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Pension Credit waiting time
I think it's great that more pensioners are being made aware of pension credit but I think they should have employed more staff to cope with the additional applications. I applied in April 2024 but I still haven't heard anything apart from an email acknowledging my application. I've phoned several times and spoken to…
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Inheritance Due,,The worst thing that can happen, as LCWRA will stop
I am due inheritance, Possibly £100,000 + ....I should be Over the Moon, but im dreading the day it goes into my bank ..I will have to stop claiming Benefits ( LCWRA + My Sheltered Housing Rent paid ) Therefore, my Inheritance will NOT last long .. Is there anyway around this problem ? Is there a way to keep getting my…
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Care's Allowance & DWP
Hi All, Are DWP allowed to pay my carer's allowance to my Landlord and leave with nothing at all?
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PIP review timescales
Hi there, Husband had text on 31st Dec saying his PIP review has been started and a letter is on the way, not received yet, but rural post-Christmas postal system so not surprised. Does anyone know how long you have to complete and return the form once he does receive it, and then how long the waiting times are for the…
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Child benefit question
Hi all Apologies if this is the wrong forum but grateful for any advice/guidance If both parents are working, one earns 60k+ and the other below, can the parent earning the lower salary claim Child Benefit without incurring higher income liability? Both parents live together and have shared parental responsibility. Thanks…
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Migration to UC letter
Hi all, my partner has received a letter to ask her to start the migration from ESA to UC. In the letter it says that she must claim by the 2nd week in February so does that mean that it's best to start the process now or can it be left for another little while. Also does anyone know the difference in the payment levels if…
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Univeral credit lower then tax credits
Hi can anyone help, we just got our first universal credit statement after switching over from working/child tax credits and we are worse off by £306 a month. We applied after getting our Migration Notice so I thought we should have the transition payment protection. I have messaged on the online journal and waiting for a…
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ESA refusal letter
Good morning all. I have just received a letter saying that I cannot be paid ESA because the law says they cannot, I was advised on here to apply for new style ESA as I am classed as severely mentally disabled (lost 18 years of memory rare disorder) I was on UC including nwrg and pip but have recently moved in with my…
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Made redundant, where can I save money?
Hi, I have recently been made redundant and today (06.01.2025) is my first day of unemployment. It's been about 20 years since I last claimed any benefits and I'm sure much has changed since then so can anyone give advice where can I save money between now and finding a new job? I have applied for job seekers allowance but…
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Child benefit and self assessment
I’ve been completing self assessment for many years due to higher child benefit charge. we stopped receiving child benefit in September 2024 so only 6 months of payments as my son has left school. Once I complete my self assessment for this last 6 months of child benefit charge do I have to continue self assessment? I’m on…
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Self assessment and higher rate child benefit repayment
Hello - I have to submit a self assessment by the end of January this year. If my adjusted net income is above £50,000 for the 23/24 tax year I will need to pay some of my child benefit. I have read that I can adjust my net income for charity donations with gift aid, life insurance payments and trade union payments. I have…
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Universal Credit on top of SSP/ how to survive?
Hi, has anyone any insight or experience into initiating a universal credit claim to help cover rent and housing costs once off sick from an employer and only on statutory sick pay? Can this be applied immediately on going on sick leave, after the last full pay cheque? Has anyone had success in receiving more than just SSP…
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JSA low first payment
Hi, I lost my job on 2nd of December 2024. I took some time off as I was struggling with mental health and they failed my probation over it. They told me not to come back but didn’t actually tell me I’d been let go until the 18th and I received my p45 just after Christmas. I applied for Jsa on the 18th and explained this…
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UC and PhD
Based in England. I have been offered a PhD with a studentship of £21.5k a year. This comes from the university. My wife has cancer and we have 2 little ones so we are in receipt of UC. I am confused as to how the studentship is classified and how it will affect my UC. It looks like it certainly will be fully deducted, in…
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Benefit Entitlement
Good afternoon, bit of an odd one. I have an unemployment / Income protection policy that in order to pay out requires me to claim / be in receipt of benefit. On reflection I am not sure I would be now eligible to claim on the protection policy ? I had no intention of claiming for benefits hence the policy but I am woried…
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Adult Childcare Credits
Hi, we are very new to re-claiming NI missing years for my wife (7 missing years from 2015-16 onwards) when she looked after our grandson. The problem we have is our application for the missing years was only submitted in November 2024 and HMRC tell us its August 2025 before we can expect any response. Obviously meantime,…
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Universal credit migration - inheritance paying mortgage
Looking for any help. Seem to be going around in circles as it's so confusing online. I'm in receipt of legacy benefits and I've received a letter for migration to universal credit for the next month. Currently getting Tax credits for 3 children Esa support group with disability premium Pip standard living (I'm aware this…
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New Style Job Seekers Allowance
Just wondering what the process is with this - couple of quetsions? 1. Does savings play any part in the payment or is it not means tested? 2. Does the method of the last job stopping impact this ( it used to be if you left voluntarily you had to wait six months for a payment ) - is this still thesame? Thanks
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Death of parent CHB reclaim backdating?
A friend had a high earning husband who recently died. CHB (Child benefit) wasn't in payment as he had very high earnings. He died in November, so had 7 months paid work this tax year, under the earnings threshold for CHB. My friend has reclaimed CHB and they are backdating it to the beginning of the week in which he died.…
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Swapping from tax free child care to universal credits
Hello all. DH will soon be paid ssp for 3-4 months. We currently use tax free childcare but will hopefully be claiming UC whilst he is off sick after an op. I will pay childcare using the current method till op date and then do we go on tax free childcare website to stop that before we try to claim childcare on UC. I can't…
