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Deprivation of capital allowances and time allowed before claiming
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Your child's savings are counted as part of the household money when assessing benefit entitlement, so giving the money to your child would make no difference.I'm a retired employment solicitor. Hopefully some of my comments might be useful, but they are only my opinion and not intended as legal advice.0
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Happy_feet wrote: »Yes of course i get tax credits and child benefit like almost every other parent in the UK. I didn't think those were the benefits we were talking about.
Tax credits are a means tested benefit and child benefit is a universal benefit but they are both still benefits that you are claiming.0 -
Happy_feet wrote: »Yes of course i get tax credits and child benefit like almost every other parent in the UK. I didn't think those were the benefits we were talking about.
I guess the clue is in the name.0
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