Gifted Deposit - DWP?

Errata

Slightly different, benefits don't have to be worked for, wages do.

Mojisola

Errata wrote: »

Benefits aren't classed as income as the reason for the benefit can't be guaranteed to continue, and indeed can vanish without warning overnight.

Mojisola wrote: »

Not that much different to wages, then.

Errata wrote: »

Slightly different, benefits don't have to be worked for, wages do.

I don't see how that distinction matters when you're being assessed for the ability to pay. In fact, I think it's far more likely for someone to be made redundant or be sacked within a short time frame than for benefits to be changed. It always takes ages for benefit changes to filter through.

Trying_to_be_good

Mum could be seen as depriving herself of the asset (gifted deposit) should she need taxpayer-funded care - check this out carefully!

Errata

It isn't the mother's asset until she owns it, which she won't until she accepts it.