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New UC Claimant
I recently lost my job after always worked and at 47 hard to start claiming UC with my partner who works 20 hours a week. We currently claim UC and have been doing a course to improve my CV, I have been signing my work commitments that is to look for full time perm work. I was told to apply for a vacancy that was for 47…
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Help available for UC claimant with mortgage?
A family member’s girlfriend is living in rented accommodation. It is damp, mouldy, and leaks water when it rains. The landlord steadfastly refuses to sort these problems out. Her rent is £750 pcm which is paid for as she is on Universal Credit (she is a single parent with a small child and has a very demanding job). I…
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Work coach support health appointments
I have recently migrated from tax credits to universal credits at my first appointment my commitments were monthly appointments and to keep handing in fit notes I am also in the process of completing the UC50 form and have submitted my second fit note. I have just had my 2nd appointment and have been informed I now need to…
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Redundancy questions
Hi my wife is being made redundant on December the 20th from her job in Royal Mail. She's getting a Pilon payment for 3 months to cover her till the site closes in February we're just wondering what to do with regards to universal credit (we're aware we need to report it on the online portal) and some form of help with the…
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Council Tax and Uni students
My daughter went to uni in September. According to my local council my home (council flat) is still classed as her official address. I am now on my own on Universal Credits. I have informed and done all the necessary paperwork to let council tax and UC's to know the situation. However, after all that I am now being charged…
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Universal Credit WCA Telephone Assessment Advice
Hello, I would be grateful for some advice again please. I have a few threads on my son’s universal credit application. He has his work capability telephone assessment tomorrow. He has severe anxiety and can’t talk on the phone without severe distress and panic. I phoned the health assessment phone number on Monday to…
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Benefits on retirement
I'm due to retire on full state pension and i have a small pension of £265 pm will I be entitled to rent / council tax benefits ?
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Stopping (and starting!) claim for carers allowance
I am currently claiming carers allowance for someone but recently it has been decided that she will need more advanced care (likely with a private care agency) so I plan on stopping my claim. However my dad does need a carer so I want to become his carer instead (he does meet the criteria) I'm aware that I can't claim for…
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Maternity pay
Advice pleease So, I have been on maternity leave from my job as a teacher since January, for my daughter I had on 10th February. I intended to go back part time, when I requested flexible hours they told me there was no chance at all for anything other than full time and couldn’t confirm what my role would be when I did…
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Affect on UC if parent clears mortgage r claimant?
Hi. What is the situation on UC if a claimants dad pays off their mortgage for them? I'm assuming it would be best if it was paid directly to the lender as opposed to the daughter to pay? Thank you
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Am I better off on universal credit than working?
I'm still on the transitional protection part of universal credit and just got a payment from dwp for £700, £116 in oct and £274 Sep. My self employed expenses were massive last month (minus £500) so probably the reason got £700 so not normal and no paye job which I've had as well earlier in year. Am deciding whether to…
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Am I allowed to increase monthly mortgage repayments on UC?
I'm on UC, we get quite a few different benefits and I am wondering if we would be allowed to increase our monthly mortgage repayments from £300 ish to £950? We are nowhere near the savings limit, so not trying to deprive myself, just wanting the mortgage paid off early before the fixed interest rate ends. Would this be…
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State Pension - The money we owe
I received a letter and form (SPL25D) from HMRC telling me that they have reviewed the amount of state pension my now deceased Mother received between 2 given dates (2006 - 2021,15 years) the dates they quote are from when my Father died and when my Mother died. Not sure if this is legit, but it seems to be, however I…
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Universal Credit. (Transitional protection) and saving purchase a property
Hi I would like to ask if I was to sell my house and I get money from that sale and also have a saving which has been declared to UC and I am gona use my saving and the sale of the house to buy anther house for use to live in but i am coming to a end of the 12 month transitional protection and worried I will lose uc find a…
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Pension Credit for Service Charges Max Limit
Hi I'm thinking of purchasing a retirement flat on the south coast. At the moment I have enough to be able to pay the service charges and ground rent. I'm thinking about setting up a small eBay business selling small items that can easily be handled and posted to supplement my savings in the hope that it will support me…
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Can anything be claimed? Edit- further question, help needed please.
Someone was off work sick for about 3 months then for health reasons went back part time, 3 days a week. Now unfortunately they have been signed off again for at least the next 12 weeks. The company are great and have been very understanding so no issue there. They are only now entitled to SSP which today turned out to be…
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Old Style ESA moving from renting to owning
Old style Income based ESA - I am moving from a privately rented house where 4 adults (Sister, Sister's partner, Mother and myself) were equal joint tenants and equally responsible for the bills, to owning our our property which my Sister and I have purchased with a mortgage (Just the 2 of us on the deeds and mortgage). My…
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ESA to UC woes because of SDP backpay
Hi, Peeps, I'm after some advice again. I'm currently undergoing a migration to Universal Credit from ESA, and let's just say the whole process is not going very smoothly. I also had to fill out a Housing Benefit review recently. I explained that I had been paid SDP backpay of over £15K back in February and was informed by…
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Finding how much l inputted to universal credit ?
How do you find how much you inputted to universal credit for online and cash payments to your self employed business in past months? I didn't record the figures back in spring elsewhere
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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…
