UC Stopped due to partner's savings - need help

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  • sharron69
    sharron69 Community Member Posts: 8 Connected

    hi our uc which includes my lcwra has been stopped for a review because of savings ( I didn’t know that a couple of years ago my partner apparently had over the £16000 in savings which also has long gone , )and now we Wernt coping anyway the last year or so , we are quite new to benefits and have even sold thing we had including my jewellery to get by

    Now suddenly all of uc stopped for review so we can’t pay our rent or even eat ,, or pay bills etc am worried sick

    How do they stop my lcwra wen I didn’t know we have never had joint bank accounts

    Any advice please x

  • Rachel_Scope
    Rachel_Scope Posts: 3,779 Online Community Team

    @sharron69 I've just popped your question into it's own discussion so it's more visible.

    I'm so sorry you're going through this. Unfortunately, if you have a joint UC account then both of your savings will be taken into account. The claim is for both of you so you won't be able to receive payments at the moment, despite not being aware of your partner's savings.

    Have you checked your journal? What exactly have they said? Have they given you a deadline to provide some information?

  • Holly_Scope
    Holly_Scope Posts: 5,702 Online Community Team

    Hi @sharron69. I'm so sorry things are so tough at the minute. I'm going to pop you an email in a short while, so please keep an eye out for it. I hope some of the information on the email will be helpful.

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