Old but New Member looking for some advice please
Feb 14, 2023 18:23:12 GMT
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Post by valleygirl on Feb 14, 2023 18:23:12 GMT
Hello all
i am looking for some advice please regarding Benefits and savings, tale of the tape is my husband is Disabled and has been since car accident in 2003, he is on the PIP higher rate etc, i am his carer so i get carers allowance, we are on "Income Support".
Ok our problem is our House it urgently needs a new Roof and the outer walls need Rendering, so My husband has a pension (old Type) that can only be taking out in one lump, Actually the cost of the work meets the total of the pension.
I have tried talking to Job centre and the answer from them was "as soon as you take out that pension, your benefits will cease", Now we are both not at pension age yet.
I have tried local council for Grant and thats a no go for a start (they did not want to know unless we were at pension age).
I have contacted a Pension adviser who can transfer the funds to another type of pension, but he has said we are allowed £6000 per financial year before it affects our benefits?, 6K will not even repair our roof. the question i have is Should we write to DWP to ask is there anyway they will allow this as its urgent? The builder is awaiting an answer on time frame etc. this is all above board, we have no savings, but we do own the house (if any other members remember me they will know what problems we had with getting house registered and getting running water to it).
Any ideas greatly appreciated, we are struggling with this one
Valleygirl
i am looking for some advice please regarding Benefits and savings, tale of the tape is my husband is Disabled and has been since car accident in 2003, he is on the PIP higher rate etc, i am his carer so i get carers allowance, we are on "Income Support".
Ok our problem is our House it urgently needs a new Roof and the outer walls need Rendering, so My husband has a pension (old Type) that can only be taking out in one lump, Actually the cost of the work meets the total of the pension.
I have tried talking to Job centre and the answer from them was "as soon as you take out that pension, your benefits will cease", Now we are both not at pension age yet.
I have tried local council for Grant and thats a no go for a start (they did not want to know unless we were at pension age).
I have contacted a Pension adviser who can transfer the funds to another type of pension, but he has said we are allowed £6000 per financial year before it affects our benefits?, 6K will not even repair our roof. the question i have is Should we write to DWP to ask is there anyway they will allow this as its urgent? The builder is awaiting an answer on time frame etc. this is all above board, we have no savings, but we do own the house (if any other members remember me they will know what problems we had with getting house registered and getting running water to it).
Any ideas greatly appreciated, we are struggling with this one
Valleygirl
