How long after spending inheritance can I claim benefits again?

[Bunnyhunni6]

Hello, after buying my new house I’m left with around £60k to spend on what is needed work wise… I had to come off benefits when I inherited. But after my money has been spent I will need to claim again.. how long do I need to wait to be able to claim? Thank you

But how will they know I inherited??

Only if still married.

Good point. Accept this could well be the case.

I work full time and my kitchen is 25 years old. Get a job.

Why does your mother not move closer to you?
Why are you moving your three children to a remote are with limited educational opportunities (one one school place between them??) and presumably limited work opportunities for you and them?
If you’re that rural, I hope you have a car and money for the running coats that entails!

I don't suppose the children's father is contributing in any way?

If your moving area won’t you struggle to get a mortgage because you need to be employed? If you are buying outright that’s different but you are best to ask universal credit no one here will have the answer. A school job won’t pay enough to cover the bills unless you are a teacher. I would look at better jobs/retraining.

When you declare the amount of saving you have, or when they look at your bank accounts and say what is this, at that point your fucked well and truely.

So don’t move there.

On the off-chance this is real, it would be better for your mum to move near you. Why should the rest of the country subsidise you?

I was wondering this too.

I thought you could claim UC as long as you have savings of less that £16,000

Why are you asking mumsnet plenty of advice online about claiming benefits after spending capital? Also so many other threads which have been similar lately are full of advice.

No sympathy - we’re still living in a kitchen that is definitely 80’s. The electrics have been upgraded around it.
Do you watch Homes under the Hammer?
Whole houses are done up for less than half of what you have.
Be sensible.

As in your first post you stated 'I HAD to come off benefits' surely they already know you've inherited?

'It's' requires an apostrophe when a contraction, it is short for 'it is'. Possessive 'its' is the one which requires no apostrophe.

even if you’ve just spent £60k?

Loving the PROBIOTICS spam on this thread

Because DWP can access your bank account.

Was that seriously necessary to quote that wall of text!!

And the very useful grammar advice. 😃

It's always necessary to promote correct grammar.

I know this might seem fantastically 'out there', but why don't you look for a job?

I’m not.