Uc reivew

ella1992

Any advice please so me and my partner have uc reivew i gave them 4 months worth statements ect they said phome call will be in December my partner has gambling issues spends constantly last few months how will uc reivew team be on this iv heard bad story's hes never won big hes only won what he put in tbh this is making me poorly he has blocked it on his bank now thankfully but he only wants best for us I guess

Rosie_Scope

Hi @ella1992 The UC review team will have done lots of reviews for people with gambling issues before. If you explain to them what's happening and be honest about any money going in and out, it shouldn't be too much of an issue.

Has your husband's gambling ever taken you over the £6,000 limit?

ella1992

What do u mean taken over the limit the most he won withdrawing into the bank is 300 twice this year and possibly the odd 40quid

ella1992

But its like he gambled his pip 550 and then had to sell his phone he then put money into the bank and lost it and then had get his phone back out this month and won 300

Rosie_Scope

Hi @ella1992, I mean if your husband had won over £6,000, or if he won enough money to take your bank account above £6,000 for a length of time. It sounds like he wasn't doing that so hopefully there's nothing to worry about.

Just try to be honest if they ask. As I said earlier, they will have met people with gambling problems before so they should understand some of the patterns.

ella1992

NNever Has he won that ever

Rosie_Scope

That should be fine @ella1992 ☺️ they may have a couple of questions about the money going in and out, but they should understand that it's a difficult thing to control. How's your husband doing now? Is he getting any support with his gambling?

There's a support line here if he needs any advice: https://www.gamcare.org.uk/

ella1992

I also use clearpay alot for household items or food will this be a issue aswell

Rosie_Scope

No that should be fine too @ella1992. They're mostly looking out for people who are abusing the system and you're not doing that.

Paying for things on clearpay or other pay later services isn't against the rules. Just tell them about it if they ask ☺️

ella1992

Does this ok to show uc when they ask hes had Ladbroke since 2014

Rosie_Scope

I'm afraid I'm not too sure, but hopefully the people on the call will be able to tell you. They won't immediately tell you off or stop your payments if it's not right, they'll just ask you to submit something else ☺️

Have they asked you for any specific things yet other than bank statments? If not, it may be worth just waiting until the call to find out what they'd like you to provide.

ella1992

Nothing yet but I know there gonna ask on the gambling as bank statements its sent will show how much hes put in so I wanted to get this ready so then there no messing around then

ella1992

The trouble is im one of these if its not done i cant rest and then it effect my mental health daily

Rosie_Scope

It sounds like you're doing everything you can to be prepared. Perhaps like you have done above, you can collect some screenshots that you think will be useful to them and keep them in a folder on your phone or computer. Things that show the history of any payments over the last 4 months on any services you or your husband use.

Then if they need them, you have them ready and if they're not quite what they're after they can ask for something else.

ella1992

Hi all so iv got my telephone reivew on 28th for 15mins I fort thus can take longer