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Child benefit overpayment HELP!!

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  • pmlindyloo
    pmlindyloo Posts: 13,100 Forumite
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    Another good guide here: (Click on Personal Independence Payment)

    https://www.rethink.org/resources/p
  • Mae85
    Mae85 Posts: 117 Forumite
    Thanks. Will applying for pip effect our esa claim? By this I mean could it potentially stir things up so we get put on to UC? We don!!!8217;t want this to happen as the last thing we need right now is 5 weeks without any money !
  • pmlindyloo
    pmlindyloo Posts: 13,100 Forumite
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    Mae85 wrote: »
    Thanks. Will applying for pip effect our esa claim? By this I mean could it potentially stir things up so we get put on to UC? We don!!!8217;t want this to happen as the last thing we need right now is 5 weeks without any money !

    Applying for PIP will not mean a move to Universal Credit.

    If you are successful it would mean more money for you. It is not a means tested benefit - you could be a millionaire and still receive it.

    It could affect your ESA claim but only in a good way - i.e it might mean you are awarded more money through disability premiums.
  • Mae85
    Mae85 Posts: 117 Forumite
    Thanks for that. I!!!8217;m gonna look into it.
    Can we both apply for it or can only 1 ?
  • pmlindyloo
    pmlindyloo Posts: 13,100 Forumite
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    Mae85 wrote: »
    Thanks for that. I!!!8217;m gonna look into it.
    Can we both apply for it or can only 1 ?

    If you are both eligible then you can both apply for PIP.
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