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Universal Credit asking for bank statements
Hi, I am claiming UC and they asked me for copies of bank statements for all my accounts. I have an account with my mum in Poland with her being the main holder. She borrowed me some money which was transferred to my UK account. The UC is now asking for statements from our polish account but my mum did not agree to share…
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Home Lease Extension Renewal while on Universal Credit
Hello, Am in a bit of a fix and am looking for help. My flat lease is approximately 81 yrs and 8 months, and if I don't renew it soon I am going to end up paying a lot more due to marriage value. The problem is I am a unpaid carer on Universal Credit due to looking after sick family members. To pay for the extension I…
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Closing my UC claim as I reach state pension
I will be retiring in July at which point I will be getting my state pension plus a very small old workplace pension which will also give me a lump sum taking my savings over the £16k limit. As I will be away on a holiday when this happens I was intending to report going over the savings limit on my return and then letting…
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Alternative payment arrangement UC
Hi, I have an APA set up for my UC payment for 4 payments a month - I recently received my first payment under this set up and have a couple questions. My statement says I will receive 4 payments a month approx 7 days apart, with the first being Tuesday 27th May (last week). However, I received this payment into my…
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4 monthly UC payment APA - query
Hi, So another question, sorry and thanks in advance. My journal entry when APA was set up said "From 27 May 2025 you'll be paid approximately every 7 days. You'll get the same amount overall - the total will be split into 4 payments." My assessment period ends on 20th of each month. Since my calculation ending 20th May I…
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Denied £299 cost of living payment due to Employers payroll mistake
Hi everyone. So, in Oct 23 my employer input some entries on my timecard which were incorrect, which resulted in a £800 shortfall in my wages. This was noticed by another manager who alerted payroll to the problem. It was subsequently rectified by repaying me the £800 in my Nov 23 payslip. Here comes the problem. Because I…
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Wage advance and UC
Hi everyone. I had a wage advance from the next month's wage(£200). This was reported to UC as earnings £350 earned + £200 extras, £550 net used for UC calculations. Then the next month I got £958 earnings - £200 already paid, £958 net used for UC calculations. In theory the £200 was counted twice. Spoke with UC that say…
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ESA/Capital Gains Tax
If a person is getting ESA contribution based. And sells a second property which is liable for capital gains tax what affects will it have. Will the profit from selling the property affect ESA? When capital gains tax is paid will this affect ESA? Thanks
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work coach letter appointment updated as have UC statement
Hi my husband has been migrated to UC from the support group of ESA . However we have been placed in new style ESA and have been given LWRCA element as well as transitional protection payments . This was all good but Saturday we have a letter saying he has a telephone appointment with a work coach why is this when he was…
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Carers allowance on UC
Hi I’ve just got my husband first UC statement and it states that because I claim cares allowance we get an extra £200 carers element on top of the carers allowance I get paid separately is this right .Thank you
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Pension Credit Criteria
A very old female friend, now 76 faces a bit of a dilemma. I wonder if anyone here can advise...She exists on a state pension (the old amount) and because she only has less than the permitted amount of savings, qualifies currently for pension credit. She also rents privately and receives about 2/3 (she says) of the total…
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ESA /UC
Hi my husband is currently being migrated from ESA to UC He is currently in the support group of ESA . however today a letter arrived saying that he is being awarded new style ESA and has to attend work focus assessment even though he’s currently in the support group. I was under the understanding because he was in the…
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Will this still class as a sanction
Hi I have been told by my employer that my performance is poor which I agree with and she gave me 2 options either go through a disciplinary procedure or resign. I don't want to go through a disciplinary procedure because it will be too much stress and I know I can't improve my performance as I do want to leave and it is…
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ESA/Doctors/Address Issue
Hi All It's my first post in more than a decade so apologies if I do anything wrong! I've been registered at my doctors for many many years having lived in the catchment area for the majority of that time. My parents do live in the catchment area, so I have still been using their address with my doctors. I see one doctor…
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UC Claim closed without notification as I hadn’t accepted commitments?
Hi guys, Bit of a confusing one. I've been on UC for a few months after migrating from WTC. I'm self-employed so I'm on a 'year's grace' from the minimum income floor if that makes sense. But things are going in the right direction financially so I've not been eligible for much financial help from UC, but it all helps!…
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Universal Credit - Lasted One Day in Driving Job I Was Not Capable of Doing Safely.
I am on UC, do not get much, as I also manage to make a small part time income each month myself. However, I do need the small amount from Universal Credit to try and survive. I made the mistake of attending an induction for a major delivery company. They took me out in the van, and I knew almost immediately from the…
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Universal Credit and Supported Housing
Hello, I've just migrated over from Employment and Support Allowance (Support Group) and Housing Benefit to Universal Credit. The whole process has been extremely difficult and I could use some advice. The DWP have finally awarded monthly payments for Disability, but are refusing to cover my Housing costs because my…
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Winter Fuel 2025 - Will higher rate tax payers pay back double if they forget to opt out?
Apologies if this has been answered, but I have not seen this discussed. The latest plan for the winter fuel payment is that everyone over State Pension age will get a payment, and then HMRC will adjust the tax code of everyone who has income exceeding £35,000 pa to get their payment back over the next financial year. So…
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Universal credit and cash withdrawals
I recently had a claim review and they asked me about cash withdrawals and now I am worried every time I withdraw cash, is it reasonable to draw about 100 a week in cash for groceries, going out with friends etc, I am worried in case they review me again
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Universal credit
Hi all. I’ve recently had a review requested from universal credit wanting back statements, tenancy agreement etc. which isn’t an issue. The only thing I’m worried about it that my boyfriend that doesn’t live with me (I’m a single parent and like to spend as much time as I can with my little girl) sends me money every…
