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Flexible Support Fund
* Can you apply for FSF help while on light touch? Maybe you need a suit shirt and tie or help with travel or training? * * * The Flexible Support Fund will be used on a case-by-case basis to support people to overcome barriers such as travel costs, childcare costs and clothing. This will also be used in some circumstances…
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Child Benefit Changes - Confused
Wondered if someone could advise as from what I have heard and read, I am still none the wiser. Current situation is; Divorced parent with 50/50 custody of two children, both under 10. Mum earns ~£30k part time employment Dad earns ~£70k full time employment No ongoing maintenance orders in place as financial order was…
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Claiming while separated.
Hi all Have separated from my h but still living together currently (for 3 more weeks). Can I apply for Universal Credit now? Won't it ask me if I have a partner living with me? Also can my 19 year old who's living at home also claim her own Universal Credit. Would it affect my application? She doing an apprenticeship…
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pip
hi my wife is currently on pip enhanced for both i currenty claim carers allowance to look after her but i have recently been diagnosed with cmml leukemia cannot have stem cell transplant due to scarring on lungs also asthma & copd so just have to have medication to control leukemia if i was to try and claim pip for myself…
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UC Migration & backdated pay
Hoping you kind peeps can help :) I am single mum with 2 kids and work 30hrs currently on tax credits. At the start of February 2024 I got a temporary promotion for 12mths & my salary has increased a lot :) My normal take home pay is £1550 & will now be £2150 approx. However I am due to migrate to uc by 23rd March and…
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Still waiting on a decision
Hello. I just wondered if anyone is still waiting on a decision for widowed parents back dated payments? I applied in July 2023. Apparently I'm a loop hole because I lived with someone after my partner died but that was 10 years ago. No one seems to know anything. I was told it would be a few weeks, then end of the year,…
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PIP decision
Following receiving a letter and a text stating they have all the information they need to make a decision on a claim, how long can you expect before that decision is made? 🤔 tia
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Ssp
I was off sick,my employers paid ssp full for 2 months and then went on ssp for 1 month. Can I claim benefits for that month as I live with husband
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Do I need to tell the DWP?
I'm claiming IR ESA and PIP. I've received a payment of £300 streaming proceeds for a music track that I submitted for a compilation album last year (I occasionally make music as a hobby). Because my benefit is income related I assume I have to tell the DWP about this? I want to do the right thing but I'm worried about…
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Child benefit tax 2023/4
Will child benefit tax still apply at £50k-£60k for 2023/4 or will it also revert to £60k-£80k?
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Female Pension/Benefits differences - why ?
A friend of my wife, who is a pensioner, widow and worked most of her working life. Gets pensions and benefits of £****.Then a friend of my wife’s friend also a pensioner, widow and never worked a day in her life. Gets more pension and benefits than the wife’s friend, when not worked in her life Why ?
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Pension credit council tax query
Hello, last year i asked for some advice re; my parents and benefit help. its taken several months but we are finally getting somewhere, so initially thank you to everyone who has helped... my mum was awarded AA at the higher rate & i helped my dad complete a carer application. he received a letter saying he wasnt entitled…
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Child benefit - Is this right?
So I moved in with my wife in January 2023, and was at the time unaware that I had to pay high income Child Benefit tax, until they sent me a letter in October telling me. So I did my self assessment, and due to the fact that I was (at the time) under the £60k but over the £50k limit, I had a minimal amount of tax to pay…
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Confused - Child Benefit and Earnings
Hi, There is a lot in press right now about child benefit eligibility and I am trying to work out "what's what" Due to a new role I have recently taken on I now earn £59,857 I am completely unclear as to whether the £50,000 high earner tax is for income after Tax / after Tax and NI / after Tax, NI & Pension. My basic pay…
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Claim Child Benefit again now that the threshold will change
My wife stopped claiming child benefit a couple of years ago as my earnings went above the £60000 threshold so we would have to pay it all back. That also allowed me to stop submitting a self assessment. With the change in threshold announced in the budget today it will mean that it is worth claiming again. As the change…
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Mandatory Reconsideration or Not for PIP
If you have been awarded the correct rates for a PIP award but the points awarded are wrong ie you received no points on some descriptors whereas you should have received some although it will make no difference to the overall award would you ask for Mandatory Reconsideration or not?
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Gifting money while on UC
Hi everyone, I have a question regarding sending a cash payment to a family member to help them buy their first home. I am currently on UC and have around £3500 in savings, I have told my relative I can give them £3k towards a deposit as long as it isn't an issue with UC. Is this likely to be a problem and could it be…
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The Budget and Universal Credit
In case I missed it did he mention anything about any changes to UC other than the normal rises in April? Do we know anymore what the AET rates will be from April onward for single and couple claimants and when is the couple one getting dropped?
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Quick sanity check on my child benefit allowance
I currently don't receive child benefit as I earn over the threshold, but based on the announcement in the budget today, I think I might be entitled to some going forward. I know the calculation is based on my adjusted net income, but I'm not 100% on what that is for me. My salary is £71,175. I get paid via salary…
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Backdated Widowed Parents Allowance
Hi folks My Dad recently applied for backdated Widowed Parents Allowance and just wondered if someone could help maybe clarify the calculation. If the parent died before the 30 August 2018, is the value of the claim backdated to the date of death? Or, Is the backdated payment only valued from 30 August 2018 until the child…