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Payment
Good evening. My husband has a small tax refund due from his last works payment. HRMC have said they will pay this with his military pension. Universal credit deduct the whole amount of pension from our payment so will the whole amount of the tax refund be deducted/ counted as pension despite it being earnings? Thank you…
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Hi, my name is Angel01! Serco mortgage coming to end
hi all, my mortgage is finishing next yr and I am in a panic. Serco have been paying the interest of my mortgage and I understand I have to get a new mortgage ‘mortgage for life’ and pay serco back the interest or sell my flat and try and live off of any equity (£50k and lose my disability payments. I am 63 so do not…
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Council asking for my bank account details to see savings
hi there I’m posting on behalf of my grandma, she lives alone and gets help from the council for rent and council tax, they are now asking to provide any savings or what money is in the account to prove what she has. Does she have to do this?
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Being in control makes a huge difference
My building society acc. That I get my money out into is changing to a card acc. with monthly statements. I don't want that. I decide to take control of things myself, write to the dwp and inform them to put my money into the current acc. I will then close the other one as it's no longer wanted. I feel better for having…
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ccsl going out my bank account?
I'm new here and not sure how this all works but I need some help with a query about a ccsl going out my bank account me please. which I had no idea about and what the debt is for or who to contact about it can any body help
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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…
