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Suspended attendance Allowance
Hi i am caring for my great aunty. Her attendance allowance been suspended without any warning or letter. I rang them and been told they will contact me back. But my aunty is very worried she is 87 years old I am totally confused why this happened as she not been hospitalized more then 28 or never been in care home. Has…
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UC claim over 5 years old, now asking for photo id and bank statements, panicking
I am close to the savings threshold as been trying to save for a rainy day and hopefully move out of my flat to a better place. They are asking for 4 months bank statement, photo id and a photo of me holding the photo id, and yes it's legit as logged into my UC account. Is this a sign they are suspicious of me? I have…
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Regulation 56 Transitional protection ending UC
Please can anyone help with this query in regulation 56 where it refers to earnings in the first assessment period being equivalent to the threshold ( the threshold being the amount equal to the AET) ) are those earning net or gross? (ii) in the first assessment period of the award, their combined earned income was equal…
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Transitional protection “non gainfully” employed earnings classed as earnings
I am disabled in receipt of pip but not LCWRA I am employed but not gainfully so as my main income is from employment. Due to poor health my employer income has been below the AET in the last 3 assessment periods and was above in the first one. Will they add my self employed income to my earned income? I am really confused…
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Can my mum sell her house and move in with me?
I am on child tax credits, working tax credits and I work a few hours a week. I have one child and live in a housing association house. I have been in debt and my mum wants to sell her house and move in with me, to clear my debts, her mortgage is paid for. Mum is also unwell so claiming carers allowance. Is this okay to do?
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High Income Tax Charge
I moved in with my partner a little over 2 years ago with my son (from a previous relationship). Today, my partner received a letter from HMRC asking HIM to do a self assessment to determine if HE needs to “pay back” the child benefits i have received. What i cannot seem to fathom is WHY?? Why is he liable for paying MY…
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National Insurance credit backdated
I moved to the UK in 2014. I kept on applying for national insurance number from 2014 but was told that I must to be actively looking for job to get that. I was taking care of a young child and hence wasn't looking for a job. I finally got national insurance number in 2020 and have been getting child benefit and national…
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SDP Backpay & Housing Benefit random review
Hi there, I'm after some general advice, as I'm stressing out and not sure if I've inadvertently broken any rules. Back in February of this year, I was awarded a £15k payout in backpay for Severe Disability Premium which went straight into my account. This was money owed for the previous 5 years. DWP at the time also said…
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Applying for UC - LIfetime ISA
Hi, I am enquiring about claiming Universal Credit as I have been unemployed for a considerable time now. I have just completed the Benefits calculator on this website. It states What to include as savings You should enter as savings any money that you can access relatively easily or financial products that can be sold on.…
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HICBC
Good Afternoon, Please can I have some guidance on the High Income Child Benefit Charge for 23-24 I received a letter in the post yesterday with a case reference number (not a demand). I am unsure if I need to do a self Assessment form. My salary for last year (23-24) was £66,670 with overtime. I have worked out that my…
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Buying a shared ownership home on Universal Credit
Hi everyone, just looking for some advice. Due to a separation I'm in the process of selling my home. I will be looking to buy via shared ownership for my children and me. I've seen a specific development, registered with Help to Buy and am on the estate agent waiting list for homes coming soon. However, my sale is going…
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Child benefit with slightly complicated living arrangements
My child's father and I are in a long-term relationship and live together in practice, but both separately own property and so have separate addresses (in different cities - due to work). We spend all our time together at one or other address and share living expenses such as food, household goods etc., though we…
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UC Migration or Wait?
My sister is on JSA and has applied for Carers Allowance to look after her mother however, She has now received her migration notice to move to Universal Credit. She is being told by the Jobcentre to hurry up and apply for UC and not wait for a decision on Carers Allowance. I don't know what to tell her to do but i agree…
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Received questionable text message from .Gov.uk - Is it legit?
Hi all, so a family member as received an message regarding UK Government living expenses subsidy in 2023-2024 and it asked him to go to a website and log in. It looks like the UK government websites but at one point asked for his financial details and it would send a verification code which never arrived. He asked me to…
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First time claiming UC
Hi so me and my husband got our tax credits notice to move to UC, we will be doing this mid November and I'm just wondering about the ID check that follows. Can you pick which day you go in as my husband works full time Monday to Friday and will be tricky to go in mid week also can you give your bank statements online only…
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SKY and UC
I have read online that people who are in receipt of UC can get a discount on SKY tv and broadband. And I understand this is a 24 month contract at a reduced price. What happens after 24 months does the monthly price revert back to normal price? Or can you apply for the discount again? Thanks
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Contribution based JSA aged 65
Hi I am being made redundant at the end of next week, am currently aged 65 and doing 2 days a week voluntary work in addition to my paid job. If I sign on to contribution based JSA, which I have contributed enough for, will I be expected to actively look for work as I now don't want to go back into paid employment? I guess…
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Would I be entitled to PIP?
Hi Everyone, I haven't a clue about this as I've never claimed anything apart from jobseekers allowance when I was 18 and that was only for a 2 month period. I'm now 31 and worked ever since. I was suggested to me to make a possible claim for PIP as I suffer with anxiety and depression. I currently take Sertraline once a…
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Claiming carers allowance
I claim carers allowance for my friend. Unfortunately she has just had a fall and had to go into hospital. She will be in there for at least 2 weeks but most likely longer as she will need to go to a rehab setting after this. I've seen online that I need to update my circumstances on my carers allowance claim and I assume…
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AA stopping after hospital admission
I'd be really grateful if someone could clarify. If someone went into hospital some months ago and was then discharged and their Attendance Allowance stopped presumably because they were in hospital for more than 28 days, should they be sent a new form to complete ? I know normally it can just be re-instated when they come…
