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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…
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Entitledto and Better Off Calculators now include Transitional Protection.
You might not have noticed this change (better late than never??):From the 'Move to Universal Credit if you get a Migration Notice Letter' webpage. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/tax-credits-and-some-benefits-are-ending-move-to-universal-credit
16 August 2024 The entitledto and Better Off calculators now include transitional…
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Can I claim any benefits for child going to Uni
My oldest child who is just 18 years old is going to university in September 2024 and I was wondering if there's any benefits we can claim to support her. We currently get universal credit and family allowance but not sure if/when these stop and if we have to inform them. Is there anything we can claim to keep her as she's…
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SON HAS FINISHED A LEVELS AND STARTING UNIVERSITY - UNIVERSAL CREDIT QUERY
Hi. I wonder if anyone can help as I am getting very confused after receiving conflicting advice from various FB pages and I can't seem to find a definitive answer online anywhere! My Son has just finished his A Levels and is starting University in September. I took him off my UC claim as a 'Child Who Lives With Me' and…
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Managed migration for working tax credits
When is the date for managed migration to happen for people on working tax credits, is it still by end of 2024? Thanks
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Winter fuel payment and working tax credit?
Hi, I wonder if anyone can answer this for me, I am unable to find an answer elsewhere? OH has been getting his state pension since the start of this year, also a couple of small private pensions and we are still getting working tax credit. (Self employed farmers, barely earning anything). Everything I've read says that…
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Uc migration letter
Hi I have received the dreaded letter and have to apply before October. But I have no clue about uc. I currently get housing benefit £106 a week ctc £250 a week cb £40 a week carers allowance £360 monthly esa £350 every 2 weeks we receive high rate care and lower mobility for my son and my husband gets high rate both on…
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Reaching SP Pension Age And UC
Hello! Hopefully not a stupid question but you never can tell with my not so sharp brain.When on UC my assessment period was the 16th to the 15th of the following month. I turned 66 on July 31st, and so my last AP was up to August 15th with my claim being closed the following day on the 16th. My query is should my UC…
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UC and the Phantom WCA
Thought I’d make the title sound exciting. Evening all, I’ve recently ran in to a bit of a roadblock when submitting my fit notes. I’ve been backwards and forward to work, worked for a few weeks in between each note, since November last year. I’ve only just had this come to a head and lost my job on the 31st July, my…
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Universal credit carer's element couples AET
I have a joint universal credit claim with my husband. I have just started claiming the carers element and have no work commitments but we still have to hit the couples AET. Is this correct? We assumed my husband would only have to hit the single one as I have no work commitments Thank you
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Deprivation of assets vs gifting
Elderly couple. Both 90. Failing health though at the moment he is likely to die before she. They own their own house worth £450K which they are determined to live in until the end. He gets full state pension and a civil service pension of about 20K pa but she hardly worked as was the norm in those days and has a small…
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Uc review and surveys payment
Just going through review, sent all stuff but worried about payments for surveys. Will this count as income and if so what will happen now?
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DLA for child with dermatitis and neural detergent disorder
A parent is Trying to apply for DLA for a child under 16, struggling to get appointments for both issues. the school has kind of diagnosed would that be enough? They say the child gets extra time for exams and the school often sends them home as the skin condition is so bad. next time we see the specialists what can I ask…
