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Children allowance
I always wondering why DWP always failed to notify the claimants and to give them the choice whether or not they want to submit their claim for UC. I know a lot of people who would not have submitted their UC claim if they were aware what await them when Child Tax Credits are moved to UC. Are DWP allowed to keep people in the dark ?
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Thanks for that.
Most people who made a claim for UC last year didn't have that opportunity of this warning. Do they have a case against the DWP?
Hi,
The problem is when you are no longer eligible for UC because you earn more or have more savings, you lose your Children allowance but whereas you don't lose it under HMRC. But DWP don't warn you of this when people applied for UC. That is the injustice. There should be a way of remedy for these people if they want to end their claim for UC.
Thank you for the explanation
I am aware it will have all worked itself out in the end but it was a surprise to me
The additional injustice will be when you stop claiming UC for whatever reasons, you will also lose your child Tax credit, unlike when it was administered by HMRC.
The only time UC will end will be if the claimants earnings are too much, which was exactly the same as tax credits. Unless of course they have savings in excess of £16,000. Or they decide to end their claim, which will be entirely their decision and not DWPs to stop the claim.
That is exactly my point. The Government moved your Tax Credits, without proper notification and without your consent, from more secured HMRC to the punitive UC rules. DWP then blame you for putting your children in poverty, when your UC ends for whatever reasons. I hear there is a case going on at the Tribunal in regarding of this injustice and it will be interesting to know the outcome.