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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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UC won't pay 53 weeks rent
So, I rent from a housing association and have been sent my rent increase letter and it states that in this financial year there are 53 weeks payable. UC have worked out my housing element for 52 weeks and when I contacted them they said "We calculate your housing entitlement by taking your weekly rent amount which we…
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Claimant commitment
My wife is on esa support group but when she eventually has to move to uc will she have to have a claiments commitment interview?
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Widowed parents backdated payments
Hello. I applied for the backdated payments for widowed parents, now that the law has changed and we were not married. I applied in July 2023. I am still waiting on a decision. I feel like I am just being ignored now. I've rang them to be told "We don't know" and contacted my MP. Still nothing. Can they just continue to…
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Housing Costs nightmare, advice needed.
Hi all I received a letter from my housing association asking me to contact them regarding them overcharging for the rent. I rang today and it transpires that the rent has been overcharged since 2019!! We are talking of £1000 that UC have paid me and in turn I have paid them. They have given me a list of how much the rent…
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Will you get the 6.7% UC increase?
Simple put, you may not! The prehistoric and draconian benefit cap could prevent you from seeing a penny of it. This article from The Standard explains. P1 February 2024 (author Tamara Davison.) DWP benefit cap: what is it and is it changing? I apologise for not uploading the link. It seems that MSE prevents us newbies…
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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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Universal credits increase
I see that Universal Creidts will increase from 10th. My accessment period is 12/14th and paid on 20th. Will I get the increase or partial or none this month?
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Complicated one
Hi, new to the forum, hope someone can be of help. This is regarding my daughter who is having all sorts of trouble with the UC. She and her husband were living in house A. Her mother in law was living in house B. Due to a need for more room they swapped. Daughter then bought house C, and to save £6k on unnecessary stamp…
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Home warm discount taxed
I recieved my bill from British gas who had billed me twice for same thing but the home warm discount was also taxed leaving £142 .86 before it got to final total where more deductions were made is this allowed
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Charge For Extra Bedroom UC
Hi Can anyone help me. I have for the past two years paid £77 a month out of any award for UC on the grounds that the property has one extra bedroom. However this is not the case as UC have not included the carer that I need overnight who has to use one of the bedrooms which and evidently would be the extra bedroom UC are…
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Inheritance & DWP Universal Credit concerns
I recently lost my mother and she left her paid off house and savings to myself and my brother. We are both executors but i will be managing the probate since he lives and works in the states. Her savings were around 90k and the house has a value of 250k or so. The 3 banks have not required a grant of probate because the…
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UC And Mortgage?
Hello to everybody on this board. I have recently had a relationship breakdown with ex partner and he has left me for good just picking things up now. I have applied for council reduction and UC as well. I have a question in regards to UC all utility bills are in my name. Child benefit is also in my name and I receive it.…
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LHA rise
Hello, In my payment calculation for UC for the period March 22nd to April 21st my housing part of the payment hasn't gone up yet. I thought it was going up in April and so I would see the change this month? Do I need to wait until next month which is completely after April 1st? Thank you
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Changing address universal credit
Before anyone attacks me, let's not forget that loads of people claimed UC during the pandemic and found it's not an easy ride like some people thought, and that many people in work claim it. I have genuine personal reasons for claiming. I want to move to a new address but universal credit is illogical with it. Whilst a…
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Will my child's current account affect our benefits once he turns 18?
Hello all. My son's grandparents opened an account for our son years ago and have been depositing money into it regularly. We can't access the money. He is living at home with us and turns 18 later this year and will have full control of the account once he does so. Again, I stress we can't access the account and have no…
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New Style ESA - NI contributions issue
Hi there, hoping someone can point me to where I could find the relevant guidance, or knows more about this than me! This is my situation: Was on income-based ESA (and PIP) for years. Started work under Permitted Work rules January 2022. At the start of April, I ended ESA claim and was working 25+hrs (variable) a week.…
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Bereavement Benefit
I have a question about the Bereavement Support Payments and Bereavement Allowance. My partner died at the age of 29 in 2010 when my son was 3 years old, I seen on your TV show saying about the Bereavement Support Allowance and i thought i would apply and see if i would be entitled to this. My partner was self employed and…
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Universal Credit and RSUs (stock)
Hi all. So for my job we have some stock benefit called RSUs. They become available every few months, to either keep or sell. I have sold some and the sale and taxation of the shares is all handled indepentantly of wages. By that I mean the shares vest, I sell them, I get a wire transfer a few days later. They are however…
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How RSU affect UC
Hi, I have got some RSU vested (£50k) this month. After tax its roughly (£30k) and I sold some share (£6k) last month. In my payslip of this month, this RSU vest has been added as taxable income and the tax has been adjusted accordingly. The take home pay for this 'special' month is slightly higher than normal regular,…
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ESA Reassessment
Hi there, I received a form from ESA to complete and send back by the 26th of December. I have been receiving ESA for around 7 years and am in the work related activity group. I think it is called a reassessment form? I sent it back in the middle of December but have not heard anything again from ESA. I was wondering what…