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UC and DLA

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Lo12345 · 26/04/2022 15:54

Hi just wondering if anyone knows anything about UC and DLA my daughter has been awarded high rate care so I have updated my change circumstances and I’m waiting to see if they will backdate her payments from when DLA have
But I was speaking to a Friend and she said if I have outstanding advances payments on my UC which I do they will repay all them with my daughters back payment but surely that’s can’t be Right ? As the money is in my child’s name not mine
she said they took money of her because they over paid her I can understand them taken money if they have over paid you but surely not advances!
I’ve always worked so I’m new to all this and each time I call UC you can never get through to anyone and when you do they just say it’s with a decision maker and it can take 4/5 weeks for a decision To be made and they take about 6 days to reply back to a message on My journal 🤦🏻‍♀️

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Babyroobs · 26/04/2022 15:57

It depends really what kind of debts. I think if you only have advance repayments, they won't take it , those repayments will just continue monthly. You can request back payments of carers element too. Have you declared yourself a carer assuming you care for 35 hours a week ?

Lo12345 · 26/04/2022 16:03

@Babyroobs hi yeah I have declared I’m her career on my change circumstances and I have 3 outstanding advances but from what my friend said yesterday I’m think they might just take it all with my daughters back payment not sure but I can’t ring them as I can never get through I have to leave messages and it takes forever for someone to get back to me

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Lo12345 · 26/04/2022 16:48

They’ve actually just messaged saying someone will get back to me this week at some point

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