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Help - elderly, disabled parents - benefits affected by trust for grandchildren
Hi Please forgive me if my terminology is wrong, I've fortunately never needed any benefits. My parents are 75. Up until a year ago my dad was still working. He had a major stroke and a leg amputation and has just come home from hospital after 9 months. My mum and dad have less than £15,000 in savings and live in social…
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Does pay in lieu of notice pay NI credits?
Recently made redundant with a pilon of 2 months salary. As far as I've read I pay the same tax and NI on it as I would have as a salary. So does it definitely pay credits to my state pension? Reason being, i was looking at claiming jsa but am entitled to just a few quid so only worth claiming for ni credits. Unless it's…
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LCWRA and quoted £850 for a crown.
I bit down on a ruddy olive stone a while ago and have a cracked tooth. On NHS I can get a nice silver crown for nothing but if I want a whitish one then it's £850. Obvs I can't afford that. I asked whether he could take the tooth out and he said he wouldn't advise that because the teeth around it will start collapsing in…
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Self Employed claiming New Style ESA
Hi, I am after some help & advice for my brother, in brief he had a stroke and has been unable to work since April this year, he was/is self employed. He qualified for ESA & initially received £91 per week and recently this was raised to £134 per week. At present this is his only income and will be for the foreseeable…
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LCWRA on Universal Credit Assessment Fit Notes
Can anyone clarify the need for fit notes if you have been moved from ESA to UC then eventually get assessed on Universal Credit do you need to supply fit notes for those assessments every time or just complete the form. I'm seeing this question appearing on other sites.
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Winter fuel allowance-am I entitled.
Hi, I am over state pension age by about 10 months, and my partner gets child tax credits paid into her bank account for our child. I get almost full state pension no pension credit. My income is always taken into consideration when assessing child tax credit. Just wondering if I am entitled to Winter fuel allowance under…
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Local 'rag' misquoting Martin Lewis.
Our local newpaper is claiming that Martin Lewis has stated that people born before WILL be eligible for the Winter Fuel Allowance. A paragraph later they say COULD. These are very different, but I wouldn't really expect them to understand that, after all they are only using our language every day of the week. I've posted…
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PIP Review - paper-based assessment
Hello, I am wanting to request a paper-based assessment as nothing has changed in relation to my conditions, I've so far been awarded PIP twice enhanced for both for 5 years each time. I know that it's rare that they give paper-based but I'd like to try and request one anyway. I've drafted the request letter out from me…
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Housing benefit visiting officer
Can someone please tell me why a visiting officer would want to come out to my house ? Came once unannounced and now they’ve made an appointment with me .. had a council property now for 5 years and never had this.. I had a sister stay with me for a while and I got reported but when I did it was all through telephone when…
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Pension Credit Benefits Calculator Difference
I have completed a benefits calculator on turn2us and the gov pension credit calculator, entered the same information on both, turn2us says I'm entitled to pension credit, gov pension credit calculator say not entitled. Can anyone explain why there are different answers, which one is correct? Thanks in advance if anyone…
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Old style ESA migration to UC
My ESA is made up of both income related and contributions based ESA. I am in the support group. I have received a UC migration notice letter. When I claim UC do I then lose the income related ESA but retain the contributions based amount? And do I go straight into the LCWRA group? Thanks
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UC migration, do I get backdated?
We are aiming to sign on to UC tomorrow. From what our letter says, we will get no payments for 5 weeks, as the ESA will stop immediately. Only tax credits will continue and they stop in 2 weeks. So we'll miss out on 2 ESA payments, and 3 tax credits. As well as housing benefit and council tax. When UC starts, we will get…
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AET & Self Employment
Hi, Can anyone explain to me the difference into why its looked at differently? From my view for example if i was to work for the NHS just as an example & earn £892 with UC id be ok but as for me for example i work for Evri & if i earn £892 i'm not ok in UC terms as i'm not gainfully self employed. Have i got this right?…
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Child Benefit & Child Tax Credit ending at age 18
The last credits for the above 2 benefits came into my bank account at the beginning of August. My 18 year old finished college last term. He goes into a paid job and will start an apprenticeship for 1 day per week at our local Tech College. Do the government automatically finish paying Child Tax Credit and Child Benefit?…
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My PIP Renewal
I sent my review documents back in March. Recently called them because it's been so long, was told it had yet to be looked at. Today I received a letter stating they have not managed to do my review. That they have extended my award to November 25 and if no review had taken place by them they may extend it again. Glad to…
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Please help with capital calculation and questions
Hello, I'm guessing it is safe to put figures on here of my income? Because you can all only see my username. I've been scammed years ago so sorry. I need some help please, I'm autistic and am struggling badly with choices currently and managing decisions after a series of payouts for injuries and 2 cars being written off.…
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Can you get PIP if you have a dark triad personality?
Asking for a acquaintance?
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Turned down for PIP - mixing with other people.
On my rejection letter PIP say: Mixing with other people (scored out of 8): You can engage with other people unaided. But here's the thing; I can only exchange pleasantries a couple of times really and can't build a relationship with anyone. No one whatsoever. No NoK, no neighbour, nothing. The CAB thought I'd be awarded 8…
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ADP - change in award
Hi all, I was awarded high rate for care component and standard for mobility in June this year. I suffer from Fibromyalgia. I appealed in July to ask them to review the mobility part as I feel I need this due to my condition. I spoke to a gentleman over the phone and asked if he could assist me. I did ask him when speaking…
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can you have a tennant on UC LCWRA?
Hi I'm looking to move and I saw a bungalow that has an attatched 1 bedroom flat to rent out. Is it it possible to have a tenant on LCWRA? The rent from it would most likely bne about £600 a month,
