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Inheritance in a trust and UC
Hello, My father passed away last year and left the house in a trust which provides that my stepmother continues to live in the house as a life tenant and is entitled to 50% of the house, and the other 50% will go to me, my three brothers and another third party when the house is sold after my step-mother dies. One of my…
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Housing benefits
I currently am unemployed and get UC and housing benefits. I have started talking to my partner about moving in together with her school age child but would need to be bigger while still being close to the school. Do you think enquiring about moving in to a different place would bounce me off the benefits as she has a job?
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Carers Allowance Closing claim as overlapping benefit
We are a mixed age couple. Myself IR ESA ,DLA high care, low mob Partner SP, PIP High on both care and mob My partner the older one at 66, was/is on CA for myself ,but that has stopped in payment now,as an overlapping benefit to his SP. However, they are still taking it out of my IR ESA as income. He was advised to phone…
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Benefits and mortgage
My partner and I recently split. We have a mortgage together and children. So for that reason we are not selling the house right now as I am not working. Can I claim any benefits if my partner is still down on the mortgage? Not sure how it all works. He hasn't moved out yet either not sure if that affects it. But he will…
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Migration to UC - What Should Happen with My 18 year old Special Needs Child?
I have received a UC Migration Letter. Currently on Legacy Benefits (Income support and SDP, Carers allowance, HB, CB, Child tax credits - including disability amounts for my son). My son has just turned 18 (so an adult), is still attending a specialist school and will be for another academic year. I have until 25th July…
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ESA Text help
Phoned ESA yesterday to inform of a address change. Have just received a text today from ESA saying. I'm on contribution based support group. Can't phone them now untill Minday any idea why they have sent me this text? We need to talk to you about your address, failure to call us will affect the regularity of your payments…
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DWP Under pay of Universal Credit - when not in work
I have been doing seasonal work the last few years while waiting for when i can claim my state pension. All was fine until January of this year ( 2024) when the Universal Credit payment was cut in half, as they claimed that i had been working in December 2023, when in fact my job had finished at the end of October and my…
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Confused.
Hi I'm looking for advice. My child is interim care while I fight to get them back. As my child is not in my care can the sure start maternity grant be backdated as they will be 6 months old or just over if they come home? I have parental responsibility but shared with local authority or can I apply now because I have…
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Tax question . Help me make sense .
Both my wife and i are pensioners .We both have private pension's and oap . After rise in oap we were looking forward to a little more money but . After tax man changed my wife's code she has went from 1170 pounds a month in her account down to 983 pounds . Tax free amount has changed from 1918 pounds to 1085 pounds . Tax…
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PIP Renewal Appeal question
If I win my PIP appeal does the tribunal award start from the point that the renewal was returned or the decision date which was a year later? or does the award start from the date that the tribunal makes its decision? What I am trying to understand is the possible likelihood that after the appeal I will be due for renewal…
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Housing benefit overpayment - help please
Hi.A few years back I was claiming HB as my household's income was not sufficient to cover our basic living expenses. After a year or so the HB office asked for bank statements which I duly provided. It turned out most of the time my capital actually exceeded the qualifying threshold set by the government - not by much, on…
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UC and self assessment owed
Hi, need some advice pls. I was self employed from Apr 23 to Sep 23 and have worked out I will need to pay roughly £1300 in tax and NI. I know I won't be able to afford this so am thinking about asking for it to be collected through my PAYE as I've been employed since Sep 2023. I seem to meet all the criteria. What I'm…
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Help me work out a plan for my mum's retirement
Hello - I need advice from you knowledgeable people especially as I am not based in the UK! I am helping my mum to financially plan. Currently she is 64 years old. She does not have any assets or savings - she rents an apartment and receives housing benefit which won't be sustainable into her future. She just inherited…
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£6000 in savings
When is the £6K threshold going to go up with inflation? It’s been six grand for a long time look how much rents have gone up. we have only £5000 in savings but when UC comes in the same sort of time as wages for the month it takes us over for a short time until the £2500 rent is due. will this be a problem should we…
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PIP renewal back payment.
My health has deteriorated since my claim to PIP. I currently get Mobility Enhanced only. I’ve sent off my renewal with the assistance of an advisor and advocate. I put my renewal in with my medical evidence last August. If I were to get Care component of PIP at any rate is it back dated to my renewal date back in August?…
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Uc review and surveys payment
Just going through review, sent all stuff but worried about payments for surveys. Will this count as income and if so what will happen now?
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Universal credit new rates
Hi, could anyone help me out with what date the new UC rates are paid? My next payment is due 14th May and from what I had read thought I would be seeing the new rates, but have also seen people say the 15th is the first date.
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Just moved from Tax Credit to UC, self employed
Oh dear UC . The synic in me thinks this is a ploy to kill off self employment as a form of employment, bit harsh but I hope I've got this wrong So I recently received £120 week tax credit, with disability element Income of around £750 month after expenses Initial meetings with work coach/UC is still foggy they don't seem…
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Universal credit confusion please help !
Hoping someone can help as can’t find any proper info online, spoke to CAB and I’ve had two different answers also. Need to migrate to UC Couple living together 1st adult - working 18 hours earning £923 per month - enhanced pip (currently on dialysis) 2nd adult - not working will get carers element added due to caring for…
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Widowed parents backpayments and receiving benefits
Hello. Sorry another query on this but I can't find out any information. I have read that if you do qualify for backdated payments (you weren't married to your partner but now the law has changed) and you receive benefits, then they can deduct that from the backdated payments. Does anyone know if that is if you were in…