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Specified Adult Childcare credits
I am 3 years short of NI contributions to get my full State Pension. After speaking to a very helpful lady at Future Pensions I was advised that I could make up these years by using the Specified Adult Childcare credits system rather than paying for them myself. I look after my grandchildren on a regular basis now as they…
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I missed an LCW group meeting and didn't explain why
Hello! 🙂 As the title suggests, I logged in to my UC this morning and found out that, apparently, I had an appointment - a group LCW meeting as I'm LCW - on the 5th November (which I missed) and had until... Yesterday to explain why I didn't attend. I did have a good reason (I had to attend a Prescribing Review with my…
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looking for guidance please
hi everyone im looking for some guidance on following points. i live in hospital accommodation [not attached to my job] however i could possibly be finding myself out of a job, the rent is paid via my wages, however due to low income i did try to sign on which i did i should have got a small amount towards the rent,…
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UC Carers Element
According to what I have heard you are allowed to claim Carers Element even if your not yet granted Carers Allowance as long as you give the Information to prove who you care for. In regards to this however what happens to your work search if you inform them your caring full time for someone would you be expected to…
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ESA contribution based & support group
Hi I receive contribution (contribution only) based ESA and I'm in the support group. My ESA reduces each year by the same amount my personal pension increases. My wife has no income but can access her personal pension next year. When/if she receives this does that affect my ESA or is it just based on my income?
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PIP review/assessment - Awarded ZERO points and sent threatening letter
Hi, a very close neighbour of ours who has been on PIP for about 5 years sent off her assessment 18 months ago. Finally had a telephone assessment a few weeks ago and the result came through a couple of days ago.. She went from receiving Standard Rate (Daily living) and Mobility (Daily living), to ZERO in both. I had a…
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Universal credit advice
My daughter was in receipt of UC prior to starting university. She put a message on her journal to say starting uni 23/9 and to cancel her claim 22/9 Her assessment period is 24/8 to 23/9. UC cancelled her claim back to 23/8. After lots of phone calls and promises of call back ( she can no longer write on her journal) she…
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Mutually Agreed Resignation Scheme and job seekers allowance?
Work have offered us the opportunity to apply for a MAR Scheme (rather than voluntary redundancy) and I am considering doing so, but I can’t find an answer on whether this would count as voluntarily leaving my job. Does anyone know how I would find out
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How long to get a response re. 25% discount for Council Tax?
Hi all I applied for a single person discount (25%) re. Council Tax. It's been about 10 days since and I've not received a reply. Do I need to wait a bit longer or should they have responded by now? Thanks.
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Tax Free Childcare and Net Adjusted Income
Hello, Hoping to get some advise. I am a beneficiary of a relatively large estate which has several rental properties. I am due to receive some income from these properties that will push my Net Adjusted Income over the limit to receive tax free childcare. Is this estate income considered as part of my Net Adjusted Income?…
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Housing benefit question
I was wondering about if there was anyone who could offer some insight into our situation. This is a situation which, obviously, is highly emotional, but what I have tried to do in this post, is remove the emotion and just stick to the raw facts to see if this is possible or not. Wife and I are splitting up Before wife and…
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Transitional Protection
We’ve just been transferred from Esa to uc and had our first statement but we seem to be getting less than previously on esa. Is there a way of calculating what the transitional protection should be?
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Feeling very distressed
I’ve just discovered DWP have probably sent my pip appeal result to the wrong address. I had already informed them of their error . This is a close neighbour. This explains why I haven’t received it. Im feeling distraught they have been sent details of my private medical history and as it’s Saturday afternoon I can do…
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Been asked for monthly income for the year before I started on UC - why?
I have been asked for monthly income figure for the year before I started UC, which is when I was on tax credits Thing is income is assessed differently on TC - they take into account savings income, grossed up personal pension contributions rather than net and consider annual totals rather than monthly. So I can supply…
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Benefits and inheritance
Hi everyone - I'm looking for some advice re: benefits and how an inheritance would impact those benefits. Background: my mum was unfortunately diagnosed with terminal lung and brain cancer last year and has recently had a seizure which has outwardly given her symptoms of dementia - she doesn't know where she is and seems…
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Living with my partner but I have a council house too
Officially living with my partner in his bought home but I have a council property and child benefit etc do I need to officially move out of the council property, will I be fined etc ? Or can I still have the rented property in my name
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Waiting on pension credit
I applied for pension credit on my elderly mother's behalf in February/March 2024. This was after she received a letter stating she could be eligible. We are still awaiting a decision as of November 11th 2024. I have called on numerous occasions and the standard response is it's still being processed. My mother has…
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Moving home, housing benefit and universal credit.
Hi there I'm looking for a little bit of advice. I'm currently looking for a new home. I'm on income related esa, adp and housing benefit. I was wondering if I will be moved to universal credit if I get a new house or do I keep the same benefits. I also get sdp with my esa. I'm currently renting from the council and I'm…
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Free childcare when self employed
I'm self employed, and over the last 12 months my income has pretty much skirted the threshold for being eligible for free childcare. Some months it is well below, and then I'll have a month that is well above, and brings the average up, while other months are bang on or around the threshold. My child has just started a…
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Getting an Appointee agreement set up
I'm attempting to get through to the DWP to arrange the above and have actually spoken to someone who was unable to help due to the wrong option selection I made. I was told by phoning the number xxx 0469 I would get a choice about 'Change of circumstances'. But no such option exists but there is a rabbit hole of various…
