Changes that need to notify

AMG762

Is there a list anywhere in relation to someone claiming income related benefits (ESA / LHA) and the changes in circumstances that must be notified?

The reason i am asking is that i am aware of the savings limits £6k to £16k tapered but its other things i am unsure about for example...

If you open additional current accounts to take advantage of introductory offers, free £5's or higher interest rates and transfer money around them to maximise this. Would you need to notify anyone providing the total money never exceeded £6k?

A complete list of changes that must be notified would be useful if anyone has a link to one?

fluffymovie

Hi

There isn't an exhaustive list of changes that you need to tell LHA but if you have a change in your circs which may affect your income or household, you should notify them.

If as you say, the capital remains below £6k, an e-mail to them to advise your current balance should be sufficient

sh1981

AMG762 wrote: »

Is there a list anywhere in relation to someone claiming income related benefits (ESA / LHA) and the changes in circumstances that must be notified?

The reason i am asking is that i am aware of the savings limits £6k to £16k tapered but its other things i am unsure about for example...

If you open additional current accounts to take advantage of introductory offers, free £5's or higher interest rates and transfer money around them to maximise this. Would you need to notify anyone providing the total money never exceeded £6k?

A complete list of changes that must be notified would be useful if anyone has a link to one?

Here:
http://www.nhs.uk/CarersDirect/moneyandlegal/otherbenefits/Pages/ESA-changes.aspx

Let Jobcentre Plus know if:

• there's a change in your medical condition
• you or your partner start work or voluntary work, or become self-employed
• you or your partner start a training course
• you or your partner start getting another benefit, pension or allowance (such as statutory maternity pay, statutory paternity pay, statutory adoption pay or statutory sick pay)
• you or your partner stop getting another benefit, pension or allowance
• there's a change in your savings or other capital
• you start living with someone, or someone moves into or leaves your home
• you change your address
• you get married or form a civil partnership
• you get divorced, break up a civil partnership or separate
• you're involved in a trade dispute
• you go into or leave hospital (see hospital stays, below)
• you go into or leave prison or legal custody
• you or your partner go away from home or go abroad
• your partner dies

Morglin

AMG762 wrote: »

Is there a list anywhere in relation to someone claiming income related benefits (ESA / LHA) and the changes in circumstances that must be notified?

The reason i am asking is that i am aware of the savings limits £6k to £16k tapered but its other things i am unsure about for example...

If you open additional current accounts to take advantage of introductory offers, free £5's or higher interest rates and transfer money around them to maximise this. Would you need to notify anyone providing the total money never exceeded £6k?

A complete list of changes that must be notified would be useful if anyone has a link to one?

If, in total, your accounts never go over £6000, means tested benefits are not affected, but it might be an idea to notify them anyway, to save any queries.

Lin