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ESA income-support 6k savings limit
Hello please advise me I'm so scared, I'm on PIP and ESA income-support. I thought that the person claiming ESA income-support benefit cannot have savings over 6,000 and I didn't until I got back pay from PIP (about £2000) two day ago, so I looked online because I knew that my balance went slightly over £6000 by £600 so i…
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Child's DLA counted as income in Divorce
I am getting divorced and have two children who are disabled and receive DLA and this also increases my Universal Credit Award. Their dad who doesn't see them by his choice has said that the children's DLA is 'income' for me (it goes into my bank so it will show up on Form E and i am to be honest and declare i get it). He…
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Broadband - Free or Discounted
Hi, a friend of mine is on Universal Credit because of a life-long heart condition. She cannot afford Broadband at home because the UC just covers all her other bills. She lives alone and has no other income. Is there any way she would be entitled to ideally "free broadband" on serious health grounds? If so who does she…
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Going into care
My Parents in Law transferred their house over to their 3 adult children in 1998. Dad died in 2009. Mum is now 97 & is no longer able to manage in her home. We have looked at supported living accommodation. She is no longer the owner of the house but is there any legal blocks to declaring that has no property. She has just…
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Family presents on behalf of Mum with Dementia deprivation of assets?
My mother-in-law is now in residential care suffering severe dementia. We have power of attorney and are paying 100% of her fees with her money. I know that in her healthy days she would have wanted to give birthday, Christmas and particularly wedding gifts to her grandchildren. All told she has around 500k of assets and…
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MSE News: 'I got a £15,000 council tax refund for my mum's dementia and had future bills axed'
Family members of a 98-year-old – who was refunded £15,000 in council tax overpayments and had future bills axed due to her having vascular dementia – have urged others in a similar position to check if they can do the same. Read the full story: 'I got a £15,000 council tax refund for my mum's dementia and had future bills…
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Transplant recipient, PIP
Helping a friend, and have 2 questions. 1. She was in complete kidney failure (diabetes) and on Enhanced/Enhanced PIP and SG ESA. Went in for transplant op, but there were severe complications. She ended up having 4 major ops, lost the donated pancreas, but is now home with functioning kidney (YAY!) She was supposed to be…
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Savings account for disabled persons trust?
My daughter has learning disabilities and will always need support for living. She had a trust fund set up by her uncle a few years ago, which is a Disabled Persons Discretionary Trust. We would like this to be an ongoing investment so that she will have access to funds for things like holidays long after the point when we…
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Council tax reduction for disability on second property, which I do not occupy?
Hello experts. Due to my recent disability I receive a council tax reduction. I own a second property and before I was disabled I let it out as a landlord. I now have to sell it due to my disability and I have received my first council tax bill on this second property now that the tenant has moved out. My question is, am I…
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Disability benefits and Inheritance
I have a profoundly disabled daughter who is currently in receipt of all applicable benefits and is being cared for in an independent living environment and we manage her assets to below the £16k limit to avoid losing any benefits. We (her mum and dad) are currently sorting out a will whereby on our expiry she will inherit…
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£150 disability payment
Still not received my £150 c.o.l disability payment is anybody else still waiting for there's.
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Access to Work - quotes and suppliers?
Hi All, Does anyone know if alternative suppliers to the ones in the AtW assessment can procure the items that have been recommended? That is, if I find an alternative supplier who offers the same price as the lowest one quoted in the report, can I use them? I am asking because my employer is likely to take MONTHS to have…
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Inheritance will stop all my disability benefits. No trustee?
My mum is soon to pass and i am beneficiary in her will. Not a huge sum but big enough to stop all of disability benefits and maybe survive a year or two on the inheritance. I know a discretionary trust fund would have avoided this stopping of benefits but I could not find a trustee to take on the trust! Any advice please.…
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Paying for staff support to accompany me on holiday just for the company.
I can travel independently but like company when on holiday. my friends don't like travelling so don't want to go abroad. I like going abroad. I live in supposed living and I get staff support, if I take a member off staff I'm looking at £2400 for staff wages for the week plus the extra holiday costings. I do like the…
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Disability child element universal credit
Hi I have recently found out that I should have been receiving the higher amount off child disability payment on my universal credit since 2019. I've spoke to citizens advice and they have said I should have reported the change but to try and get it backdated. When i made the claim my son was in the process off changing…
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NHS compensation
I've lost over a year of my life due to misdiagnosis through negligence on the part of an NHS consultant. This year I've spent over 6 months in bed, and three weeks in two different hospitals. During this time I have had no income and was not able to claim benefits because I didn’t have the support of doctors and was told…
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Deputyship - £300 property fee for dealing with all the administration relating to your residence.
Can somebody please explain to me what this means. Below is email I received from Deputyship person, Why do they need to send a annual report to the OPG? Why do I have to pay a £300 property fee. Does this sound like its a one off or yearly? I think its a ripp off something I don't want or need. This is email I received…
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Motability car 'mistakenly' cancelled by dealer, can I do anything?
I received a call the other day saying my dealership had mistakenly cancelled my car order…is there anything I can do? Specifically, can I ask them to prove it was a mistake?
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Charging me rent at 16
Hi I get this it should've become PIP a while ago but I'm still on DLA at almost 17. Scotland law applies. I get £345 a month its my only income and I'm being charged £120 a month in "rent". I dont think I can claim more benefits as not only would it effect her claim as I'd "owe" her the shortfall + from what I can see…
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Help - DLA and where to begin?
Hello, I have a daughter that is asd (assessed in another country but waiting for full dignosis). I have been invited to apply for DLA and carers allowance. Going through the dla form, I am not sure what to put down. My daughter is in school till 1 and taxi brings her home but I have to collect my other children at 3 so we…
