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UC after 19 year old son working during gap year from University
I claim UC for myself and my two sons. I work fulltime and one son is in school and the older was at University last year. We have recently found out my oldest wont be able to enrol to year 2 at Uni as he has to resit two modules. He is therefore looking for work and he will be living at home. I am just wondering how is…
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UC Minimum Income Floor
I wonder if there is anyone out there that could send any helpful advice my way on the situation we find with Universal Credit at the moment. My husband and I are both self employed and we have received the 12 month start up period from UC and now they have imposed the minimum income floor. Last month, together we only…
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Universal Credit - How much need I earn?
Hi. I've just been migrated to Universal Credit, and I find I'm not earning enough for their taste. As I understand it I must earn at least £892 per month to get the DWP off my back. As it happens, I do have the chance to take an additional part-time job which would bring my total earnings up to more than £892 before…
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ESA to UC - Overpayment
Hi everyone, I’ve moved from IR ESA (support group) to UC. At my first UC meeting I was told ESA would be notified of my claim. The advisor was very reassuring that my claim would be straight forward. Fatal last words! Something seems to have gone amiss. The LCWRA didn’t get transferred over to UC for the first few weeks.…
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Include bonus in tax credits declaration?
Hi allWe are migrating over from Tax credits to UC sadly. We have just been sent a final annual declaration for the peroid April 6th 2024 - 28th April 2024. My wife got a bonus in July from her work. On the tax credits letter it gives the information tax credits have for what she earned during this period, however when she…
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ESA permitted work
hi, I’ve been in the support group on esa for a while and have been following the pw1 discussions. I’m in Northern Ireland and I’m wondering if it works the same as the mainland. If I am currently only considering a little work but not yet actually tried to see if I’m able, if I submit a pw1 form will esa come back to me…
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Adult childcare credits
Hi all, My eldest daughter had our first grandson and I'm wanting to boost my state pension with Adult Childcare credits as we look after him a couple of days a week but it varies week to week. My question is she was on extended maternity leave, about 1 year, before returning to full time work. During the first few months…
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Support group esa after 1 year
Hi, could anyone explain the procedure for me? I know my support group esa will be looked at again early next year. is it another full form like I filled in originally and then a phone call? Or is it a different procedure once you’re in the support group? Thanks
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Pension Benefit calculator less than she is receiving at the moment ?
Hi , Can anyone please give me to some advice I ran my mothers figures through the Goverments benefit calculator to see what benefits ( hopefully pension credit) she maybe entitled to and it came back with these numbers. Total Weekly £179.39 Pension Credit 153.80 Council tax support What I dont understand the forecast is…
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Reporting money and savings to UC
Hi, I am new to UC so don't understand how I report the amount I have in my current account. I will need to use all the money in there for living this month and none of it is savings. I need to report a change on a couple of other accounts but the first question is asking how much I have in my current account. Do I state…
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Please help - panicking about the below
Can somebody please offer me some advice I am not really sure why this is happening to us
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Universal credit child element end date
Daughter turns 18 in August. Just wondering when the child element of universal credit will stop. She is starting university in september.
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UC Overpayment
Hello. Wonder if someone could advise about overpayment on Universal credit. It's a long story and a large overpayment whilst waiting on ESA new style to be processed so will try to keep it short. I agree with their calculations on 3 of the 4 monthly periods but it's the last period I don't understand. I initially asked…
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UC how much in savings change do you have to report?
What amount is counted as changes to savings? Just wondering if you have savings over 6k and ofcourse savings fluctuate over the month up and down and if you have over £6,000 in money, savings and investments, your payment will be reduced by £4.35 for every £250 you have between £6,000 and £16,000. But as ofcourse savings…
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Partner awarded LCWRA, a quick thanks.
We got the news that my partner has been placed in the LCWRA group so I would like to thank everyone that has helped me along the way posting replies and advice to all the questions I asked, it was and still is very much appreciated.
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ESA Error
Hi, I asked this question a few years ago about someone I know whom had a backdated substantial payment due to the ESA error where they didn't give them the DP on the award. They were paid a substantial amount in backdated payment, far more than what could be spent in a 12 months period. However, their claim for ESA had…
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Reporting a reduction in capital buying a house
Hi I’m so sorry in advance for all the questions! I will be completing on my house purchase soon so I need to update UC to let them know my capital has reduced. Do I tell them now (I’ve sent the solicitor the funds ready for exchange of contracts) or do I wait until the sale completes? Also for example if I reported my…
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Tax Credit managed migration to UC self employed
I am on a managed migration from Tax Credit's to Universal Credit. I am self employed and have provided all the necessary documents to show that I have a proper business. My problem is that two days after my migration I fell and fractured my right dominant wrist suffering nerve damage and was not able to work for ten…
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Tax free childcare or universal credit childcare element?
Hiya, can someone please advise or help. Currently pay wrap around childcare for my just gone 5 year old. She attends school and goes to childcare each day after and during the school holidays. We have been utilising the tax free childcare option for the past year which govt pay 20% of, so not really much. We also claim…
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Universal Credit Disregard
Does someone being forced over to UC from Tax Credits under managed migration who has a second property not living in be entitled to transitional protection for a year? If Savings of around £7000 which includes about £1850 cost of living payments will this be disregarded? Can managed migration people send someone over to…
