They don’t make you live off anything over 6k I’ve been in the position myself the just deduct from uc
Aslong as you’re equity is under 16 thou you will still get uc just slightly reduced , anything 16 thou or more u can’t get uc it’s ridiculous I know xx
@Jaymee yes anything over 6k will effect your universal credit and the amount you receive will be less, but you can claim still
@Jocelyn they won't help with rent if she gets a mortgage again
@Sam over 6K they make you use your savings to live
UC can 'ignore' a sum of money from a property for up to 6 months if it's invested into property again - there is information online about this. Hope you find something useful!
It's 6K of savings you're allowed on However if you have a parent or family member you trust you can send them the savings and UC wouldn't know
You can have savings and apply for UC, not sure who told you otherwise
Thanks. I have checked on there but the information seems abit conflicting 😂
You can have 6k worth of savings and still get UC. Obviously you might have more than that from a house so definitely think citizens advice is a good shout! Also look on entitled to. You can play around on there and it’ll give you an idea what you will be able to claim ☺️
They don’t make it easy for people in this situation do they! I’m yet to call citizens advice but I will soon. It would be over 16k unfortunately. It’s a shame I can’t know for sure how much I’d get until I apply