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Housing benefit
Hello I have been in receipt of a very small housing benefit for 5 years. I am also in receipt of a foreign pension. When the pension is changed from Euros to Pounds Sterling, my bank charges a monthly fee of £10. The benefit office has always paid my benefit based on the pension paid AFTER the deduction. On Monday, I was…
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Universal credit - help!!.
I've just switched over to uc from tax credits and legacy benefits and my award is a whole £21 a month 😯 Something must be wrong as I was supposed to get transitional protection. I don't have a job outside the home as I'm a carer for four disabled family members so I thought our money should be the same. Where is the best…
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Ctax summons
Hi all, I got a summons for a £25 that goes back to 22-23 year. It is a bill I tried to pay online but I could not, I informed them of this, but they kept sending couple of reminders at the time then they stopped. Last month, because I complained about my entitlements and my benefit that were not assessed properly when I…
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Can you offset debt against savings on UC?
Good morning. I am being moved from Tax credit soon to UC and was wondering if my personal debt of 5k (credit cards) can be offset against savings of roughly 5k which I wish to keep as savings for emergency money if needed. So thereby giving a balance of roughly £0 Thank you
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SP invitation letter
Hello, first of all need to say I have tried my best (disability) all my life to not be a drain on taxpayers and have managed to pension contribute so I get a work pension of £4000 a year (ill health retirement). No longer work. Circumstances receive PIP high care low mobility, Have legal responsibility (SGO) for child age…
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Universal Credit housing element LHA entitlement amount
Hello, I would be grateful if someone could confirm that I have understood LHA regulation amounts please. My adult son and I rent privately, as you may have read in previous threads. When my son turns 35 will we both individually be entitled to the two bedroom LHA rate in a joint tenancy? If my son qualifies for the daily…
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DWP dragging their heels over backdated SDP and no call back from Managers... (1 year+)
Hi all, First of all, I meant to put 'Queenager' as my username, but I guess I was so stressed that I typed it wrongly. LOL!! I'm so frustrated and angry now, so please forgive the long post, but I want/need to get it out here. Anyway, my story is that a year ago I visited my local Money Matters as I was struggling to pay…
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What is my daughter entitled too as pregnant
Hi My daughter is currently expecting and due in 5 1/2 weeks. Was looking to work another 4 weeks due to financial reasons but is now beginning to struggle. working as a rep and travels all over the midlands and southern areas. She has only been in the new job 8 months. Her and her husband had beenTrying for sometime and…
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UC and inheritance?
Hi all,My mother is writing her will in relation to her house. She wants to leave something for our children but she wants it to go into a trust that they can't open until they are 18 years of age. Can this still be done? And if so how? What kind of trust? Looking into maybe a deeds of variation and/or a pension of some…
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LCWRA and Provisional License
I'm on LCWRA and have been thinking about applying for a provisional license, initially for ID but also with the hope that one day I might actually be well enough to learn to drive. There's no guarantee of that and it's not something I'm capable of currently. I'd still like to apply for the license. My worry is that it…
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Universal Credit ID
Ok I'm reading a post and not sure how to deal or advise them, any suggestions. "I received my migration "invitation" to apply for UC, with a deadline of 17 October. I claim Income Related ESA and child tax credit. I completed the form but when entering my ID I realised that my passport was out of date. BEWARE: You can't…
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ESA/Tax credit
Want to ask for a friend. If claiming contribution based ESA in the support group and on tax credits. Does that mean will not move to UC?
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DWP sent me letter again to say I owe them money they overpaid my bereaved father
Received a letter again from DWP saying I need to pay them back the money they overpaid my father who passed away few weeks beforehand, I've done Tell Us Once too but it seems that DWP didn't check which is very annoying. And this is becoming a harassment now. I wonder if I have my right to ignore them as I found this link…
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Uc migration worse off but no transitional protection
I recently migrated to uc which has been a nightmare. Managed to finally get 1 issue sorted but I’ve been told I’m not eligible for anything for my eldest as his college course finished in July and with uc your child entitlement ends on the day they finish. I was on tax credits and on that I was entitled to money for him…
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emigrating back to the UK from Greece
Hi, I am currently under the Withdrawl Agreement in Greece, and after 5 years working for the same company I want to get back to the UK. I have had enough of the employment laws broken by my employer, but thats a different story. If I move back can I claim JSA or whatever it is now, until I find a job? I have little to no…
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Universal credit
Hi can anyone please advise my assessment period is the 6th to the 5th. So my son finished college officially his last day was 5th July so the last day of my assessment period. I have now been told I was not entitled to the child element for the whole of that period ? And now owe quite a bit of money. Is this correct ?…
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Contesting PCN for NHS Dental Charge Exemption.
Hi - I would like to contest a PCN for claiming an exemption from NHS dental charges, even though NHSBSA have said 'We cannot remove the penalty charge as by law you are liable for it.' I had a dental check up in June and, when I went to pay at Reception, I was asked to select from a list of benefits anything that I…
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Pip tribunal
Hi I had put in a pip appeal to the tribunal. And was being helped by a welfare advisor. I kept thinking how I am going to cope at the tribunal when I get the hearing in the future and had a pannick attack. I phoned the tribunal and withdrawd my appeal. I am now feeling better and want to appeal can it be reinstated is…
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Do I have housing costs question
They've asked me that on a UC application. I live with a partner who owns the property so I am assuming the answer to that question is no?
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JSA and what is a qualifying year for state pension
I have been made redundant and so have "signed-on" During my appointment at the Job Centre today i mentioned that i only need one more year of NI contributions to receive a full state pension. I went on to say that i was working in April, May, June, July this year and so i only need a further 8 months worth of NI to…
