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COLS erroneously paid
I’m in the odd situation of having just received £300 COLS but I don’t claim any benefits. We did claim tax credits years ago and then had to pay back an overpayment, the last year we were paid under £10 in tax credits due to slightly changed circumstances. We were sent the paperwork to transfer to UC but didn’t do…
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Carers allowance
Hi can anyone help please what counts as caring please more broader descriptions , the gov website is vague supervising /keeping an eye on them making phone calls do these count any help greatly appreciated
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Benefits
Is it okay for my father to claim income based esa, pip and carers allowance
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does my benefits stop just by making a UC account?
was going to start getting everything ready due to me getting my UC migration notice. Question is will my tax credit stop as soon as i make an account or is it after i hit apply ?
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Uc/capital
How does Uc look at capital for a property being rented out is it rental income or the market value?
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Job seekers allowance question
I am about to be made redundant from my job of 22years. I expect I will need to apply for JSA. I have looked at all the official advice and realise I need to apply and then will be called in for a meeting at the Job centre. My question is, the subsequent contact with the job centre, is this still in person, or over the…
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Starting a claim with no appointee?
Afternoon all. Person in care home, no involved family, lacks capacity around finances. Social worker involved. Local corporate appointee provider will only take over existing claims and not start new ones. Care home started the claim on the person's behalf for pension credit (complicated background as to why no state…
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Pension & benefit
Hi, It will be a while till I retire, in about 15 years, but I am wondering what happens to my rent and what kind of benefit I will be entitled to, is it going to be my pension ? Who is covering my rent ?
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pip and entitlement to UC housing element
my daughter receives PIP daily living and has been made redundant she applied for UC but was told it would be zero apart from her jobseekers allowance because her partner earns above the amount needed for her to get housing costs as she pays rent to a estate agent but turn to us calculator state that non dependants…
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Esa/change of address
Is it normal for ESA to ask when phoning for change of address. Partners namePartners dobMartial status Childrens namesChildrens DOBAnd if claiming housing benefit.
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Loss of TV Licence reduction
I am a Tenants in Housing Association Flat. Associations are now allowed to offer to 55year olds and above. Used to be 60. Because of this rule, new Tenants over 60 can no longer have a reduced TV licence fee if not working. When they reach 75 they only get a free TV licence if they are on benefits. To my knowledge this is…
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Spouse not old enough
Just an additional piece of information my wife receives pip and I am of pension age she is not and we are not eligible for pension credit I wonder how many like me lose out
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Underpaid Careers Allowance from the 1990's
I wonder if anyone can point me in the right direction.... my mum was a carer for my grandparent's for many years back in the 1990's, on a Martin Lewis show she was made aware she was due a pay out as she was classed as an underpaid carer (she also had to pay over 1k back when she went back to work). Does anybody know how…
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Statutory Maternity Pay- penalising us for one ill month?
My first time posting- hope this is the right place for my query! My Wife started maternity leave on the 1st of this month. Her pay is c 45% lower than her regular income. My Wife works part time, and has earnt between £905 and £1,050 each month this year- except for June, where she only earned £548. This was because I was…
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PIP appeal hearing time
I put in my PIP appeal have just had a text saying the following. How long will it be before I get a tribunal hearing any body have any experience? Thanks DWP has responded to your PIP appeal. They should have sent you a copy in the post and you should receive this shortly. Read their response and send any comments to the…
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Absurdly low Council Tax Support Income Threshold?
I've been trying to get my local council to help me with council tax reductions as I've only been able to work part time. They've gotten back to me and said as a single person earning over £75 a week I am entitled to 0 council tax support or reduction. In 2021 I earned about four thousand pounds and had to pay 1.2k in…
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UC migration
Can someone help, I thought hb run on for 2 weeks, yet my housing benefit was due today and the 2 weeks ends tomorrow. The housing benefit didn't go in and was told it's closed as I migrated over. Won't get UC until October. So who is supposed to pay the rent for the next 3 weeks and do they give this back to me in my 1st…
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UC claim cancellation
Hello I started my UC claim not very long ago after splitting up with my husband as I was left with the children. Things have worked out again between me and my husband and he wants to move back in with me because of his salary as he is a high earner I would not be entitled to UC. How do I cancel/end my UC claim also do I…
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Temporary claim for Carers allowance
I have searched and can't find the answer to my question. I am due to have an operation at the end of this week which will mean that I am unable to walk for 6 to 8 weeks, and then another 6 weeks of minimal walking, so will need a carer at all times. Dh has managed to get carers leave for the first week and will then do…
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Universal Credit + funded childcare = worse off
Hi,I need some help please with the situation my daughter finds herself in.She is a low income earner, with a 15 month old child at nursery for 20 hours a week.For the past 7 months she has claimed back 85% of her childcare costs via Universal Credit. All good.From 1st Sept 2024 she is entitled to 15 hours funded childcare…
