Family bought car for me
hi so I have a question, about 17 months ago I needed a bigger car so I traded in my old car 16 plate which I got by finance and gave it to a private seller. For a newer 2020 plate. My family gave the guy cash on top of exchange value. Car is worth between 12-16k. My family gave him 8k in cash as he wanted cash, i believe he might have been an independent trader not sure
if i ever get reviwed is this ever relevant to UC? The money never came into any of my account or my possession, it didn’t affect my savings or capital
I always worry that I’m driving a newer car while claiming UC. I do work full time as well but it still worries me
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Hello @Westerneye and welcome to the community.
This should not impact your UC so please try not to worry.
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Lucky you, that's quite a gift from your family. We can of course accept gifts in receipt of UC.
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Hi @SheffieldMan1976, it's not about income but savings and capital.
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That's not strictly true @SheffieldMan1976, there are circumstances where people can claim UC with incomes much higher than £16,000 and even savings or capital higher than £16,000.
The situation the member has described though should not impact their UC.
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