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Free 15 hours Nursery
I am a single mum with twins who will be 3 in September. I am also disabled and receive PIP higher rate, UC with limited capability to work and esa contribution based. I am not working due to illness. Last summer I received a letter saying that I may be entitled to free childcare and giving a number to ring. I called in…
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Parent Helping With Credit Card Debt Affect Universal Credit?
Hi, My daughter is on Universal Credit. I sent her money to pay of her credit card by Faster Payments and as soon as it hit her account, it went straight out again to clear her credit card. The money I sent her was the exact amount of her debt. So straight in and straight out again on the same day. She is panicking as…
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Esa/PIP application
Applied for ESA credits only for my child 22nd April and uploaded sicknote. I then received the capability questionnaire which I sent back 16th June with 20 pages evidence Posted form for PIP for my child on 6th June with 20 pages of evidence. I have today phoned ESA for a update and was told that can't help much as…
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PIP Urgent Help
My wife had her latest PIP assesment back in December 2024. We received the assessors report straight away which showed the assesor awarding over 12 points for both components. The DWP have just wrote to us now saying they have looked at her claim and she is not entitled to PIP as they had 'innacurate information'…
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Rent/Housing benefit
Hi, my partners rent, including surcharges each calendar month is £1404-03p, her housing benefit is paid 4wkly at the rate of £818-04, could you please tell me what her contribution is each month that she has to pay. Rent- calendar monthly Housing benefit 4 weekly Thank you
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Accessible housing and universal credit help
First Post so be gentle Really struggling with this one. A relative of mine (brother in law) worked up until 5 years ago he is 55 now. He was 45 and sustained sepsis losing a limb and is now wheelchair bound with no prospect realistically of. returning to full time employment. thankfully he did survive when it was touch…
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Buying a house and in receipt of ESA
A relative has offered to buy me a house, the problem is that if they put money in to my bank account to pay for it I would be in trouble with the DWP, would I be able to get the DWP to accept that the money is ringfenced to buy a house and I won't be living it up on the money?
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depravation of capital
If I paid off my divorced daughters mortgage, approximately £55,000, would it affect her Universal Credit and would she have to inform DWP of the fact that her mortgage has been paid off.
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Housing Benefit: Notional Income Computation
I’m in receipt of Housing Benefit (HB). Recently, I received a decision from Glasgow City Council (GCC)
advising me that I owed them £742.41 because for the past few years I’d been
overpaid HB due to having notional income of £13.85, weekly, from a pension
plan, the fund of which stands at £22,650. I'm 67 and received my…
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Benefits help needed
Hi I'm married and we have a home that is in my husbands name only and we have separate bank accounts, my mum is recently widowed and isn't in the greatest health I need to move back down where she lives for approx 6 to 12 months to help her out she's due some ops and tests over the next year, I don't want to move in with…
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Migration esa to uc
Completed the online forms with charity support. Passed online ID, then had to have telephone ID passed that now told we have to wait for a home visit ID. Which could take weeks & weeks. My husband as stage 4 cancer & a stroke, I have a broken back & brain injury. All UC have said on journal is " I'll get another 2 weeks…
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Child Care is this correct
Is this why so many people are claiming Universal Credit? Hi everyone, I came across these figures and just wanted to check if they sound accurate — and if so, is this why UC is becoming more common? This is based on a single mum with 2 kids renting a nice 3-bed house in Manchester. 📊 Scenario 1: No job Universal Credit…
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Universal Credit Childcare
Hi, I would really appreciate some help. I struggle with anxiety and depression and applied for childcare refund costs approximately 10 months after I paid it off to my daughter’s after school costs via my credit card - £750. I supplied a letter from my Doctor confirming my mental health challenges, the medication I…
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New PIP review your award form received July 2025
Hi all My daughter, aged 30, has a severe/profound hearing loss in both ears since birth and wears 2 hearing aids. She was awarded 8 points on communicating verbally and her award was ongoing (10 years) standard rate PIP. She has just received a review award form, 12 pages. From what I've read claimants are being advised…
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Inheritance, Housing benefit/Council tax benefit and debt
Hi I'm hoping someone can help me. My mum recently retired in June. She only has a state pension and has been granted housing and council tax benefits. In May, she inherited 28k from her mum, although she owed about 16k in debt to her sister and me. She then paid for a funeral plan (3k). Which means she has less than 10k…
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Disabled child element of Universal Credit Question
Hi, My daughter who is just turned 4 has her DLA approved. This is paid into my account being her dad. I have a question regarding Disabled Child element of UC. I am not geting any UC as I am not eligibile for it. Can i still apply for Disable Child element of UC (without having to get UC) or it only comes as part of the…
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'Other people' section of Universal Credit Claim
Hi, hope someone can help. My severely disabled child is leaving specialist school this year and as they are unable to work I need to make a UC claim on their behalf. I'm currently confused by the 'other people' section. Our child lives with us and a sibling who is still at school, we do not live with our child if that…
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State pension/PIP Pension credit refuseded
My friend is in receipt of state pension weekly amount £230.25 a week. Lives alone in a council flat she is also in receipt of PIP highest for care and mobility. She applied for pension credit online has received a letter in the post notifying that she is not entitled to PC. On the page statement of details provided it…
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UC & Private pension contributions.
Hi all. Im on Universal Credit and want to pay into a private pension. I’ve tried asking UC how this would work, how I’d declare this and what would be affected and they can’t seem to give me a clear answer. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, Marcus
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UC, Occupational Pension, and Capital
Hi all, I previously had a post and got some very useful advice and hoping to get someone to sense check guide me a little further if anyone has any experience they are able to share? Short summary, MIL is 61, is on UC (plus the disabled premium), and Adult Disability. She didn’t realise she could claim her pension at 60…
