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Will this cause Transitional Protection to end?
I currently get TP, having moved to UC in April 2024 as a single claimant. At that time the AET for me was £744. My first take home pay though was over the current AET of £892. My job is not a min wage job, so when the AET again raises in April 2025, my expected take home pay will be slightly below the new AET, due to the…
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Do they stop your money entirely in migrating from ESA to UC?
Hi, I'm sorry to jump in immediately with a question but I was hoping that I could pick your collective brains. I've just strated the migration from ESA to UC, and couldn't get my ID proof uploaded which resulted in them booking me for a jobcentre interview to confirm my ID which I can't do - i'm unable to leave the house.…
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Child Benefit
My husband and I separated 2 years ago, but live in the same household. We are unable to sell our home which is why we live in the same home. We can not afford to run 2 homes. I claim child benefit as I am under the threshold. however my husband, is a higher earner. My husband (we are still married until we sell) has…
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Universal Credit and Scottish Child Payment
Hi all, I know that I can receive 6 months of nil awards on UC before the claim is closed but I'm wondering if it would only take one nil award of UC to close my SCP claim? Or would I be able to have a few months (less than 6) of zero payments from UC but because my claim is still open; I'd still receive my SCP payments?…
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Pension credit advice
Hi all, I am asking on behalf of my mum as she doesn't know much about this at all. She has 12 years of National Insurance (NI) contribution, she doesn't work due to health reasons (not on any benefits for that, won't go into details due to various reasons). She will be applying for state pension in a few years time. 12…
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Self employed/savings/business capital
Hi folks. I am going self employed after being made redundant a while ago and it has been suggested to me to claim UC while I get my business off the ground. I have never done either before and am finding it all rather confusing. My question is around savings and business capital. I have a small amount of savings and would…
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Backdated LCWRA
Hi My first LCWRA payment has been added to my universal credit payment for 24th December - 24th January. Can anyone advise me when I'll get a backdated payment - do I get it automatically? I reported my first fit note on 18th January this year and was referred for a Work Capability Assessment which I had on 11/12/24, when…
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Sick pay
Hi, I work in a well known high street stationery shop and haven’t been at work since the beginning of November due to a severe ear infection which left in hospital and back home with iv for antibiotics for 6 weeks or more depending on the infection. I had only work for the company for 2 months before this happened and was…
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uc what can i get
Hi I earn £24k a year and get 350 a month bonus if hit collection targets am on uc get just under 176 a month can i get more as did mean test and a can get 340 a month as rent in 1 bed flat in hemel pay council tax light and water bills and maintence to other half just about above water as work in nw london at present…
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LCWRA
This discussion was created from comments split from: Backdated LCWRA.
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Pension and benefits
I have a friend who’s ill and is going to retire at 65 they can get all there pension in a lump sent they are thinking of spending all the lump sum on cruises and buying new car and doing house upgrades,if they spend it all around £150,000 when they are 65 will there benefits be impacted at 67 if they had none of it left
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How Do I Claim Housing Benefit?
Hello, I am currently claiming universal credit and I have observed on Google that maybe "housing benefit" will cover the service charge on my property? Is this true? Is this part of the SMI loan they offer? I must admit the service charge is NOT part of my mortgage, but is a separate charge altogether. It's usually…
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PIP New year payment for Jan 2nd.
I am due PIP on Thursday 2nd Jan and have seen the new Benefits payments dates for over Christmas and New year and its saying payments due on Jan 2nd will be paid on Dec 31st. So can anyone in the know tell me what is true as knew they had changed payment dates not long before Christmas and going by the table i have added…
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Universal credit savings help
I migrated from tax credits to universal credit in January 2024 at the time my savings were just over the 16000 which they were aware of. Last month I went on holiday for a week with my 14 year old daughter nothing extravagant just a wee trip to haven an hour away from were I live I have also purchased a new bed for me and…
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HOW TO STOP CARER ELEMENT PAYMENT FROM MY UC
hello I am new to this hopefully i am on the right page......i have a question about Universal credit/carer element .I AM CARING FOR AN ELDERLY GENTLEMAN ON AA.HE WANTS TO CLAIM HIS SEVERE DISABILITY ALLOWANCE AND I FOUND OUT I MUST STOP MY CARERS ALLOWANCE FIRST. I HAVE DONE THAT.I AM ALSO ON UC.THEY HAVE BEEN…
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carers allowance
my daughter is adopting a child with special needs she is in adoption leave from her job her leave is due to run out this week she has applied for carers allowance but been refused she was supposed to start back at work next week but her employer wont work around the school hours and say she has to resign from her job her…
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Universal Credit calculations - getting very confused
Hi, I've had the managed migration notice which I'm going to be doing just after new year. I have been very stressed about it all, so I have used the Entitled To calculator to see what I would get (roughly). I initially done it as on the current system (legacy benefits). When I get to the end and it gives me the…
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Housing benefit with savings
Hi,I am recently separated and own a home with my husband which I want to sell. I won’t be able to buy a home on my own due to my low salary so I will need to rent. I discovered I can get housing benefit each week towards my private rent but I will end up with a lump sum of around 100k from the sale of the house so as I…
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Does ESA stop and one has to claim UC if you go over the 28 day travel abroad limit?
What would happen to my ESA if I was abroad longer then 28 days due to no fault of my own and this dastardly fog that is plaguing the UK. Would I have to inform the DWP that I was away longer then 28 days and what would happen to my benefits?
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LCWRA back date
HI forgive me Im really new to all this and just reaching out for some solid advice Ill try to keep short Started UC claim 21 /01/2022 UC request medical assement Medical telephone call only assessment happens 21 July 2024 Letter from LCWRA appears on Jornal in September 2024 payments increase till Decemeber when UC decide…
