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DWP check spending.
Something has come to my attention that DWP check on what you are spending. How do they do that ?????????
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Payment
Hi all I have posted previously but I had forgotten to say my husbands gross pay was over £8000. My husband was dismissed on 24th September for capability due to my care needs. His final payment was as pictured but after Deductions he took home £4,190. We have no idea what unpaid hours are, he was paid some company pay for…
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Pip
What's the next step after this
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Pip. Can I get a loan now if my credit is bad?
Hi there I am on pip now can i get loan but my credit is bad
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Pension lump sum Universal Credit
Hello I am an Australian living in the UK with my British husband. I have recently reached retirement age and can now access my Australian pension. I do not work an my husband is in a low income so we currently receive the housing element of Universal Credit for our private rent. We are considering purchasing a shared…
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Winter fuel payment
Hi can anyone tell me if myself or my partner would be entitled to the winter fuel payment, I currently get £0 universal credit and standard daily living pip and my my partner gets state pension he can't claim pension credit as we are in different age groups we are so confused by all this can someone please help 🙃
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Hi, my name is Starbright1975! How can I get a fridge freezer?
Hi I'm desperate for a fridge freezer, please help?
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I won the lottery
I won the lottery and Im being messed around, I have misplaced the money and Im too embarrassed to tell anyone I have the same account details but a much lower account with none of the money, if I had an accident and lost the money what should I do to get it back I think it was fraud.
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Prepayment meters
I found out that I was paying more for my energy by having a prepayment meter for gas and electricity, I find this absolutely sickening considering you have paid upfront, they already have the money in their account and therefore no need to chase you for it if you fall behind payments I have swapped to smart meters for…
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Cost of living
According to the latest figures - Inflation has been only 1.7% since September 2023 - no idea where they get these figures from ?? Food has been going up at more than 1.7% each MONTH let alone year !! This is bad news for those relying on benefits - next Aprils increase will only be 1.7%
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Warm home Discount.
Mine was paid in this morning, I am with OVO.
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Current Scams
My bank sent me an email on scams including those for shopping, banking, phishing etc Many, including myself may do a bit more online shopping in the winter months & festive season. And scammers are using exceedingly cunning methods to con us. [link removed - personal information]
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Side Gig
I was just wondering if anyone had any ideas for ways to make a little extra money on the side. A friend of mine put me onto some survey apps which are ok but get a bit boring after a while. Any other ideas would be appreciated. If anyone wants to use the survey app my friend recommended, it's attapoll. Sign up on this…
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UC TP EROSION DUE TO LCWRA & CARERS ELEMENT
Hi everyone , I hope someone here has some knowledge about how UC Transition protection erosion works please. I am concerned I will lose my tp. I recently migrated 18/8. single person , child element , disabled child element , carers element , housing element , and TP £364.33. On making my new uc claim I dotted the i’s…
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Scammed by Clothing Catalogue
I don't know if this has happened to anyone else. Two days ago I tried paid my catalogue bill in full. It didn't go through so I tried again. It kept saying there was a problem with the card. When they sent me three separate receipts I contacted them and they accepted their mistake a whopping £1,500+ mistake mind. They…
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ESA payments
Hi I’m new to this and looking for some guidance,I spoke to my work coach regarding ESA claim and accepted my commitments on Monday can anyone advise me how long I should expect to wait for payment and is it backdated to when my SSP ended or to the date I claimed online Thanks
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I’ve been scammed…
Hi everyone, Here again looking for advice. I bought a Canon camera on Facebook marketplace. After waiting a week for it to arrive, it turned out to be a scam… 😔 I’ve reported it to my bank (Barclays). They logged an investigation and said it will take atleast 14 days for an outcome. Does anyone know the likelihood of me…
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Using a woodburner instead of central heating - does it cut utility bills?
I know this isn't for everyone but I thought I'd share what we've been trying this winter. We have a woodburner and decided to get logs (we got hardwood - they are more expensive to buy but burn a lot longer). So you know our set up and can compare with your own, we are two pensioners, over 70. We are in the house more or…
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Royal Mail - postage prices
1st Class post is going up again on 7th October It was £1.10 this time last year rose to £1.25 last October rose to £1.35 April 2024 Going up to £1.65 on October 7th 2024 !! Not that anybody uses post these days
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Re help compensation calculation
Hi I would be grateful if someone could confirm that the compensation I received from my bank is calculated correctly. The financial ombudsman ordered them to pay £13,274 plus 8 percent simple interest from 26 dec which is when I lost my money due to a scam until 03 oct which is when they paid me. Overall they paid…
