More confusion with benefits and inheritance

alihud

Hi there hope someone can give me some advice.I am executor of my mums will and i've got mostly everything sorted except the house being sold(its on the market).I am currently on ESA and disability allowance and have let the benefits people know that i'm going to have a change in circumstances but dont know when.
Something has crossed my mind tho.Am i now legally obliged to share out the money now as i'm on benefits even though we still have the house to pay for until it is sold taking into consideration we may have to rent the house out which would need some work doing to it to rent it out if it hasnt sold.I have spoken to the citizens advice people and they said i have one year from when Mum died to get everything sorted.
I dont want to do anything wrong and i'm fully aware that i will have to give up the benefits as i will be able to look after myself for a while.Should i get a solcitors advice on this?

dseventy

alihud wrote: »

.Am i now legally obliged to share out the money now as i'm on benefits even though we still have the house to pay for until it is sold taking into consideration we may have to rent the house out which would need some work doing to it to rent it out if it hasnt sold.

Can you elaborate on what your question is?

Thanks

rogerblack

alihud wrote: »

Hi there hope someone can give me some advice.I am executor of my mums will and i've got mostly everything sorted except the house being sold(its on the market).I am currently on ESA and disability allowance and have let the benefits people know that i'm going to have a change in circumstances but dont know when.

As I understand it, the advice from the CAB isn't quite right.
While the house may be disregarded for a period, if it's for sale, any money from the sale of it is not.

In short - capital is anything you have, or which you can get through the courts, that you can sell.
A short list of exclusions then applies for most people - for example personal possessions and their home.

Are you on income-related or contributory ESA?

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/dmgch52.pdf are the full rules that the DWP uses to decide if something is capital or can be excluded.