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Inheriting a small amount that will take me over my means tested savings limit
Hi I am looking for any insights and guidance around inheritance for disabled people on means tested benefits .My mother is due to leave me 20 k in her will .I,am on ESA ,PIP HB If I receive this inheritance to my bank account it will exceed my benefits savings limits .I’ve been advised to go to a solicitor and set up a…
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If someone moved in with me
Hi my friend might have to sell their flat to pay damages to flooded property below flat of £41,000. I am on ESA Support Group and High Rate PIP living and mobility. I live alone and get housing benefits and single person discount council tax. I am on legacy benefits and believe I won’t have to be transferred to universal…
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Hi, I'm RUBIKSCUBEBOY! Looking to start work, how much can I earn without losing my benefits?
Hello, hoping I can get some advice please. I am a 47 year old male wheelchair user, currently recovering from total knee replacement surgery on 8th January 2024. My 4th surgery in 4 years due to Rheumatoid Arthritis. I was made redundant 12th January 2024 and put in for ESA while signed off from work. My final pay packet…
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Been called into job centre
Hi, my friend has recently uploaded a fit note on her universal credit account because they have had to stop caring for a family member due to ill health. once they uploaded the fit note they received a message from universal credit saying they need to go into the job centre for a meeting. is this normal and why would they…
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Changing car and tax being entitled to the 50% discount of vehicle tax on new car
Hi I am getting a new car (second Hand ) and i need to apply for 50% of vehicle tax, but the old car has got that already and I will cancel that tax, but my statement of entitlement has a stamp on from the DVLA and the registration number of the old car, stating that reduction was applied to the old car. So how do I change…
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Hi, my name is runa! I want to stop CA does that mean the Job Centre will call me to go to work?
Hi My husband works and I’m a care for him cause of that, I have to pay council tax this is way too much for us. We’re struggling even paying the council tax and we have two kids that depend on us. I wanted to stop the carers allowance does that mean the Job Centre will be calling me to go to work Can someone please help…
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Mark v dwp. anybody know if they would still class me as unfit for work?
Last month I ended up in hospital and while in hospital I had 7 seizures and I went into a coma for a week I was also told that my heart stopped twice I was suppose to have a health and disability assessment over the phone but missed it once I woke up out of the coma my son brought my mobile to the hospital. That's when I…
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Carers allowance
Hi I was wondering if anyone can help my son has recently come back home, he has currently started a claim for uc and carers allowance for me he only claims uc for himself, but he has started a claim online for carers allowance, I am currently receiving uc and my partner receives state pension in which my uc is deducted,…
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When will my LHA go up?
This discussion was created from comments split from: Hi, my name is SandyBananaP!.
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Retirement and Pensions
Hello again! Hoping for more good advice from the community. Retired at 35 from the council in 1990. Pension from lgps ever since. I get my State Pension in Oct. Any info on what happens to my lgps when I reach 66,will it be reduced,increased or stay the same,and will I get a lump sum? Thank you for any advice,as usual its…
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DLA and mobility car
Hi My mother has been in respite since last year and I have found I can not look after anymore due to a illness.Her benefits were stopped except her state pension which we have to use to top up her funding for her care home. she is now in full time care. All her benifts will now stop to fund her care. She has DLA with a…
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LCWRA. when should I be entitled to a payment from please?
Hi I’m new to this and finding it difficult to get a grip off. My question is. I have been signed off work since 15/11/23 my assessment period begins on the 29/11/23. I was awarded LCWRA on 26/3/24 when should I be entitled to a payment from please? UC have said it’s 27/4/24 and therefore I am not entitled to any backdated…
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Hi, my name is Nura! PIP reduced to £28 a week.my adult son is on high rate pip. do I get rent paid?
Hi everyone, I've just had a pip phone assessment which I was feeling good that day,I was getting high rate and my award came through and i have only been given £,28 a week! So because of that my esa has gone down £80 A Week too...so I've lost nearly £1000 a month... losing the car too! If this wasn't enough my adult kids…
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Benefits
Hi I’ve been off work since November I was admitted to hospital and collapsed waking up in intensive care,with pneumonia. I have been diagnosed with COPD and Asthma and have been having bad anxiety do to continually coughing unable to breathe. Work (HR) have given me 3 months to get better otherwise they’ll look into…
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Could do with advice
Hi all i could really do with some advice please i live in a hmo with 8 others, each room is self contained so no sharing, however there’s a junkie here who sleeps all day then starts banging, shouting, loud music all night, my neighbour also joins in with the banging, loud music as they hang out at night, and a constant…
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Help understanding the savings cap with a student grant.
Hello guys! To cut a long story short i have recently started a course with the open uni and it has been going great! I was also able to receive a student grant to assist me but im a just a tad confused about the way these things work. I had a homeless scare a year ago when my landlord sold the house and since then ive…
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I'm confused
Hello i am abit confused i am not very good at understanding stuff i suffer with schizophrenia and some places say i think that pip could be stopped for people with mental health does that mean all mental health and then theres this i read on another place "The Conservative Party leader also suggested some people with…
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Hi, my name is Phoebe07! Cant make telephone assessment, what should I tell them.?
Just received a message to say my assessment is telephone call 29th this month. My aunt and uncle have paid for me to go their sons wedding i won't be here on 29th what should I tell them.
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ESA Migration to UC confusion (managed migration)
Hello How / when will an ESA / HB claim go to UC via managed migration ? (underlining ESA IB but award is IR because of EDP on support group)
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Re: sunaks speech - the acceleration of uc rollout
Okay I think many of us can agree that this was sunaks most vile attack on the disabled yet (I resent being made an example of because of something I was born with in order to gain votes) and it’s even more worrying the silence from Labour (though I think the Lib Dem’s denounced it) nothing is set in stone until at least…