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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…
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Care Home Fees - LA Financial Assessment
I'm after some help please. My mum (83) has quite advanced Alzheimers. My dad is 88 and, after a Herculean effort to care for her at home over several years, had to wave the white flag earlier this year. We went through the process with the local council social services and Mum entered a home, initially on a…
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Rent paid in advance - please help!
hello i was receiving UC a couple of years ago but this stopped when I received a divorce payout. Fast forward 2 years and I’m now back under the threshold to be able to receive benefits again. However, I had to pay 2 year’s rent upfront to be able to rent a property. The first year was paid December 2023 and I’ve just…
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Claiming attendance allowance Abroad
Hello, Is it possible to claim attendance allowance indefinetly if one is moving abroad permanently outside of the EU ? My family member has been claiming it for the last 12 months but is considering retiring abroad, can they still continue to receive it ? I've been in contact with the DWP and they've said they'd call me…
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Esa Contribution based Savings
I originally received Esa from 2016 with both Contribution and Income based, until November 22. I also received Severe Disability Premium and Housing Benefit. I received a lump sum in Nov 22 and notified Dwp. So was given Contibutions based esa of £139 per week. My income reduced below 16k so I sent in ESA3 form in August…
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UC and Children's Savings
Before starting UC, I had savings for my 2 children in 2 separate pots in Monzo. These have not been touched for years, only added to and can be proven with bank statements just for those pots. I declared these as part of my savings but I have now read Children's savings do not count if they are in the child's name. Would…
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PIP refused due to unable to go to assessment can i appeal?
Posting on behalf of a friend who is also on dialysis due to kidney failure. She applied for pip as she works part time but it wrecks her. She was granted an assessment in person, but: It was for in 3 days time She was working that day and has no annual leave It was in a different county and she has no transport She phoned…
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Will applying for AA mean I lose my Council Tax discount?
This discussion was created from comments split from: Attendance Allowance Help.
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Overpayment of Housing Benefit
Good afternoon I hope that you can help. I have been notified that I have been overpaid Housing Benefit totalling over £6k. I emailed and requested details and they responded stating the following: "The large
overpayment was created due to undeclared student status, you sent Benefits an
email in October and November 2022.…
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UC - non work related requirement and to do list
Hi all, my sister has just migrated across from ESA to universal credit and is in the non work related requirements group. However we keep getting messages for tasks on the to do list. I have called to question this and they said that she will need to check the to do list every day and complete any tasks. is this correct??…
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Setting up a business while on esa
Can I start a ltd business but not make any money would it affect my esa I'm on support group, just want to register the business so I can get some funding for a training course, the job center won't help me with the funding
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Housing association charging a months notice after death
Hi all My grandfather sadly passed away on Nov 14th, he lived in an A2 dominion house. I have notified them and they say it’s a months notice which I will have to pay or they will request it from his estate. It was previously paid for by benefits which stop on death (understandably & quite right)My question is, can they…
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ESA Contributions Based - savings
I uses to get both income and contributions Esa, housing benefit and severe disability premium. I received a lump sum in December 22. Notified benefits and was put onto Contibutions based ESA. Obviously lost housing benefit and SDP. My savings have been paying my rent and I will soon be under £16 k threshold. I know the…
