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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…
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PIP refused due to unable to go to assessment can i appeal?
Posting on behalf of a friend who is also on dialysis due to kidney failure. She applied for pip as she works part time but it wrecks her. She was granted an assessment in person, but: It was for in 3 days time She was working that day and has no annual leave It was in a different county and she has no transport She phoned…
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Will applying for AA mean I lose my Council Tax discount?
This discussion was created from comments split from: Attendance Allowance Help.
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Overpayment of Housing Benefit
Good afternoon I hope that you can help. I have been notified that I have been overpaid Housing Benefit totalling over £6k. I emailed and requested details and they responded stating the following: "The large
overpayment was created due to undeclared student status, you sent Benefits an
email in October and November 2022.…
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UC - non work related requirement and to do list
Hi all, my sister has just migrated across from ESA to universal credit and is in the non work related requirements group. However we keep getting messages for tasks on the to do list. I have called to question this and they said that she will need to check the to do list every day and complete any tasks. is this correct??…
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Setting up a business while on esa
Can I start a ltd business but not make any money would it affect my esa I'm on support group, just want to register the business so I can get some funding for a training course, the job center won't help me with the funding
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Housing association charging a months notice after death
Hi all My grandfather sadly passed away on Nov 14th, he lived in an A2 dominion house. I have notified them and they say it’s a months notice which I will have to pay or they will request it from his estate. It was previously paid for by benefits which stop on death (understandably & quite right)My question is, can they…
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ESA Contributions Based - savings
I uses to get both income and contributions Esa, housing benefit and severe disability premium. I received a lump sum in December 22. Notified benefits and was put onto Contibutions based ESA. Obviously lost housing benefit and SDP. My savings have been paying my rent and I will soon be under £16 k threshold. I know the…
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Quit job after 2 months. Can I claim JSA or NI credits?
My friend was on JSA for 6 months and then was on NI credits for around another 6 months. He then found a job through an agency for approx. 2 months and then quit the job last week. Can he claim JSA or NI credits whilst he looks for another job?
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lcwra first payment
hi need help first sicknote 3rd aug wca assesment 6th nov lcwra awarded 18th nov my assesment period is 22-23 or otherway around payment date 29th i did'nt recieve lcwra in november payment will i get it december and is backpay due
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Is it possible to claim carers allowance if also claiming UC and PiP
Hey quick question. I am going back into work with a new career after having to leave previous job to care for our son (severe needs) so won't be entitled to Carers allowance anymore. Would his grandmother who is going to take over a bulk of the caring allowed to claim it instead if she is already on Pip and Universal…
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Advance Payment
Asking for my neighbour again.. Can you get an advance payment if you are migrating from ESA to UC( due to ESA being paid for 2 weeks after claim). I never bothered claiming an advance payment so no idea how it works. If so what is the maximum you can have taking previous Budgeting Loans into account? Thanks.
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Why are UC asking for my bank, premium bonds , PayPal statements !!!
Hello everyone, I am currently receiving both UC and also Carers Allowance . In late September of this year I received a note in my UC Journal from the UC Claim Review centre in Wrexham stating they were reviewing my UC claim to make sure my payments are correct . They asked me to send an online copy of my 4 previous bank…
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How many have migrated
I'm asking on behalf of my neighbour who gets IRESA/Housing benefit as I'm on UC. She's panicking that she hasn't received a migration notice due to all them stupid newspaper articles stating money will stop in December. Just wondering how many people on the site are still getting ESA? I'm assuming it is still most people…
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Payment Date Advice - Joint Claim
Hi all, I'm looking to move my partner and her two children in with me and I'm trying to plan out our universal credit payment dates so that we're not left short. We both have separate claims with different payment dates. Hers is the 15th and mine is the 28th. What's the best course of action to ensure that she can still…
