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Salary just gone above 50k should I cancel my child benefits?
I know once you go above 50k the benefit changes but in this tax year I have not hit 50 yet. Will I be ok to carry on the child benefit until I get to 50k on my payslip or should I cancel straight away? Or is it best to carry on. I really can’t be bothered doing self assessment. Thanks in advance. Hopefully this specific…
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Our first UC payment is way off what we got on IS?
We are being migrated over to UC from IS and we just received our payment schedule and the total is nearly £400 less than what we were getting on IS? We are also waiting for the the UC50 decision, the form was sent back 2 weeks ago. The figures are below:-IS£196.30 week £10,207.60 year £850.63 month No rent to pay as it…
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Child benefit high tax charge
Hi, I've submitted a self assessment tax return as I needed to pay the child benefit High tax charge. It says I need to ensure the money is received by them by end Dec, but I selected to have the repayment taken from my tax next year. Anyone had the same? Were you able to have it taken off tax code or did you have to pay…
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Entitledto and Better Off Calculators now include Transitional Protection.
You might not have noticed this change (better late than never??):From the 'Move to Universal Credit if you get a Migration Notice Letter' webpage. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/tax-credits-and-some-benefits-are-ending-move-to-universal-credit
16 August 2024 The entitledto and Better Off calculators now include transitional…
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Can I claim any benefits for child going to Uni
My oldest child who is just 18 years old is going to university in September 2024 and I was wondering if there's any benefits we can claim to support her. We currently get universal credit and family allowance but not sure if/when these stop and if we have to inform them. Is there anything we can claim to keep her as she's…
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SON HAS FINISHED A LEVELS AND STARTING UNIVERSITY - UNIVERSAL CREDIT QUERY
Hi. I wonder if anyone can help as I am getting very confused after receiving conflicting advice from various FB pages and I can't seem to find a definitive answer online anywhere! My Son has just finished his A Levels and is starting University in September. I took him off my UC claim as a 'Child Who Lives With Me' and…
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Managed migration for working tax credits
When is the date for managed migration to happen for people on working tax credits, is it still by end of 2024? Thanks
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Winter fuel payment and working tax credit?
Hi, I wonder if anyone can answer this for me, I am unable to find an answer elsewhere? OH has been getting his state pension since the start of this year, also a couple of small private pensions and we are still getting working tax credit. (Self employed farmers, barely earning anything). Everything I've read says that…
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Uc migration letter
Hi I have received the dreaded letter and have to apply before October. But I have no clue about uc. I currently get housing benefit £106 a week ctc £250 a week cb £40 a week carers allowance £360 monthly esa £350 every 2 weeks we receive high rate care and lower mobility for my son and my husband gets high rate both on…
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Reaching SP Pension Age And UC
Hello! Hopefully not a stupid question but you never can tell with my not so sharp brain.When on UC my assessment period was the 16th to the 15th of the following month. I turned 66 on July 31st, and so my last AP was up to August 15th with my claim being closed the following day on the 16th. My query is should my UC…
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UC and the Phantom WCA
Thought I’d make the title sound exciting. Evening all, I’ve recently ran in to a bit of a roadblock when submitting my fit notes. I’ve been backwards and forward to work, worked for a few weeks in between each note, since November last year. I’ve only just had this come to a head and lost my job on the 31st July, my…
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Universal credit carer's element couples AET
I have a joint universal credit claim with my husband. I have just started claiming the carers element and have no work commitments but we still have to hit the couples AET. Is this correct? We assumed my husband would only have to hit the single one as I have no work commitments Thank you
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Deprivation of assets vs gifting
Elderly couple. Both 90. Failing health though at the moment he is likely to die before she. They own their own house worth £450K which they are determined to live in until the end. He gets full state pension and a civil service pension of about 20K pa but she hardly worked as was the norm in those days and has a small…
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Uc review and surveys payment
Just going through review, sent all stuff but worried about payments for surveys. Will this count as income and if so what will happen now?
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DLA for child with dermatitis and neural detergent disorder
A parent is Trying to apply for DLA for a child under 16, struggling to get appointments for both issues. the school has kind of diagnosed would that be enough? They say the child gets extra time for exams and the school often sends them home as the skin condition is so bad. next time we see the specialists what can I ask…
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Savings and money at end of assessment period UC
Hi, We have just moved over to UC from tax credits. At the start we declared how much money we had and in which accounts. My partner is self employed and I get contributions based ESA and PIP. At the end of the first assessment period we declared my partners income and my ESA. Our savings take us over the 16K limit but we…
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Payment down after being moved to Universal Credit
I have recently been moved to Universal Credit. Before being moved to UC I was getting PIP £549.00 (every 4 weeks) Disability working tax credits £482.79 (every 4 weeks) Housing benefit £40.18 (weekly) = £1,192.51 I am now getting a Universal Credit payment of £735.57 (monthly) A loss of £456.94 Actually, it's more than…
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3rd month with no UC due to old employer.
I left my old employer to a lower paid job on the start of June, 5 ., made UC claim on 8th I was due some final pay, which I got in end of June. add that to new job wage, no UC in start of July 8 next cam tax rebate at end of July from old employer, add that to new job wages, no UC at start of August 8 then got final…
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cont based esa support group non means tested migration to uc? help please
hello, it's been a while, but there is one thing i am still uncertain about, maybe you will be also, but i thought i would ask the question anyway. i am getting legacy contribution based, non means tested ESA support group LCW, not new style i was told by DWP it is legacy with no plans to change it, i can't remember the…
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Loan while on UC
If I was to get a credit union loan of £500 do I need to declare it to Universal Credit? It wouldn't take my savings above £6000 but not sure if it's classed as income?
