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Universal Credit WCA Telephone Assessment Advice
Hello, I would be grateful for some advice again please. I have a few threads on my son’s universal credit application. He has his work capability telephone assessment tomorrow. He has severe anxiety and can’t talk on the phone without severe distress and panic. I phoned the health assessment phone number on Monday to…
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Benefits on retirement
I'm due to retire on full state pension and i have a small pension of £265 pm will I be entitled to rent / council tax benefits ?
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Stopping (and starting!) claim for carers allowance
I am currently claiming carers allowance for someone but recently it has been decided that she will need more advanced care (likely with a private care agency) so I plan on stopping my claim. However my dad does need a carer so I want to become his carer instead (he does meet the criteria) I'm aware that I can't claim for…
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Maternity pay
Advice pleease So, I have been on maternity leave from my job as a teacher since January, for my daughter I had on 10th February. I intended to go back part time, when I requested flexible hours they told me there was no chance at all for anything other than full time and couldn’t confirm what my role would be when I did…
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Affect on UC if parent clears mortgage r claimant?
Hi. What is the situation on UC if a claimants dad pays off their mortgage for them? I'm assuming it would be best if it was paid directly to the lender as opposed to the daughter to pay? Thank you
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Am I better off on universal credit than working?
I'm still on the transitional protection part of universal credit and just got a payment from dwp for £700, £116 in oct and £274 Sep. My self employed expenses were massive last month (minus £500) so probably the reason got £700 so not normal and no paye job which I've had as well earlier in year. Am deciding whether to…
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Am I allowed to increase monthly mortgage repayments on UC?
I'm on UC, we get quite a few different benefits and I am wondering if we would be allowed to increase our monthly mortgage repayments from £300 ish to £950? We are nowhere near the savings limit, so not trying to deprive myself, just wanting the mortgage paid off early before the fixed interest rate ends. Would this be…
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State Pension - The money we owe
I received a letter and form (SPL25D) from HMRC telling me that they have reviewed the amount of state pension my now deceased Mother received between 2 given dates (2006 - 2021,15 years) the dates they quote are from when my Father died and when my Mother died. Not sure if this is legit, but it seems to be, however I…
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Universal Credit. (Transitional protection) and saving purchase a property
Hi I would like to ask if I was to sell my house and I get money from that sale and also have a saving which has been declared to UC and I am gona use my saving and the sale of the house to buy anther house for use to live in but i am coming to a end of the 12 month transitional protection and worried I will lose uc find a…
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Pension Credit for Service Charges Max Limit
Hi I'm thinking of purchasing a retirement flat on the south coast. At the moment I have enough to be able to pay the service charges and ground rent. I'm thinking about setting up a small eBay business selling small items that can easily be handled and posted to supplement my savings in the hope that it will support me…
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Can anything be claimed? Edit- further question, help needed please.
Someone was off work sick for about 3 months then for health reasons went back part time, 3 days a week. Now unfortunately they have been signed off again for at least the next 12 weeks. The company are great and have been very understanding so no issue there. They are only now entitled to SSP which today turned out to be…
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Old Style ESA moving from renting to owning
Old style Income based ESA - I am moving from a privately rented house where 4 adults (Sister, Sister's partner, Mother and myself) were equal joint tenants and equally responsible for the bills, to owning our our property which my Sister and I have purchased with a mortgage (Just the 2 of us on the deeds and mortgage). My…
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ESA to UC woes because of SDP backpay
Hi, Peeps, I'm after some advice again. I'm currently undergoing a migration to Universal Credit from ESA, and let's just say the whole process is not going very smoothly. I also had to fill out a Housing Benefit review recently. I explained that I had been paid SDP backpay of over £15K back in February and was informed by…
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Finding how much l inputted to universal credit ?
How do you find how much you inputted to universal credit for online and cash payments to your self employed business in past months? I didn't record the figures back in spring elsewhere
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Signing off due to Universal Credit checking bank statements - advice needed please
My friend has been claiming UC for a couple of years due to a genuine medical condition that prevents him from working. Unfortunately, the DWP no longer recognise the condition as being severe enough and say my friend is capable of work. My friend is 60 years old. Now the DWP have asked my friend for the last 4 months of…
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Care Home Fees - LA Financial Assessment
I'm after some help please. My mum (83) has quite advanced Alzheimers. My dad is 88 and, after a Herculean effort to care for her at home over several years, had to wave the white flag earlier this year. We went through the process with the local council social services and Mum entered a home, initially on a…
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Rent paid in advance - please help!
hello i was receiving UC a couple of years ago but this stopped when I received a divorce payout. Fast forward 2 years and I’m now back under the threshold to be able to receive benefits again. However, I had to pay 2 year’s rent upfront to be able to rent a property. The first year was paid December 2023 and I’ve just…
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Claiming attendance allowance Abroad
Hello, Is it possible to claim attendance allowance indefinetly if one is moving abroad permanently outside of the EU ? My family member has been claiming it for the last 12 months but is considering retiring abroad, can they still continue to receive it ? I've been in contact with the DWP and they've said they'd call me…
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Esa Contribution based Savings
I originally received Esa from 2016 with both Contribution and Income based, until November 22. I also received Severe Disability Premium and Housing Benefit. I received a lump sum in Nov 22 and notified Dwp. So was given Contibutions based esa of £139 per week. My income reduced below 16k so I sent in ESA3 form in August…
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UC and Children's Savings
Before starting UC, I had savings for my 2 children in 2 separate pots in Monzo. These have not been touched for years, only added to and can be proven with bank statements just for those pots. I declared these as part of my savings but I have now read Children's savings do not count if they are in the child's name. Would…
