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ruthy1230
ruthy1230 Posts: 18 Forumite
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long time lurker but first time poster so please be kind!!.
My dh is in reciept of DLA middle rate and IB .He is off work with severe Depression .
He is about to be awarded £20.000 as a result of an accident. The other side also are paying back just over £13k in benefits that he has received during the time he has been off sick.
My question is are DLA and IB means tested?
Thank you for any advise offered.
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  • robpw2
    robpw2 Posts: 14,044 Forumite
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    dla isnt ib is so hed lose the ib


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  • ruthy1230
    ruthy1230 Posts: 18 Forumite
    Thanks for the info .Is there a threashold for IB as we need a new roof ?
  • robpw2
    robpw2 Posts: 14,044 Forumite
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    yes £6000 in savings althought it could be seen you were delibrately trying to spend money to be under the threshold if your not careful so you may want to explain the whole lot in writing to job centre including about your roof


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  • ruthy1230
    ruthy1230 Posts: 18 Forumite
    Thanks for that!
  • seven-day-weekend
    seven-day-weekend Posts: 36,755 Forumite
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    edited 18 April 2009 at 10:35AM
    IB is NOT means-tested if it is contributions -based (i.e. if it is Incapacity Benefit and not Income Support on Grounds of Incapacity ).

    If it's IB the only thing that affects it is an Occupational Pension. If you have a Pension of over £85 a week, 50p in the £1 is deducted from IB for every £1 over the £85.

    If it is Income Support then what the above poster says is correct. £6k is the lower limit and deductions will start there. If you have over £16k in savings you won't get anything.

    Hope this helps.
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  • deb0020
    deb0020 Posts: 191 Forumite
    ruthy1230 wrote: »
    long time lurker but first time poster so please be kind!!.
    My dh is in reciept of DLA middle rate and IB .He is off work with severe Depression .
    He is about to be awarded £20.000 as a result of an accident. The other side also are paying back just over £13k in benefits that he has received during the time he has been off sick.
    My question is are DLA and IB means tested?
    Thank you for any advise offered.



    The initials IB can be a little confusing. There is JSA (IB) which IS means tested. However if your DH is on Incapacity Benefit that is NOT means tested.
    Therefore you would be able to appreciate the capital without effecting the benefits.
  • ruthy1230
    ruthy1230 Posts: 18 Forumite
    Thanks for the response. He is in receipt of Incapacity Benefit and the Middle rate of DLA.We are currently appealing the middle rate award with the help of the mental health Advocacy service.
  • dmg24
    dmg24 Posts: 33,920 Forumite
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    ruthy1230 wrote: »
    Thanks for the response. He is in receipt of Incapacity Benefit and the Middle rate of DLA.We are currently appealing the middle rate award with the help of the mental health Advocacy service.

    sdw is correct, IB is not means tested. However if you receive IS on top of the IB, IS is means tested.
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  • hbgirl
    hbgirl Posts: 109 Forumite
    if the capital is compensation for a personal injury it might well be disregarded in the means test anyway.
    I work in Housing Benefits however my comments are my own understanding of the law / procedures and you should also check with your local authority.
  • NASA_2
    NASA_2 Posts: 5,571 Forumite
    hbgirl wrote: »
    if the capital is compensation for a personal injury it might well be disregarded in the means test anyway.
    For a period of time - usually 52 weeks - after that it can be taken into account.
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