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COL Disregard

ChocolateFrog · 2024-02-28 16:48:37

Hi, I need to migrate to UC next month. I know the COL payments are disregarded indefinitely but do I need to 'prove' that they are part of my savings (will be over 6K)? When the COL payments were made I transferred the money to a separate account but I didn't put a reference or anything. How do I prove that some of my…

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HillStreetBlues Posts: 6,278 Forumite

1 March 2024 at 5:39PM

tomtom256 said:

HillStreetBlues said:

As it's statue the SoS doesn't get to decide if it went that far it would be down to the courts.

Maybe someone can point to a case that a person was in court for failing to declare capital under £6k.
But as I doubt that will be forthcoming, I will leave it as that.

As previously advised OP stated he had over £6k, which is what could have caused issues. But you sit on your high horse.

We can disagree in this forum, but don't do personal insults.

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