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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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10k UC overpayment
I was relatively new to UC and was private renting after fleeing domestic abuse. I moved to another place with help of council and LHA remained the same. Only recently, despite address being changed everywhere else, I realised address was wrong on UC. I informed them and they didn't give me a penalty saying they understood…
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Migration to Universal Credit from Child Tax Credit - confused!
We currently get a small amount of Child Tax Credit and have received the letter to migrate over the Universal Credit. We get child benefit, husband works and we have savings over the £16K limit. Is it actually worth moving over as although I keep reading about transitional protection for 12 months does husband working…
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UC and savings
This discussion was created from comments split from: £6000 in savings.
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Shared Custody - Benefits
Hi all, Not sure if this is the right place or not. In the event of a separation, and the custody being shared, who is in receipt of benefits? There are three children - my assumption is that only two children would be able to be claimed for through Universal Credit (this has been the case previously). Also, who would be…
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Universal credit payment went from £98 to £207 overnight, why?
I asked them in my universal credit journal but getting no answer. Some 6.7% increase is expected (https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/dwp-confirms-millions-higher-universal-29129551) but in my case it's over 200% increase. I had zero income for several months now (I'm in software development, there's…
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UC and unearned income
Hi, I've looked all over the net and can't find the answer. I'm hoping someone can help. We are wanting to possibly rent out static caravan out for a few weeks in the summer to put towards running costs. I know the caravan is classed as a personal possession and not capital so I'm not sure how the income would be treated.…
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Benefits and NI
Hi all, my first post here. i checked my NI Contributions and from 2018, until present, my years are not full. my youngest child turned 12, so I know child benefit would be discounted then but I was on a joint claim of income related ESA with my partner who was in the support group and I was his unpaid carer. I thought…
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Daughter leaving full time education, what next?
Hi all, Daughter will be leaving full time education soon, and will be job hunting, fingers crossed has a job lined up before leaving. I work full time, partner out of work at moment due to ill health. We get Universal Credit so not sure how it works next. Once Daughter leaves, do I need to add her in some way to our joint…
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RISHI SUNEK DID IT
exactly who will benefit this £1400 for us pensioners. I get a full state pension plus a small private pension of which I pay roughly £40 a month in tax. wife still working but retires at the end of August. we don't claim any kind of benefits ,don't know if I'm entitled any. no kids or dependent. nat ins ends with a 0. so…
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Migrating to UC after a SDP back payment
Hi all, I will inevitably need to migrate to Universal Credit at some point in the near future. Around 2 or 3 years ago, I received a £16K back payment from the DWP due to the fact that an error was made, by myself and/or the DWP, in terms of not claiming severe disability premium. Today, most of that remains unspent (I…
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Work Capability Assessment (LCWRA)
Hi, I had appointment with my GP on Monday to get a three month fit note to start the process of LCWRA as at the moment I am on LCW, but I need to get on to LCWRA as my mental health is bad and I also have new conditions (agoraphobia and social anxiety) which my GP has put them on my medical records and I just want Job…
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Warm homes discount 2024
I've been eligible for this in the past because I'm on a means tested benefit. This year not eligible because my housing association property " exceeds the government threshold set by Dept of Energy Security and Net Zero". My neighbour 2 doors down, got hers and we have identical flats? Can I do anything?
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The rich get rich and the poor get poorer
After marital breakdown and several years of waiting my local council rehoused me into an adapted property as I have very poor mobility so the house has a stairlift and a level access shower which is ideal. I am on benefits due to disability and I am in receipt of universal credit,Employment and support allowance and after…
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Family member, 60, widowed, on ESA. What might she be entitled too, please?
Hi, as stated in the title. R, female, was married for several decades. Her husband, sadly, died a couple of days ago. She is off work, having been dismissed while recovering from an operation, (Now looking at unfair dismissal, but that's a different story!) and is receiving ESA. Can anyone tell me, and thus her, what she…
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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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UC migration from TC self employed questions
My partner is self employed, 1. when we migrate to UC is it correct that he has to fill in 12 months of income figures going backwards from the claim date in his UC journal? 2. We have end of yr figures for 2024 and migrate mid June what will tax credits ask for? will it be renewal as as usual for yr end 2024 and then…