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Do they check your bank account for pension credit?
If somebody applies for guarantee pension credit, do they check your bank statements, to see how much savings you have? If so, do you have to post off paper bank statements or can you upload digital ones? Thanks
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Late Tax Credit award and cost of Living payments
I was paid my 2023/2024 Tax credit award in a lump sum at the beginning of August. I'm self employed, so it was awarded once I confirmed my income. I was told that I should automatically receive the cost of living payments I am entitled to. Does anyone know if this comes at a later date, or if they could have been missed?…
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Mandatory Reconsideration Form Postage ?
Hello all, I had a PIP review a few weeks ago. Oddly enough the assessor said it would be "a few weeks" to hear anything but the DWP made a decision within about two weeks. I was on the lowest rate anyway and now nothing. Question: I am slightly confused on this and I missed the chance to ask at the Post Office today about…
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ESA (either New Style or Contribution based) and Airbnb income Scotland
Im considering taking a lump sum out of my pension in order to set my house up as an airbnb. From what Ive read a lump sum should not affect my ESA (I hope Ive understood that correctly). However Im trying to determine how it will be viewed once Ive moved out of the house and started to use it as a Furnished Holiday Let.…
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Re-applying for housing benefit at a rental property
Hi everyone, My mother has reached retirement/pension age. She is currently on housing benefit. I hear when she applies for a pension she will lose her housing benefit and have to re-apply for it. She is worried that if she does this, there might be a delay, and then she won't be able to pay the rent for the month. She has…
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Intensive work search
Can anyone tell me the date the threshold went up and what will happen in my situation. Currently work 20 hours employed earning 855£ p/m but get 14 week paid holiday which takes it above minimum wage. But think slightly below threshold, anyway last month had few hospital appts and wage dropped to 745 and got switched in…
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Winter heating allowance
This discussion was created from comments split from: NHS Pension Questions......
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am I eligible for Universal Credit if my property is in negative equity?
In Sep 2021, I moved out of a property which I own, and moved in with my elderly Mum and Dad to provide 24 hr care to Mum. I live on Carer's Allowance, and some grocery money from my Dad. I was turned down for Universal Credit back in February 2023, because my property was considered an asset (it had cladding issues and no…
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Societal implications of transition from tax credits to universal credit
At present, families who are just about managing and are reliant on tax credits to top up their income can feasibly save up for a deposit on a house, with enough time and frugality. But once migrated onto universal credit, they will lose universal credit each time their savings go above £16K, which might make the…
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When is the soonest I can claim Universal Credit?
On 14 August my friend's employer, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, terminated his contract of employment on the grounds of lack of competence due to ill health. This was by mutual agreement. He is, at present, in receipt of New Style Employment Support Allowance. He has completed Form ESA 50 and waiting to be assessed. He…
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entitled to what??
we have never claim benefits since retirement. or at least I haven't. my wife is retiring in 2 weeks time.currently I'm getting £1141.21 a month wife will get roughly £950 a month. all this talk about what pensioners are missing out. personally I don't think we're missing out but just in case seeing that we're are getting…
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Universal credit savings calculation
I'm hoping someone can clarify something as I've been asked to tell DWP the amount of money I have in current and savings accounts. They've asked me to tell them what amount me and my partner have in our current accounts on a certain date of the month, each month. Now if I do that after just being paid, that's going to…
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Confused
Hi I reach spa on 09/09/ and my uc ap is 22nd-21st my first pension payment will be on 2nd October will I get uc for the 19 days between this month and next
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1st uc credit payment after migration less than it should be?
Anyone have issues with their first payment after migration from Legacy benefits I have been told the amount due for my 1st payment after migrating from tax credits and it’s way less than I was getting. I can see where the issues are - there is no disabled child premium and no transitional Protection payment - that is…
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Council tax reduction backdated?
Hi My wife has been full time at university for the past 5 years. Ive just tried to apply for single person reduction in council tax and Ive been told it cannot be backdated despite showing proof she has been studying there all this time. Is there any way to challenge this?
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Savings Pension Credit - Change of Circumstances
Hi, I'm trying to get clarity on when a change of circumstances relating to capital amounts (savings etc), needs to be communicated to the DWP as part of an ongoing Savings Pension Credit benefit. I spoke to the DWP who just kept stating I should contact them with a 'Change of Circumstances" as I felt appropriate. I kept…
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carers allowance and self employed
I submitted my CA app back on May 20th. I was rejected due to tax year 23-24 earning above threshold. I requested a MR due to this years earnings being below the threshold due to more care given, after sending in all my accounts and speaking to someone on the 8th of this month, he agreed i was in fact entitled to CA from…
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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…
