bereavement

nelky

Hi all just a enquiry about the bereavement benefit should it affect universal credits.

Mams on trying to claim universal credits and and with her receiving bereavement payment it took her over the £6000 threshold and they claiming it’s a income so they are saying she won’t  receive full payment but everywhere she reads say bereavement payment shouldn’t interfere with universal credit.

Thanks

marcia_

nelky said:

Hi all just a enquiry about the bereavement benefit should it affect universal credits.

Mams on trying to claim universal credits and and with her receiving bereavement payment it took her over the £6000 threshold and they claiming it’s a income so they are saying she won’t  receive full payment but everywhere she reads say bereavement payment shouldn’t interfere with universal credit.

Thanks

 Even if it is not included as income (i don't know if it or not) it will be classed as savings, either reducing or stopping all universal credit payments 

Spoonie_Turtle

marcia_ said:

nelky said:

Hi all just a enquiry about the bereavement benefit should it affect universal credits.

Mams on trying to claim universal credits and and with her receiving bereavement payment it took her over the £6000 threshold and they claiming it’s a income so they are saying she won’t  receive full payment but everywhere she reads say bereavement payment shouldn’t interfere with universal credit.

Thanks

 Even if it is not included as income (i don't know if it or not) it will be classed as savings, either reducing or stopping all universal credit payments 

However as a benefit backpayment it might be disregarded. 
(But I don't have the brainpower to go looking at all, someone else will have to dig into it, sorry.)

marcia_

Spoonie_Turtle said:

marcia_ said:

nelky said:

Hi all just a enquiry about the bereavement benefit should it affect universal credits.

Mams on trying to claim universal credits and and with her receiving bereavement payment it took her over the £6000 threshold and they claiming it’s a income so they are saying she won’t  receive full payment but everywhere she reads say bereavement payment shouldn’t interfere with universal credit.

Thanks

 Even if it is not included as income (i don't know if it or not) it will be classed as savings, either reducing or stopping all universal credit payments 

However as a benefit backpayment it might be disregarded. 
(But I don't have the brainpower to go looking at all, someone else will have to dig into it, sorry.)

 True some payments are ignored for a period of time 

nelky

Reasearch on gov comes up with this surely only affects u/c if still have money after a year 

Bereavement Support Payment will not affect your benefits for a year after your first payment. After a year, money you have left from your first payment could affect the amount you get if you renew or make a claim for another benefit.

marcia_

 There are a couple of benefits posters who will be along to point you to the law you can show UC because what you say actually sounds right, ignored for a year. 

sheramber

nelky said:

Hi all just a enquiry about the bereavement benefit should it affect universal credits.

Mams on trying to claim universal credits and and with her receiving bereavement payment it took her over the £6000 threshold and they claiming it’s a income so they are saying she won’t  receive full payment but everywhere she reads say bereavement payment shouldn’t interfere with universal credit.

Thanks

When did she receive the bereavement payment?

nelky

Father passed in October received bereavement benifit in dec/jan not 100% sure tbh 

sheramber

Retrospective Widowed Pat=rents Allowance is not relevant to the OP'S mother, who was widowed in October last year.

The OP appears to be talking baout Brereavemnet Support Payment.

Howevr, the same applies, in that it is disregarded for 12 months and then any left is treated as capital.

HillStreetBlues

@sheramber
Removed my post to save confusion.