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Kids not receiving child benefit
Any advice please. My friend has full time custody of kids. His ex partner has the claim for child benefit. However she is now not handing over the money to the dad for her kids. Put simply what can be done? On numerous occasions she has been given the opportunity to sign it over to the dad or end her claim so the dad can…
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DWP want overpayment back that was nothing to do with me
In 2023 DWP sent me £600 that was nothing to do with me , I am not on any benefits and have no dealings with them , I called them up and after weeks of telling them that I had this money and them acting confused they finally admitted to the error , I have heard nothing since, until today , they have stated that their…
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Council Tax reduction after moving from Tax Credits to Universal Credit
Hi, today I migrated from Tax Credits to Universal Credit. I'm self-employed, and I've filled in all the info required so far except for more proof of my rent payments to the landlord. It only let me upload 1 document which was the ongoing running Tenancy Agreement which is from 2015. It would not allow me to upload more…
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Advice re: buying a house.
Please can anyone advise. I am in receipt of Income related ESA and I have my name jointly on the deeds of a house with my ex wife. I have not lived in it for 8 years and have been in receipt of HB as I agreed to wait to sell it until my son had finished school. My ex wife is putting the house up for sale, I've heard…
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Is it possible that I will need to pay my PIP back to the DWP? Currently awaiting Tribunal.
Hi, I'm not sure if anyone will be able to help with this, but it's worth a shot... I am currently waiting for my Tribunal. After my assessment, I was awarded standard rate daily living. I challenged this in my MR, explaining that I felt I was not awarded points that I should've been. I also explained that I was given…
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I receive UC for my child in f/t education who also wants to go self employed for wkend job
I work full time & receive UC as on a low income and my daughter is in college full time (18 years old), she wants to work on a weekend but it would be on a self employed basis. Do I need to inform UC and register her as Self Employed (will only be working 12 hours on a weekend). Any help is appreciated
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Universal credit migration
Hi I have received a migration notice and I qualify for transitional protection however under uc I am going to lose a year of money. So one of the children on my claim is almost 18 (2 weeks time) and is going to college on a 2 year course. On tax credits I would receive them until she is 20 but on uc only until she is 19.…
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Applying For A Bus Pass - Asking For NI Number?
Hello!I've started to apply for what is described as an "older person's bus pass" having reached state pension age. However on the application it asks for your national insurance number. Is this normal as they ask for all the relevant ID relating to age, address etc? It's not even the county council who are administering…
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FINALISING TAX CREDITS BY END OF JULY THOUGH THEY ENDED LAST SEPTEMBER!
Finalizing my tax credit claim by 31st July even though they ended last September. Two questions. When they compare the figure from last year for my self employed profits with the same for this year do they take account of the fact that I have put down the figure for the whole year yet in fact my WTC stopped last…
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Does the 2 child cap apply to men with new partners
Child benefit is usually claimed by the mother. If a man has two children with one woman then has more children with another woman or women will he and his new partner be able to claim benefits for his 3rd or 4th child ?
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Tax Credits finalisation for 2023/24 - Help!
I am having problems getting this closed off. In April I was sent a statement giving my salary as S (say), other income as O (say, which is correct). I rang them up and, after being on hold for nearly an hour got through to someone to advise them of my personal pension contributions made from my bank account, P (gross)…
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Maternity benefits
Hi, i am a promoted teacher living in Scotland. Due to our household income JUAT being over the threshold, we don’t normally qualify for any child benefit etc. We don’t take the Childcare payment either as we would have to pay it all back. However, as I am on Maternity leave again (and child 1 still attending Nursery or…
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Pension Credit (Legacy) v Universal Credit
Hi, hoping someone can offer advice on a benefit query please. I was on PC for a goodly while, which stopped in Jan when my other half took a 6-month part time contract which was £great for a while. However, now that it's over, I understand that I can't reclaim PC as my partner is a shade under retirement age...however, we…
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Reaching State Pension Age soon - Income Support/Housing Benefit Question.
Good evening all I am reaching State Pension Age this coming September. I already know that my Income Support and Carer's Allowance will be stopped. Thankfully I will be getting a full State Pension but sadly not entitled to Pension Credit. I am trying to prepare for it all and getting as much information as I can so it…
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UC claim closed - help!
I have a friend who claims UC - she is going through a very stressful time at the moment. For the past three months she has had an action in her journal ‘Because of your recent change of circumstances, you need to accept a new commitment. You can find this in your to-do list.
It is important for you to accept your new…
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Anyone overpaying pension to maximise UC, then fill SA101 at end of year?
Anyone overpaying pension to maximise UC, then fill SA101 at end of year?
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PIP Mobility Question.
Hi folks, Our teenage son is being migrated from DLA to PIP, he has severe learning difficulties, Autism and is non-verbal, also has epilepsy. We have to keep an eye on him at all times when out and about, walk beside him etc, hold his arm so that he doesn't wander off. As regards the PIP Mobility question about being able…
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Universal credit messy divorce 2 homes
Hi I’m in desperate need of help for the short term please don’t judge. Going through a messy divorce for a year. ex H has given up job and claiming he has no money. He has failed to pay maintenance pending suit. He pays nothing. I have 5 kids (3 dependent 2 university age). We have 2 homes one was our family home and he…
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Pension Credit Delays
Would anyone happen to have any information around delays to Pension Credit applications? My mother in law applied in early February and has still not received a decision through. On calling in, she has been promised callbacks that have never happened and now money is really getting tight. How can we go about applying…
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Carers allowance and earnings / tax
I claim carers allowance and have recently started very part time work. My net earnings after tax and pension deductions puts me below the earnings threshold. Without tax I will be above the threshold and lose my carers allowance. I have an occupational pension. Majority of my tax code allowance is set against my pension…
