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UC after migrated from WTC - now receiving Carers allowance and money stopped
Hi, So in the first half of this year, I was migrated from WTC to UC. This sucked, as UC penalises for having savings, however at least it was guaranteed for a year. I work full time, my partner does not and cares for our disabled daughter (who we've been battling to receive DLA and now PIP) My previous month, I was paid…
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pension with child benefits question
Hi All My wife and i are in the unusual situation of caring for our own child (7) at pension age. We receive monthly basic child benefit ( 400 month approx.) . I still work and our total income including pensions is 32k annually. No significant savings. We have never claimed benefits for 40 years but we are struggling now…
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Universal Credit - Deprevation of Capital
If someone gets over £3K a month in UC payments and takes all this out through the cash machine each month within their assessment period and keeps their balance below 6k then is this classed as deprivation of capital or are they not bothered what u spend the money on long as your balance is below 6K at the start of…
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Attendance Allowance claim
I have submitted the long form to try and claim attendance allowance for my mother. I recall it is one of the most under claimed benefits and I can see why! Does anyone have recent experience of the turnaround times, successful or otherwise? Thank you
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Housing benefit: when to apply & supporting evidence
Hello. I'm approaching 70 and planning to (finally) stop working in the next couple of months. I'm self employed with a low income but that income (plus my pension which I'm already taking) keeps me just above the benefits threshold. I've completed some online benefits calculators to work out what I can get when I stop…
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PIP appeal seemed to be bringing up my partners claim, when it was my application
Hi, So I'm a carer for my wife, she has long term disabilities and it took us a LONG time to get her PIP, as she was refused multiple times, and then we needed to wait 14 months for an appeal, where the judge and doctor there agreed she was entitled to enhanced daily living, and standard mobility. (she'd originally scored…
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LCW expectations
My daughter has a recently been given LCW and we are tryiing to decided whether to ask for Mandatory reconsideration. She is on the spectrum and currently she can't engage socially with anyone on a regular basis and and never with anyone unfamilar. I have to attend all appointments with her as there is no one else she…
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Fit Note and UC50 form.
So I woke up panicking this morning because it dawned on me that I didn't include a copy of my fit note when I sent off my UC50 form. I thought I read that they weren't interesting in that but now I'm not sure. Should I have sent my fit note with the form and can I still send it if so? Or have I screwed up. Another quick…
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Friends ESA stopped due to fraudulent UC claim.
I will give a full breakdown: Friend received migration letter in November to claim UC by middle of February. Decided to claim in February. Doesn't receive her ESA payment and is told that she has started a UC claim but it is incomplete due to only providing email, nI number, address and name, the email and phone number…
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Means tested
I've read that lump sums in a life insurance policy are disregarded when claiming UC. If I took out the interest on a monthly basis from the policy, do I need to declare this as income or is this also disregarded? Thank you
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Peoples experience with the Universal Credit Capability for Work process.
Hello folks, At the moment I'm in the process of filling in the Universal Credit Capability for Work questionnaire and finding it rather difficult. I'm interested in finding out peoples experience with the whole process of Universal Credit Capability for Work. I noticed that it's being processed by Capita which I dealt…
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Claiming housing benefit
Hi My sister lives in a large bungalow, it is basically 2 bungalows joined together by a kitchen, each has its own lounge, bedrooms, bathrooms, toilets, and access. She lived one end and her mother in law the other. However her mother in law has now passed so it is empty that end. I am disabled and live with my wife/carer…
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Claiming New Style ESA
My dad died in December and my mum who is 62 has no income, no job but too many savings as my dad just drew all his pensions. She can't get any UC because of this. She has been a carer for her elderly mother for 3 years and she is now in a care home and carers will end, at the end of Feb. I thought about her applying for…
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HMRC now requesting previous years tax returns [HICBC]
I have been a PAYE all my life, 20 plus years but had to submit a tax return for 2023/24 due the High Income Child Benefit Charge. I have now received a letter from HMRC requesting tax returns for the previous 3 years. They have my PAYE tax details for these years so cannot understand why they would need this. Has anyone…
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Time outside the UK
I am about to make an application for UC. I have been permanently living in the UK for 21 years and am a dual citizen, including British citizenship. Last year, I had to return to my home country due to a family illness, which meant I was out of the country for more than four weeks and for a couple of months. All of this…
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Support for Mortgage Interest
I have a support for mortgage interest loan. This has been in place for ten years. I bought my home through a specialist scheme called HOLD (Homes for Long Term Disabled).. Initially the mortgage was paid as a benefit, but was quickly turned into a loan. I knew I would always be required to pay the mortgage back upon…
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Inheritance due whilst receiving UC
Hi all, We currently receive UC, we live month to month and don't have any money left. Due to receive some inheritance in the next few months of between 50k-60k There are things we would like to spend the money on but would it be seen as wrong to spend the following: 10k - Clear debts 20k - Car 1k - Appliances 10k -…
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UC review - 4 months statement. Help!
Hello, I've just been informed by the DWP that they'll soon be asking me for the last 4 months of my bank statements as part of a UC review. Just before they did this I made a change in circumstances to make it clear I was moving in with my partner and therefore won't need the housing benefit portion of my UC. I also…
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Son been earning money from home
I really need some advice, my son has a lung condition and been signed of from work, he moved back home so I can take care of him, but I discovered he has become dependent on his game which helped him through depression, but he has been selling his online services to help other gamers, although he is not on benefit, he…
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Child Benefit stopped as my Ex Partner now earns too much
Hi, my Ex and I are divorced, but have 50/50 custody. I earn below 40k a year but my Ex has got a new job and is earning over 70k, so recently informed me that the Child Benefit was being stopped due to this. Previously it was used to cover after school cub for our daughter. This now means I have to pay it (about £500 a…
