Will a small inheritance affect Pip & DLA
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Ladystarbar1
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Hello, my nan passed away in January and my auntie has said my nan left £1500 for each grandchild. I'm on Pip and my son is on Dla. Will this affect any benefits as it's not a large amount? Who do I notify? Every phoneline will be busy at the moment.
Thank you.
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HI and welcome,I'm sorry to hear that!PIP and DLA are not means tested so the inheritance will not affect either of those.However, if you're claiming any other means tested benefits like ESA/JSA/ Income Support, housing benefits/council tax reduction or Universal Credit, then if the money takes your total savings to £6,000 or more then you'll need to report the changes and you'll see a reduction in your benefits. If it brings your total savings to £16,000 or more then you won't be entitled to any means tested benefits.Hope this helps.0
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Hi @Ladystarbar1
Good Evening & Welcome ??
I am one of the Community Champion’s here at Scope.
It’s great to see that you have meet Poppy she is very very good with anything in & around Benefits.
Please please let me know if you need any further help/advice??
@steve510 -
Thank you so much for your prompt replies Poppy and Steve. Very useful and helpful information.
Kind Regards
Georgina
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