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4 years 3 months ago #255088 by IDS
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Hello all
In the house of commons today (Monday 25th) it was announced that legacy benefits will rise by 0.5% in April, what is legacy benefit, who is entitled to it and what doe's 0.5% equate to.
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In the house of commons today (Monday 25th) it was announced that legacy benefits will rise by 0.5% in April, what is legacy benefit, who is entitled to it and what doe's 0.5% equate to.
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4 years 3 months ago #255123 by LL26
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Hi IDS,
Thank you for your query.
UC (Universal Credit ) replaced various existing benefits when it was introduced a few years ago. This means that eg new claimants who can not work through ill-health, or those looking for a job now have to claim UC. However, claimants who have previously been on these benefits can remain on them unless their circumstances change and they need to reclaim under UC. The term 'legacy' stems from the fact that the benefits are left over from the previous system. There are 6 legacy benefits: Income related Jobseekers Allowance, Employment & Support Allowance, Housing Benefit, Child Tax Credits, Working Tax Credits and Income Support.
From time to time the Government review the amounts of benefit. All of the above legacy benefits are means tested and there is a maximum amount payable depending on the individual claimants circumstances. The 0.5% increase will provide a small increase in the amount of benefit that a claimant will receive each week.
I hope this helps.
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Thank you for your query.
UC (Universal Credit ) replaced various existing benefits when it was introduced a few years ago. This means that eg new claimants who can not work through ill-health, or those looking for a job now have to claim UC. However, claimants who have previously been on these benefits can remain on them unless their circumstances change and they need to reclaim under UC. The term 'legacy' stems from the fact that the benefits are left over from the previous system. There are 6 legacy benefits: Income related Jobseekers Allowance, Employment & Support Allowance, Housing Benefit, Child Tax Credits, Working Tax Credits and Income Support.
From time to time the Government review the amounts of benefit. All of the above legacy benefits are means tested and there is a maximum amount payable depending on the individual claimants circumstances. The 0.5% increase will provide a small increase in the amount of benefit that a claimant will receive each week.
I hope this helps.
LL26
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4 years 3 months ago #255127 by IDS
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Thank's LL26, the labour MP who raised the question said this would give people £37pw did she mean 37pence, you cannot even buy a supermarket's own brand of bread. Don't we have a caring government!
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4 years 3 months ago #255247 by Gary
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Hi IDS
Yes it should have said £0.37pw (0.5% of £74.35)
As for your last comment, I can not answer that but will leave it for others to comment on.
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Yes it should have said £0.37pw (0.5% of £74.35)
As for your last comment, I can not answer that but will leave it for others to comment on.
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