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LCW and Long Covid
I posted a while ago when I'd applied for PIP as I have Long Covid. Unfortunately I was turned down at the appeal tribunal - I think because I was working although just for a few hours a day. If I go to work then that is all I manage to do that day and I am completely exhausted afterwards. Anyways now the job centre…
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Company Car tax after handing back Company Car
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Universal credit sanctions
My husband was two days late accepting a commitment on his do list this month. It totally slipped our minds as my brother passed away recently and we have been dealing with funeral arrangements etc and have had so much to think about and remember. I have explained this on my journal but had no response yet. Does anyone…
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Carers allowance migration to Social Security Scotland
Hi there, I got my first payment from Social Security Scotland on Friday after it migrated from DWP. The payment was a week later than when I was meant to get my payment from DWP but I still only got 4 weeks worth of money. It does advise on the letter that I would get 4 weeks of money even though i had 5 weeks between…
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Universal credit- untidy tenancy advice
I’m looking for some advice and I’m hoping somebody has a bit more of an idea on it than myself! basically I work part time and claim u/c as I’ve not long had my son. So, me and my partner split up in May and I notified both my housing association and universal credit on the date he moved out (end of may, we split up end…
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Question on Moving from Pension Credit to State Pension?.
My wife a housewife, born in 1959 will be 67 and eligible for state pension in 2026. At present she receives PIP and I receive approx £40 a week as a care component for her. Myself born in 1950 I have been receiving my state pension since 2015 and I claim the Pension Credit for her. What happens in 2026 when she reaches…
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Just got asked to submit all my statements
I did see it coming to be honest. My rent went up by £300, but everything was legitimate and the bank transfers show the rent true rent being paid. I'm self employed so had loads of bank accounts to submit. Loads of little bank accounts that have <£100 in them but all had to be sent in. I'm not worried about much,…
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PENSION LUMP SUM AND ESA
Hi I currently receive ESA and work 12 hrs per week at minimum wage. I am not pension age but due now to receive a small pension of approx £13k (paying tax on 75%). will this payment effect my ESA?
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Dad died, what help can my mum get?
So my dad died today. He was 69 and my mum is 62. She doesn't work and now has no income at all. Her savings are over £16k so I don't think she is eligible for UC. We applied for bereavement support but is there anything else she can claim?
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PIP Change in Law Social Support
Hi I was in receipt of PIP daily living Standard rate, and about 12 or so months ago I had a phone call from PIP advising that my case had been reviewed and had been awarded some extra points. (due to the MM Supreme Court Ruling re Social Support) They advised that I was to receive a lump sum of approximately £10'000.00,…
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Too much savings!!
I think I'm in big trouble!! I knew you couldn't have more than £16k in savings and still claim universal credit but what I didn't know was that you had to declare anything over £6k and have deductions from your benefits. I've just had to send the last 18 months worth of bank and savings statements to the DWP and my…
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Carers allowance payment
I have been claiming carers allowance for someone for a while however she was going to go into residential care in Dec so I stopped my claim on 30th November. Before I received my last carers allowance payment (which I expect to be lower due to only claiming for 2 weeks), plans changed and I was asked to continue being a…
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Disability adaptation and SMI
Hi, I am 63 year old who leaves wtih my parents and am their full time carer. My Dad is 92 year old blind and hard of hearing will limited mobility. Mum is 86 with no mobility and dementia and high anxiety. We have had our house adapted with a lift from street level to front door, a through the floor lift inside the house…
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Savings Cap for couples & buying a house
With the new forced migrations to UC from tax credits, I do wonder how the gov expect parents that want to buy a house are able to. A lot of working parents just get say child care help, they are unable to buy houses for 60k. The savings cap for a single person is only 6k, but a couple is the same. 6k for a couple that…
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UC
Hi I get ADP and am still managing to work part time so get my money topped up with UC. my question is I have come into say 17k but have 9K debt and want to pay off my debt do I tell UC I have 17K or pay off debt and tell them I have 6k saving? thanks for any help just want to keep myself right.
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Universal credit and Junior ISA
My son has a Junior ISA, which I pay £50 a month in to save for university. He will turn 18 while still at school so I will receive UC until the end of his A levels. When he is 18, will the savings be taken into account for UC? The only other savings I have is a help to save account.
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Small Pot Lump Sum - Impact on Pension Credit and Housing Benefit (Income / Capital)
Afternoon, I am trying to help my mother in law with a decision on whether to accept a on-off lump sum (small pot) from a pension that was transferred to her after my father in law died. She has explained her worries to me and I have read up as best I can, but just hoping for some feedback from others on whether I am…
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High income child care benefit help
I am seperated from my daughter’s father a few years back and he has her 3 nights a week and pays maintenance. I have been claiming the child benefit since she was born. Last year me and my new partner moved in together. We’ve had a letter to fill out self assessment saying that as he earns over the threshold . As the…
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Guide: How to make PIP contact you with email only - no letters, no calls, no face-to-face
I have just successfully got the DWP to promise that they will contact me by email only. That means no letters, no phonecalls, and no face-to-face assessments. If your disabilities mean that you can't take phonecalls or have any other difficulties with the communication PIP usually uses, email the address…
