Will UC be linked to PIP for existing claimants?
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As your saying that bank acount will checked automatically but i did not understand your saying it will be an automatic system that only checks bank accounts in the present do you mean in the present bank acount transaction ? Thanks
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We don't know, it is all conjecture at this point.
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The most basic function is that it will check the balance in the present.
It will flag up any accounts with over £16,000 in them, as those should be closed for means tested benefits.
It will probably also flag up any accounts with over £6000 in them, for a human to check whether the claimant has declared the correct amount of savings between £6,000-£16,000.
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I thought the context of them talking about linking PIP to UC was to descrease the number of people claiming PIP and not needing benefits, because a lot of people who are well off, ie own their own home, have expensive cars, regularly go away on holiday and use PIP for luxuries are still able to claim PIP and they have been talking about limiting PIP to those people by linking it to people who need to claim benefits for their health.
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I have friend and he needs to know is it true from 1st of aprill 2026 is there double council for second property if there is tenant living? Thanks
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Council tax is managed by their local council.
It is different in different areas.
In my area, council tax is already double for a second property.
Normally, the tenant would pay the council tax, rather than the owner.
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I also like to know please in the budget today did goverment say to replace council tax with local property tax?
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Can anyone please tell me in the budget yestarday did goverment say to replace council tax with local property tax?
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Local Property Tax is in Ireland.
There will be a mansion tax for UK homes worth over 2 million pounds after the budget.
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Why not bank abroad - or at least Guernsey ?
MP's do it - to avoid UK tax .. it's not illegal and UK snoopers do not have access to it.
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It is sometimes illegal to bank abroad if it's deemed tax evasion. (People like Jimmy Carr found this out the hard way!)
Without sounding patronising, I don't think many means-tested benefits claimants would know how to legally go about storing money off-shore, or have enough spare to pay for good quality legal advice to ensure they aren't breaking any laws. I wouldn't know how to go about it myself.
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Don't you mean TAX avoidance ?
Which is NOT illegal - You can bet that some MP's still do it themselves - it is still not illegal - just frowned upon - as being immoral
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Problem is, the line between the two is so close that you need proper legal advice to get it right. Even the pro's still get it wrong sometimes.
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Can anyone please tell me does exsisting lcwra people need to do face to face reasessment in or after 2026?
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Can anyone please tell me does exsisting lcwra people need to do face to face reasessment in or after 2026 if there is no change of circumstances ?
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Hi @ased444, it will depend on when you're due for a reassessment. Lots of people haven't been reassessed for many years and they are trying to reduce the backlog of these people to ensure everyone is still in the right group and getting the right benefits.
So for example, if you've only recently been assessed within the last year or two, it's less likely you'll get reassessed. But if your last assessment was a few years ago, you may be invited for a new one some time next year to check things haven't changed.
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I need to know if i am on lcwra and there is nothing changed over year and i have not contacted uc will i have to still do another assessment even if nothing changed?
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Hi @ased444, If you've only been claiming for a year it's less likely that you'd need a reassessment, but I can't say that for certain. You'd have to ask UC when your claim is due to be reassessed as everyone's case is different and only they have all the details for your claim.
Even if nothing has changed you may still be asked for a review or reassessment at some point to make sure you're in the right group. This happens to everyone and is part of what you agree to when you start receiving the benefits. But hopefully yours won't be reassessed for a while yet. Try not to worry too much about it if you can ☺️
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I just need to ask another question if i have been awarded lcwra and nothing changed and if they want to do reassessment do i have to attend face to face apointment or just to fill in form.?
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