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Paulandrew72
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Hello, I'm struggling to find the best answer, I took money from my personal injury trust and put some in my bank to do my back garden, now I've been told council wont pay my rent or council tax, I was seriously injured and lost my job, I'm petrified I'm going to lose everything, please can someone advise me
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Hi there
Di ýou claim any income tested benefits these could be affected if you have savings not sure your trust would be classed as savings I'm no expert with this
Other members will be able to advise
You could contact welfare rights who could help -
Evening, how much £ was involved?2024 The year of the general election...the time for change is coming 💡
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I've put 8,000 in my bank,
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Paulandrew72 said:I've put 8,000 in my bank,
For Council Tax Reduction the rules may be different because each local authority can vary the rules, some local authorities will not provide any support if savings are over £6,000.Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK.
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