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Advice please

Meepy
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Hi I need some advice I received inheritence 6 weeks ago amounting to just under 30000 I have done home improvement and booked holiday etc so down to 10000 I work part time I don't get housing benefits I receive working tax and child tax at the moment but due to severe arthritis I think I may have to give up my job in near future what my worry is will I be able to claim income support and carers allowance as I have a disable 12 yr old son or will I not be able to as I have spent 20000 on home holiday etc can dwp say I should have kept it although I received it when I have been working
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How long have you been working for? Contribution based ESA maybe a possibility then your inheritence wouldn't make a difference.0
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Been working 6 weeks it would be income support and carers allowance I would be claiming when I give up work0
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Been working 6 weeks it would be income support and carers allowance I would need to claim0
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Do you own your home?
£20,000 is a lot of money to spend in six weeks, even if you weren't reliant on benefits. Do you have receipts for all your spending?
Would you class the expenditure as reasonable given that you were more than likely going to be claiming IS again in the near future? I'm assuming your arthritis has not suddenly become severe in the past six weeks.0 -
I have used it to home improvement and a holiday and paid of some bills and my arthritis is flared up as have fibromyalgia as well and I didn't expect to need to go on benefits for s long time still hoping I don't need to but doctor has signed me of at the moment0
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I stopped my claim for income support when I started work then I received the inheritence while I have been working0
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And don't have all receipts but surely when I make a claim if I have to give up work it should just be what I have in my account at the time of making a claim0
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And don't have all receipts but surely when I make a claim if I have to give up work it should just be what I have in my account at the time of making a claim0
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