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Advice please
My husband had a stroke last year which affected his right side,he has limited use of his leg and no movement in his arm.He isn't working and claims esa sick pay of £181 a fortnight.He gets £791 approx a month in pip, I work for an agency getting 4 or 5 days a week approx £330 a week.We have about £23,000 in savings.I'd…
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Seeking Advice on Suspended Attendance Allowance
Hello everyone, I am reaching out to seek advice and support regarding an issue I am currently facing with my Attendance Allowance. Background: I have been receiving Attendance Allowance from 12 February 2024 to 29 April 2024 due to Special rules. Recently, my Attendance Allowance was suspended, and despite multiple…
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LCWRA, PIP and mortgage
Hello, I'd like to ask a simple question about universal credit benefits and mortgage Currently I receive universal credit (LCWRA element) PIP and housing benefit, I'm getting a bit confused trying to find the answer, but am I correct in assuming that moving into a mortgage'd property by myself the ONLY figures that would…
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One off Pension lump sum when on UC
I'm in a situation where I need to replace some of my furniture (all second hand and seen better days) Am I right in thinking if I take a lump sum of less than £3000, it's capital and below the threshold so wouldn't affect my UC and housing benefits? Or do I need to declare it anyway since pensions are deducted £1 for…
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Fallen on hard times
Hi, would appreciate any advice on the current situation. Now in mid 40s, have worked my entire working life paying tax. Have recently lost my job. Have a wife, and 4 children to support, one of which is severly disabled. Wife can't work as full time carer to our child. Looking for a new role, which is proving challenging.…
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Attendance Allowance refused
Hi, My mother-in-law applied for AA last year, or at least her son did in her behalf, it was turned down. She is 89, lives on her own and has several minor medical conditions: long term asthma, arthritis in her hands, very poor hearing and a permanent undiagnosed shake. She lives alone and manages to cope but her health is…
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Declined deceased parents WPA
Hi, I have been declined the WPA for my late parents who would have probably not received this payment at the time of my mum losing my dad and then 9 months lating passing herself. They have stated its because I'm over the 12 months threshold I only found out about this in March 24 when I sent the forms off. Could anyone…
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ESA not eligible, not enough tax credits
I'm trying to claim ESA for my husband after he became ill. They calculated year 2021-22 and I looked up his record and it says it is still calculating that year and whether it is eligible for pension. I've appealed 2x but nothing they still say he hasn't paid enough. I looked at his tax bill that year and it was around…
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Mum's Question
Just had a call from Mum, shes doesn't know if she's getting pension credit and by extension Winter fuel benefit. Shes asked me to find out as being upwards of 80 years old she is petrified about calling anyone. She said she is getting a supplemental DWP weekly income of £26.80 on top of her monthly DWP payment of £734.76.…
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UC and Inheritance - Should I pay off debt or use for house deposit?
I’m coming into some inheritance and I’m looking for advice
on what to do with it, please. I want to give full details and not miss anything
out, but I’ll try and keep this as brief as possible. I migrated from legacy benefits to Universal
Credit in September and received my first UC payment a week ago. I’m a single mum in…
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Joint benefit claim?
I already claim legacy income related ESA and am in the support group. I also get full PIP. My partner isn't working, having finished work a year ago. She has a tribunal pending for PIP and has made a claim for new style ESA as she made contributions for 2021/22 and 2022/23. We don't live together but are getting married…
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UC and my work status not kept up to date
I moved across from CTC to UC recently under migration and have received one very small payment. The following month the payment on the statement was alot bigger, hence I informed UC. In the mean time UC have arranged a commitments interview and now I have been told to update my work situation....I have had same full time…
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Bereavement support and Universal credit
Hello I have previously posted but following an update need further advice. I applied for bereavement support in January this year after hearing on this site about a change to the law in February 2023 which meant that unmarried partners who had been living together with children could now qualify. My partner passed away in…
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Reapplying for housing benefit after a move - is it straightforward?
My mum is a state pensioner with savings under £15k, living alone in social housing. She was in receipt of housing benefit + council tax benefit. Recently she has downsized her home as she had a second bedroom that she no longer needed. She has been rehoused within the same borough and has been told she has to reapply for…
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Independent benefit advice
Anyone know of any good independent advice helplines,even if they charge a small fee or subscription,the cab are a bit hit and miss and soo hard to contact.tia
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Is My Friend Committing Fraud On ESA?
About 5 years ago my friend had an inheritance of about £30,000 which she reported to DWP. They changed her income related ESA to slightly lower contributions based. Just over 2 years ago she had another much bigger inheritance. She didn't bother reporting this to DWP as she says that her contributions based ESA isn't…
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Winter Fuel Payment if was getting Pension Credit during the qualifying period
Hi all, need some advice for my mother. She was claiming Pension Credit up until the 28th September when she could not claim it anymore as due to her late husband MPS increase taking her £1.20 over the limit. She was claiming it during the qualifying period of 16 to 22 September for winter fuel payment, so was wondering if…
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HMRC letter says I owe 3k Tax Credit
Few months ago received a letter from HMRC claiming I owe 3k Tax Credit from 2012. I never applied for Tax credit. I called HMRC and they told me my NI number does not show any money owed. They advice me to write a letter to the debt collection department to which I did and then this week I got another letter saying I now…
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Housing Benifit Backpayment
Hi any advise on how to best appeal a back payment that HB will not is not pay my my client who is registered with a learning disability as it was not applied for at the time of there move , they have a tenancy agreement in place and other supporting documents as to when they moved in they did not claim HB for a period of…
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New Style JSA and Free School Meals
If someone gets "New Style JSA", will their child be eligible for free school meals? The gov.uk guidance for free school meals suggests that child will be eligible for free school meals if parent/carer is on "Income-Based JSA", but the trouble is the "Income-Based JSA" doesn't exist anymore.…
