Universal credits

lukeowen1989
lukeowen1989 Online Community Member Posts: 16 Listener
in Universal Credit (UC)
Hello if anyone could help me please. Ive separated from my partner now im living with my 70 year old nan she also has claims universal credits and pention will this effect her benefit?

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    What benefits do you claim for yourself?

    As your nan is state pension age is she living with a partner that under state pension age? If she isn't then she won't be claiming Universal Credit because it's a working age benefit. She will be claiming her state pension and maybe pension credit but it will depend on her circumstances. Does your nan claim a disability benefit such as PIP daily living, DLA mid/high rate care or AA?

    Does she rent her home or own it?
  • lukeowen1989
    lukeowen1989 Online Community Member Posts: 16 Listener
    Hello shes claiming pip and renting

    I claim pip and single parent universal credits 
  • lukeowen1989
    lukeowen1989 Online Community Member Posts: 16 Listener
    Yes state pention age and has no partner
  • calcotti
    calcotti Online Community Member Posts: 10,001 Championing
    edited February 2023
    It’s very difficult to advise without full information.poppy asked you a number of questions.

    Your Nan is 70 and gets State Pension. Does she receive any disability benefit? Does she claim Pension Credit? Does she own or rent her home? If she rents is rented from the local authority or housing association or from a private landlord.

    You claim PIP and Universal Credit and have a child who is presumably living with you too. 

    One thing that will have changed is that your Nan was presumably getting a single person discount on her Council Tax bill. If so she needs the local authority that you are living there. She will lose the discount.

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