Do you lose your benefits if you inherit?

[AngelEyes46]

Just that really? A friend gets approx £600 per month in working family tax/child tax credits. Her ex pays a certain amount towards the house/kids etc. She has come into an inheritance and is worried that she may lose her benefits? Anyone know?

hi there just wandering what happens to jobseekers allowance when get half the money from sale of house am renting at min solic would b holding onto it has looking to buy a house/flat with my half thanks

Depends partly on what type of JSA you are claiming. Contribution based isn't means tested, income based is.

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the position is i am a occupany lived in own house over 40 years currently on benefitt due to serious health matters ex carer.
Due to probate probable will attain a 3rd of house and inherit monies; i havetried to find out through solicitor how it will affect my benefit no answer from solicitor, can anyone please help me. i am si in shock it is avvecting my health thank me. (apologies if typing bad i ahve slight dyslexai)

I am on ESA and DLA, i own a flat, and im struggling to keep up with the mortgage, the flat needs a lot of work done on it which i cant afford to get done, i have no heating, and the show is broken and isnt suitable for my disability i also have skin problems so nee to have somewhere to wash which i dont have now, my socket blew i could only pay for a couple of sockets so i have electric, so i dont really have an option, if i sell it i will have more money than im allowed, however i do owe money out, i also will be going to pay for medical issues, what i need to know is what things do they allow you to use the money on, like what i have said, my daughter got me a car shes paying for it, i will give her the money to pay it off in full because she uses the car to take me places, u also want to pay debts an get a mobility scooter. please please can anyone help with what things i can yse the money for so i can work out how much i got left. or i will be forced to stay her with nothing to suit or help with my disabilities

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This is an old zombie thread. You would be best starting a new one for your question

i thought i did unsure how to do this any help will be appriciated im still going to try thank you

Hello my mother put the house in join names and i wish to move out in to flat put she wish to stay in the house and can help with houseing . Only look for little flat for me is so hard live at home the old she got and know way she sale up . Any way out this or can any help to pay rent . I am not work and can do any work on house due my ills . Just feel down as the know way out for me do not care about money just wish to come home as wish with out stress

Tax credits would not be affected by an inheritance but you do need to declare any interest over £300 per year. With Universal credit you cannot claim Uc with savings over 16k. Very unfair system that we have at the moment where you have 2 people both with 16 k in the bank and one can potentially get hundreds of pounds a month in benefits and the other get zilch !