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Sinking fund and Universal Credit
Hi, I currently receive Universal Credit, which has always covered my full service charges in the past. However, this year, my housing provider reported a reduced amount to UC, excluding £33.33 for something called a "sinking fund," which they said UC does not cover. When I contacted my housing provider about this…
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Parent Adding Me To Their Bank Account - Will It Affect Either of Our Benefits?
Hi. I am living with my mother, and she wants to put me on her current account in case anything happens to her, as all the bill are in her name (I send her money via standing order monthly). She gets a state pension with pension credit, and I get ESA with the Support Group addition. Neither of us individually have a lot of…
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tax credit annual review letter re:overpayment timescales
Hi all, Just received out annual review for the tax credits. We stopped claiming mid way through the year and did not switch to universal credit. The TC603R form states we have an overpayment but does not advise how to actually pay. Can anyone in the know tell us, does HMRC wait until the 31st July when the reviews are…
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New Job Seekers allowance and tax rebate
New Job Seekers allowance and tax rebate I was made redundant on 31 Dec 2023 and claimed New Job
Seekers allowance from January 2024 to beyond 5 April 2024. I am due a tax rebate on the tax I paid while in my last
job. Everything I read online says that this will be paid by the benefits
office. The Benefits office have…
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Gifted money for a house on uc
Will this affect my single person's uc claim? I'm in private rented accommodation, the rent is going up and even with uc I just can't afford to live after paying rent and bills. I am going to be gifted £550,000 to purchase a house in my name from my mother. I am on uc for rent, children and standard living, when I am…
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Inheritance/mortgage pay off affect UC?
I currently receive UC and high level DLA for my daughter who suffers with severe mental health issues, and unfortunately lost my Dad very recently. My sister and I are due to receive approx £100k each in inheritance once probate is sorted and his house sold. I am going to use mine to pay off £15k of credit card debt and…
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Solicitor asking for DWP records
My solicitor has sent me a form to sign to request my DWP records. I am currently getting ESA and PIP. Do I have to sign this consent form as part of my personal injury claim? what kind of information will DWP send to the solicitor is it everything like the actual forms I completed to start my claim and assessment reports…
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Pension Credit and Housing Association, Share-to-Buy homeownership schemes
Hello MSE People! I am in the process of entering a local Housing Association, Share-to-Buy homeownership scheme. I will be living alone (post divorce) and buying a 40% share in the property, but paying rent on the 60% the Housing Association will still own. My question is, is it possible to get Pension Credit help on the…
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Is there an equivalent to Discretionary Housing Payment under UC?
Am currently on income based ESA and Housing Benefit. I receive an ongoing Discretionary Housing Payment due to having an extra room required for a carer (I receive PIP enhanced rate for both components). As it looks like I'll be forced to move to UC shortly, I was wondering if the DHP exists under UC? If not, I'll have to…
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Universal credit
Hi everyone..I need some information and I hope someone can help me..on June 19th I will receive my UC payment but on June 20th so the next day I would like to close the claim because on June 27th I will leave England forever and I'm scared if they could ask me for the June payment back because the day after the payment I…
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ROAD TAX EXEMPTION on DLA /AA
Both my husband and myself are on higher dla/aa rates and are about to obtain a blue badge Would he be able to get road tax exemption How does it work please
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Council Tax assistance
Hello. I have been self employed for 2 decades, company I’ve been with 14 years has liquidated all of a sudden a few months ago. Not found a job yet but money has run out. Can I register as not employed and non active and receive council tax assistance / any benefit entitlement?
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Help with housing benefit form
My dad is becoming a pensioner in July and the council says he needs to reapply for housing benefit as a pensioner because they will be discontinuing it once he reaches his pension age. Can he submit the form before his pension age to ensure he gets paid as soon as after he has reached his pension age? Or does he need to…
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legacy benefits vs Universal tax credit for new pensioner
Hello My dad is currently on legacy benefits. He recently got a letter from the council stating that because he will be getting his pension in the next couple of months that his housing benefits will stop. He has been told he would just need to claim housing benefits again but just as a pensioner. So since this is a stop…
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Managed migration has left us with zero - advice
Me and my partner were claiming WTC and CTC and have been for several years. We have just undergone the managed migration with transitional protection process to UC and after our first assessment period we are considering closing the claim as we've been left with zero. Our situation is that I work full time and my partner…
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UC underpaid me each month? Student loan?
I made a new claim for universal credit ten months ago (I had previously claimed a few years ago but stopped the claim as I went back work) I had always had "limited capability for work" assessed years ago which was also on my new claim from the start ten months ago. I started uni two years ago, and for the last year my…
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Tax Credits Renewal Pack
Has anyone received their Tax Credit Renewal pack yet? Ours is normally here by now but we've not received it, so of course, I'm worrying about it 😔
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Backdating NI credits for incapacity
Hi, my husband was medically retured on full occupational pension in 2009 with MS. He claimed DLA, which transferred to PIP, but nothing else. Despite calling the DWP in 2010, going through DLA and PIP process and getting help from citz adv, we were never advised regarding esa or NI credits. The DWP said the occupational…
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Benefits and Inheritance
Hi - if someone is due an inheritance, but they are in receipt of UC - is there anyway that the inheritance can be drip fed through ( perhaps from a trust ) to avoid losing the UC payments?
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Universal credit new rates unpaid
The rates for universal credit were increased from 8 April 2024, with DWP delaying payment based on an individual's assessment period. My assessment period starts on the 25th of each month, so I expected this month to receive the full month at the new rates, plus the underpayment from 8th to 24th April (paid at the old…
