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Question re means-tested benefits. Help please!
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What we really need to establish is do YOU have access to the money, or is the money tied up in a bond/trust where YOU can't access it?Many thanks to all who replied. I have the money in the childrens names but to my knowledge childrens saving are taken into account for benefit purposes. Does anyone know if this is still true?I made a mistake once, believeing people on the internet were my virtual friends. It won't be a mistake that I make again!0 -
A solution was found. The money was put into a trust and the Housing Benefit Department allowed my claim.0
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thistledome wrote: »How is it fraud when it's not her money? Are children's savings taken into account for means-tested benefits? (genuine question, I've never had to claim them).
Before moving over to ESA, I was on income support and had to declare my childrens savings, as they were taken into account.
Perhaps it's different for ESA??There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they'll take you - Beatrix Potter0 -
mynameistallulah wrote: »Children's capital is no longer counted - explained in this document, para. 57.
That's good to know as eldest child will be coming into some money next year.There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they'll take you - Beatrix Potter0
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