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Will our benefits change or stop??

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  • Caz3121
    Caz3121 Posts: 15,929 Forumite
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    I guess the other question would be around whether FIL is receiving means tested benefits or may be in need of care in the next few years
    Giving away £180k could cause a problem if these applied
  • DLTAG89
    DLTAG89 Posts: 202 Forumite
    Thankfully FIL has a pretty good job and earns too much to claim benefits and is still a good few years away from retirement. He also has a private pension in place so fingers crossed he should be ok but i will run it by him just to double check.

    I just want to try and do everything right as i've heard so many stories where people have won money and had to pay back thousands in benefits and i really dont want that to be us.
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