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UC and Directorship
Hi, I’m hoping you guys can help. I work part time (25hrs) and I’m currently a director of a small Ltd company with 50% share. I am home owner and single parent to a toddler. Toddler goes to nursery using the 30 free hours and claiming 85% costs back. I take no money from the business, no dividends or wage. Our end of ear…
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Contribution-based ESA (support group) and private pensions
My OH has been on the above benefit since March 2025 and is still unfit for work. In November, he can start to take a couple of private pensions. Will a monthly pension come under the £85/week rule, i.e. 50p of benefit lost for every £1 over £85/week earnings from private pension? How will any tax-free lump sum/s affect…
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Confusion about pension treated as savings
I am on State pension, housing benefit and a small amount of pension credit. I have an income release pension pot of around 19k. I recently asked the DWP why I was not on guaranteed pension credit which my calculations indicated I should be getting. I was told that, because my pension allows withdrawals it is treated as…
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Hi all, help owing money to dwp
Hi, im new and not sure if i am doing this right but here goes. My husband and i were moved to universal credit last year and now we supposedly owe over £2000.00 back as they say my husband never said he was having carers allowance. when it was set up we informed them he had the underlying entitlement to carers allowance…
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LCWRA changes.
Does anyone have any links to the changes on LCWRA amount after April 2026. I know things will only change for new claimants. As I understand it people with serious lifelong conditions will get the highest rate and those who are end of life. Does anyone know whether people going through extensive treatment for example for…
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ESA to State Pension and Pension Credits Council re-calculating Housing Benefit and Council Tax Supp
Hi apologies for the long title! II had an earlier thread on changing over to State Pension and changes to HB/CT benefits. II have been very lucky in that my Pension Credits started right away may be because I applied for them as soon as I was allowed. II have given my council (Liverpool) everything they could need but am…
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Personal Injury and benefits
HI I understand that in a personal injury compensation claim. Certain benefits are off set against compensation as a result of the injury. ESA is off set against. Loss of income PIP is set off against. Loss of care What is PIP mobility set off against from the compensation as cant be against general damages? Thanks
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PIP reform / Timms Review - have your say
The PIP reform, known as the Timms Review, is requesting public views on PIP. Call for public views to improve disability benefit for millions - GOV.UK www.gov.uk/government/news/call-for-public-views-to-improve-disability-benefit-for-millions
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I have been accused of making a benefit fraud report to DWP/HMRC, as apparently the people were TOLD
is that possible? I made no so report as I have no time nor care for that However I just googled it and it said everything is anonymous anyway so I am wondering how it is possible that this happened in an interview, where the people being interviewed apparently got TOLD that it was me who done it?
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Mandatory Reconsideration
Hi. I have just submitted a Mandatory Reconsideration for PIP as I don't think they took into consideration that my mobility had deteriorated dramatically when they looked at my renewal, and I wondered if anyone has had experience of requesting a Reconsideration and how long it will take. Do they send a text to acknowledge…
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Youreable disability forum down?
Does anyone know if the Youreable forum has been taken down permanently? There's just a notice for site maintenance but it's been like this now for several weeks. youreable.livingmadeeasy.org.uk One of the most helpful disability forums that I've been a member of for close to 10 years, it'd be such a shame if it's not…
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Universal Credit - Deprivation of Capital.
I am shortly to receive a lump sum from NHS Continuing Health Care which is a repayment of care fees paid by my now deceased mother between 2019 and 2021. It has taken 3.5 years since her death (2022) to get CHC to admit my mother was entitled to nursing funding during the time and should not have had to self fund her…
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UC/LCWRA - Before 5/4/26 & Post 6/4/26
Hi Everyone, I have been searching and trying to find answers online, I have even asked UC, but they couldn't give a definite answer. I guess their advisors don't want to give incorrect information or put themselves in a difficult position. My 18 year old daughter has ESA credits only/in the support group status when she…
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Housing benefit for pensioner if they sell their house
Hi, my mother in law is considering selling her house and buying a static on a luxury site. She receives the state pension and pip. Her house is in a bad state of repair, needs a new roof and is made of wood. It's not worth much, maybe enough to buy a static new, a new car and mobility scooter. It's fully paid off. She…
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CTR and carers allowance advice please.
My best mate and his wife have moved in with her dad who has had Parkinson's for a few years and last year had a stroke and his memory is not good and talking to the Parkinson's nurse about it she said a Dementia/Alzheimer's test may be the next step My mate is 59 and gets PIP and was had a very bad car crash and hasn't…
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Council tax reduction
Hi, I'm a lone parent of severely autistic child. My son is 16 and has been awarded enhanced PIP recently. Do I need to tell council about it? I'm on UC and been receiving CTR anyways. Thanks.
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Mandatory Reconsideration
This discussion was created from comments split from: Mandatory Reconsideration.
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Tribunal PIP
Had a phone call from PIP. I applied to tribunal as I've asked for high rate mobility following my PIP review. The representative asked me a few questions, all of which they already have the answers to from the paperwork. The representative didn't say what would happen, just said I will get a letter on the post. Why call…
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Should I keep our joint bank account ?
A long time back my husband added me onto his bank account, so it became a joint account. This was because he has a longterm illness and was struggling to use his hands for signatures and his ability to speak on the phone. Its worked fine as but as his health deteriorated couple of years back I was forced to use the…
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3yo about to start nursery, how quickly will UC try and force me to work over 16hr p/w?
We've got a hell of a lot of challenges in our lives at the moment, bungalow badly needs fixing, terminal cancer diagnosis of someone very, very close to us and other major issues not of my making. Single parent not thru death but something similar (don't want to list too many identifying details). I worked full time my…
