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Childcare Costs Universal credit
Hi everyone We are currently on UC and we do claim childcare but I would like to work part time and not full time anymore. Our child 2 yrs old attends full time nursery at the minute but I would like to ask the following: If both me and my husband together we earn more than the CET couples threshold but I work 3 days a…
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Mum Has Cancer
Hi, I need some advice please. My mum has been diagnosed with terminal breast cancer and is under the palliative care team. She has moved in with my family and my wife is taking care of her. I just wanted to know what benefits are available to us. Can I claim a council tax benefit? Thank you in advance.
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Terminal illness benefits
I have secondary breast cancer it's in my bones so as much as I want to I am unable to work. I'm getting minimum payment from university credit and can't get PIP or disability allowance as apparently I am not "ill" enough! I'm struggling and it's adding more stress! Any advice would be appreciated
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Tax free childcare reference mistake (apologies if there is already a thread)
Apologies if there is already a thread, I have looked but there are so many treads but no title matched. Please go easy on me, I am a FTM and at present doing all the parenting on my own as my husband is working away. So I made a first bank payment to the TFC today. I made the biggest error (for me!) my son started…
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Private pension contributions for tax credits and universal credits
Hi there. Husband has taken ill health early retirement during this financial year. He has made contributions to his personal pension within the guidelines. Couple of questions please. 1) When we finalise our tax credits claim for this year, and declare it, do we give net or gross amount pls? 2) Also, going forward he…
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Cost of living payments
Could someone please tell me the cost of living payment of £150 paid in June last year, was that per pensioner or per household.
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UC/CARING/MIGRATION HELP PLEASE
OH just declared zero earnings/expenses in the Journal'. He is 'not gainfully self-employed' he is my Carer, and gets CA, but we were migrated from WTC a few weeks back. He is 64, I am 60. I receive PIP for higher mobility, lower care. We own our house outright, and declared savings of over £100K. No children on claim. I…
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Can you help a 60 year Brit move back to the UK?
Hello there,Unfortunately I do not know much about this topic so just reaching out there for help. Just a brief background a friend of mine is British but immigrated to Europe due to family situation several years ago. She used to work as a Academic with a respected University in the UK for a long time before she…
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Universal Credit migration when paid every four weeks
Hi, I'm looking for some advice on moving from tax credits to Universal Credit. We (husband and I) have received migration notices to change over to UC, and I wanted to ask whether there is a 'good' time to apply date-wise. For background, I do not work due to disability (I receive PIP, enhanced daily living and enhanced…
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UC claim showing take home pay but I'm not working?
Recently had to make a UC claim, I claimed for the time I've been out of work but the first payment is showing I have had take home pay from my employer. I clearly haven't so I'm a little confused why this may happening or where they get the information from?
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Attendance Allowance change to Higher Level
My Mum (aged 91) has been receiving the Lower Attendance Allowance for a couple of years now. In September 2023 she had a fall and went into hospital. She was discharged from hospital in October but was placed in a nursing home as her requirements had increased to include 24hr care. I rang the DWP and asked if she was…
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Closing Universal Credit Account, good idea?
Had my first meeting with Jobcentre Coach regarding my claim switching from tax credits to Universal credits (it was only about £106/month) and she calculated that I'd get nothing. Roughly if you earn more than around £550/ month you get nothing. I asked her bluntly if she recommended not bothering making the claim and she…
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ESA Contribution Based
Do we know if and when ESA contribution based will be going to UC? Thanks
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Migration from TC to UC - no entitlement under UC
Help please. We’ve just been migrated to UC from TC, received CTC previously of around £300 a month. Has been this way for a long time! I’ve just received notification of our entitlement under UC and it’s £0 which is going to cause a huge shortfall for us in the household budget. I’m really struggling to understand how we…
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Social housing rent gone up by £60 a month.
Hi all. I have finally found my beautiful home and have been living in it for 18 months. It went up last year and is going up again this year. The letter I received from my housing Association says I can voice my disagreement with them or/and take it to tribunal. But I've read that HA's can increase their rent by (I think)…
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New Style ESA private pension with or without tax
Can someone answer some questions. Just been made redundant. When you are filling the new style ESA form - do you put in your private pension amount before or after tax. Currently, it is taxable? I also get high rate pip care and standard mobility. I had to drop my hours down to 21 hours at work and now been made…
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Mortgage Overpayment
Hi! About to migrate to UC from TC. I have over £16k in savings at the moment but this is being used to pay a chunk of my mortgage off when our fixed rate ends in May. Savings will then be below £16k. Currently self-employed and we plan to overpay our mortgage as much as possible over the next 12 months before our…
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DWP consent
Is it possible that if a solicitor asks DWP for a document about me DWP will give it to them? or will my written consent be needed? Thanks
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Daughters UC stopped
My daughter has been on uc for just over a year in lcwra group I think it is. She has been over to see her boyfriends family about 3 times during this time for 28 days or less, the last time being just after xmas. She had a message yesterday to say her uc has stopped and needed to ring uc helpline which we did. They asked…
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Tax credits > Universal Credit Migration query please
Hello, I live with my partner and our little boy. We had been on Child Tax credits and have both received the "migration to Univeral Credit" letters. The MSE moneysavingexpert benefit checker and another said we would still get money when changing to Universal Credit. So we started the claim last night - but have not…