. Will this mean I don't have to go up…

Can you apply for UC if you receive Service attributable pension & war pension? Any help will be most grateful

Moved over to UC just over a month ago yet we are still getting housing benefit. There is no housing allowance being paid via universal credit so we are no worse or better off and i prefer the rent being paid rather than us paying it. I was under the impression that HB would stop once the claim was live, Is this ok to…

Hi all Does anyone know what happens when you tell the DWP that you no longer need UC? Do they stop your payments immediately? During August I can start to access my personal pension but I am not sure whether I need to tell them now or nearer the time, Thank you 

So housing benefit is now included as part of the UC payment and by default is paid into the receipient's bank account instead of direct to the landlord. My Q is are the payments I receive (including what was housing benefit) for the rent before the date of the payment or the rent after the date of the payment? I spent…

HI..I received a medical appointment from Maximus regarding my esa claim BUT i havent claimed esa for months..just wondering what best way to go about it..phone the appointment line at Maximus? the job centre where appointment is due? or just ignore completely as in theory i have nothing to lose..but obviously im posting…

Shortly, I will have an AP in which I think I will be about £3 below my AET for just the one AP, that is after my net-pay arrangement pension contribution is deducted. Before it's deducted I would be over my AET. Does anyone know if the system with UC is still that I would therefore be brought in for the fortnightly…

Following a severe stroke some months ago we read that my husband could apply for council tax discount. we got the forms from the council. We provided proof that he gets Attendance Allowance and dropped the form in to our Health Centre. He wrote back saying the form relates to severe mental impairment such as dementia or…