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Its about helping people get their entitlement! Not about benefits policy!
Its about helping people get their entitlement! Not about benefits policy! This board is here for help and support for those on or looking to claim benefits, not for judgement. Its ONLY focus is helping people with their money. It's here to help people find out what they are entitled to under the current system, and to…
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*USEFUL LINKS*
MoneySavingExpert insert: Huge thanks to Fran for compiling this list some time ago. The MSE article and forum links are up to date but links to other sites may be broken. Back to Fran's original post: ---- The following links may prove useful in looking for information about Benefits and Jobseeking. MSE Attendance…
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Cash ISA question
I have £35k in a savings account paying 4.5%. I do not want to pay any tax on this and considering a cash ISA. Can i gather interest up to the £1000 limit and then transfer to an ISA at a point later in the year to avoid taxation on the interest? I have no current ISA.
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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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Carers Allowance - Eligibility Question
Hi. My partner has just put in a claim for CA. He is my main carer. I'm physically disabled. Still waiting for a decision. He has been informally told by someone from my local JCP told that he is not eligible for CA as we live about 25 miles apart. We looked through the criteria and eligibility before he made this claim…
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Carers Element on a single UC claim?
We currently have a joint UC claim and receive the carers element. My partner and I are separating and I will then be claiming UC on my own. What happens to the carers element? Is it possible to continue to claim this additional money on a single claim?
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New Job Seekers Allowance and Pensions
Just lost my job at 64, not ready to retire and looking for new work. I have taken some of my pension tax free lump sum. Does this affect my claim for NJSA?
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Unclaimed benefits
Hi… everyone I’ve seen on itv that there are millions of unclaimed funds which is sitting in the governments bank. What I would like help with is what I may be entitled to equally yourselves. The MSE site has various links to entitlement sites inclusive of the Gov site. However it’s all a bit confusing like myself I think…
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Reporting Help to Save Account to Universal Credit: Necessary Under £6,000?
Do I need to report my Help to Save account to Universal Credit if my total savings are under £6,000? Thanks,
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WTC Migration To UC First Payment
Looking for some advice, just got our first UC payment, migration from WTC and it is £39 for a month. We previously got £35 per week working tax credit. I got the severe disability element of WTC Working Couple, total earnings £2400 and declared £26k savings Thought the transitional protection payment was supposed to make…
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PIP question
Morning. On Monday, I applied for PIP due to my mental health and my issues, but I am just wondering, will DWP get in touch with my GP to gather evidence of my medical information? as I have a doctors/GP appointment on Monday by phone, as I don't have a printer to put them with my form when it arrives. I am just worried,…
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New Style Esa & workplace pensions & higher rate of PIP &lump sum & tax
Hello, some information please if anyone can? Ill health retirement pension £168.00 per week , how much contributions based esa (called new style esa now) will i recieve? I have read that if on higher rate DlA (not specifically PIP) that the £85.00 rule does not apply, is this correct? is this the same rule for PIP higher…
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Successful pip appeal at hearing but dwp requesting correction of date
Hi all, So I had my pip stopped in April 2023 after a review which I was scored 0 points. (Previously on enhanced daily living and standard mobility) No change after requesting mandatory reconsideration so I lodged an appeal with the help of citizens advice which was finally heard by tribunal on 6th March. Tribunal have…
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Carer Element
Hello, I am currently on tax credits but received migration notice. My wife is carer for our child so she will be entitled to carer element. She is also receiving carers allowance which will be deducted from the award. My mother in law lives with us. I am working full time so cannot get carer allowance to look after her.…
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UC migration from WTC - Business plan for self employed commitment interview
Hello, I have new question re WTC to UC migration that I'm hoping someone here can help with. My partner and I are both sole traders for the past 20 years. Neither of us have a business plan. We have received separate appointments for our initial work coach commitment interview and have gathered together most of the…
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Attendance Allowance (AA) - Annual Benefit Statement
Just popping this here to share this information, which might save a lengthy wait on the phone to DWP, who are being inundated with calls on this subject at the moment. I have LPA for my father who suffers from Alzheimer's Disease. Dad was in receipt of AA when he lived at home and I cared for him. He suffered a stroke and…
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Carers Allowance: Holiday let rents classed as income?
My wife receives Carers Allowance for our disabled teenage son (she has no other income). We recently bought a house with an annex building in the garden as we thought this might be suitable to give our son some independence in due course. In the meantime (which will probably be several years) she has decided to do holiday…
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Confirm previous earnings from work Universal Credit
Hi, I am making thing the transition from Tax Credits to Universal Credits. After doing a number of things required by UC I have now received a "Confirm previous earnings from work" in my to do list. It states on the page I need to fill in.... How much did you and your partner earn in "total" from work each month? I am…
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UC migration from CTC
Hi all, We've recently migrated and our CTC was £349.10 every 4 weeks. Our UC entitlement is £92.17 per month. Has anyone else had a massive cut? I've been back and forward with UC about this and they can't give me an explanation and tell me everything is right. Is this migration and underhanded way for them to make big…
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UC Application Questions
Cannot find any manual / rule book / handbook helping to correctly answer questions on UC application form (sort of like a booklet enclosed with every TC renewal form). If there is one, where can I find it? Any pointers will be highly appreciated! 1. Landlord. They want landlord details including their phone number. Thing…
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Universal credit/pension
Hi, I’m 51 and may have to take ill health retirement. Someone mentioned universal credit to me, but not sure I would be eligible. I have about £90000 in a pension pot that I may be able to access before I’m 55. Does this £90000 count as savings and/or is any amount I withdraw each year counted as income regarding…
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Personal Pension and UC
Good afternoon, I wondered if somebody could give me some guidance on the following please. I have been trying to sort out my husband's personal pension since his retirement in February and need to get something sorted as I don't want UC to think I'm trying to defer it. Because I am Power of Attorney it is taking so much…