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How to prevent benefits being effected whilst holding money as an executor.
My elderly mother is executor for her brothers estate. The estate did not need probate and so she has transferred the money to a separate account in her name and then was going to change it to an executor account with Lloyds bank. However we have been told this account cannot be managed on line and she would have to go…
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Inheritance and Benefits
Is contributions based ESA affected by inheritance?
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SSP please explain in simple terms.
i have been off work since mid April, I’ve been getting full pay until mid August. I was then on 1/2 pay with SSP included. My payroll dept has advised that the SSP runs out the 1st week of November. I was under the impression it’s paid for 28 weeks but from August to November won’t have been 28 weeks!
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claiming UC and expenses
I am possibly entitled to some UC, however I do claim mileage costs back for work and I am wondering if this is taken into account when claiming UC. The amount changes every month and I claim 45p per mile
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UC Migration Bedroom Tax help
Myself and my wife have just recently migrated to UC from ESA, We live in a 3 bedroom property and before migration our rent was being fully paid and never paid “bedroom tax” because council were aware the only spare room was actually my wife’s bedroom, She has her own specialised bed with her health machines (CPAP etc),…
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Are the government about to remove Severe Disability Premium transitional protection?
I can't believe my eyes. Looking at the bottom of page 119, the government seem about to remove Severe Disability Premium transitional protection, as if things weren't bad enough in terms of that slowly reducing with time:…
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Advice desperately needed on wage reporting and UC
I work for a local authority, who have changed their HR system this month and it’s causing me a nightmare with UC. I am monthly paid, and always get paid on the third last working day of the month, and it’s never been a problem. My wages have always been reported to HMRC on the date of payment, and fallen within my UC…
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going abroad whilst claiming PIP
Hi all, I know that your allowed to go abroad for upto 13 weeks whilst claiming PIP but I wanted to know what periods of the year that those 13 weeks are counted? For example is it counted January to December or would it be the financial year start and end dates? Any help or advice would be most appreciated Kind regards…
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ESA SG Migration to UC LCWRA
Hello, I started my migration from ESA to UC last week (24/09), in my notes I added that I was migrating from ESA SG to UC LCWRA and that if I need an appointment that I'd need an home visit and why. I have heard nothing at all back from them, no responses to my notes, nothing, is that normal and how long does it usually…
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Paying for help
I receive PIP. If I pay my daughter to help me with housework and shopping etc does she have to declare it?
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Esa help
I’m currently on esa support group. I’ll have my yearly review in January. The on the form how many disabilities qualifies me?
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JSA or ESA
Hi wondering if anyone can shed any light on my situation. I went to the JC after losing my job for health reasonswhich i told the lady i had the appt with. She told me she would open a claim online then i had to go to get a drs note and claim esa which i did. However, I have received a letter dated 24.10.24 saying i had…
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mortgaged property, service charges and esa
Hi, I have had to claim ESA and i am waiting for the first payment. I have aplied to my council for council tax support but I dont know iff i am entitled to help towards paying service charges on my mortgaged flat Does anyone have any information about this please x
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Child's wages on UC
My son who is 17 and in college full time has just started a part time job, do I need to declare this to Universal Credit? Getting conflicting info on Google. My claim is running smoothly and don't want to upset the apple cart if I don't have to.
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Share in property abroad and universal credit
Hi, My mother passed away a few years ago. My mother and father jointly own a property in France. It is worth £62000. My father wants to give sole ownership of the property to me and my brother. A 50% share each. I am on Universal Credit. My brother is refusing to sell the property. Instead, he wants to rent it out. I am…
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Hc3 certificate help with cost
I've recently received a hc3 certificate and in the box it says £49.26 per course of treatment or prescribed item, I'm looking at to seeing if I can get my broken crown fixed, if I can will I have to have the above amount towards the total cost of the treatment ? Its not clearly explained on the letter and I've never had…
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Video appointment UC
Supposed to have a video appointment today. Joined the meeting at the correct time but nobody else joined. Just had a message saying failed to attend. I was waiting for the advisor to join for over 20 mins.
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Pip and UC
My son is on low level PIP and Universal credit, I think the figures are Universal credit £272 per month and UC virtually the same £272. Is there anything else he can claim for, hhe suffers from M.A.D.D. which is mixed anxiety and depressive disorders
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Because I have a deputyship at social services are UC likely to ask for bank statements?
And if so how would it look if I went on 4 holidays abroad (less than 26 days each holiday) in a year, only able to do this because deputyship budgets and manages my finances. I'm not lying or exaggerating on disability forms which anyway my supported living manager and community nurse fill in. How would this look?
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Budgeting loan
Hi this is a strange one I have never heard of before.. On Tuesday last week my ex partner applied for and got offered a Budgeting loan on the same day, he accepted it and got a text saying he will receive another text with a date for payment within 3 days... He never got that text it's been a week now. I've heard of…
