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Working Family Payment

  • 03-12-2019 10:52pm
    #1
    mindermum
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1 ✭


    Has anyone successfully appealed a decision from these, 5 days after our renewal date my husbands hours were cut, he rang them and they told him to send in a letter from the employer and 2 payslips, we sent off the letter and payslips are only available today but in the meantime we have received a letter saying they will not amend and we will have to wait 52 weeks but we can appeal


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    mindermum wrote: »
    Has anyone successfully appealed a decision from these, 5 days after our renewal date my husbands hours were cut, he rang them and they told him to send in a letter from the employer and 2 payslips, we sent off the letter and payslips are only available today but in the meantime we have received a letter saying they will not amend and we will have to wait 52 weeks but we can appeal

    "Changes in circumstances after award.

    Once WFP is granted, the rate of payment remains the same for the 52 week period regardless of changes in circumstances.

    It is not affected by increases or decreases in Family Income.

    There are 2 exceptions to this provided for in legislation:

    A WFP recipient can apply for an increase in respect of an additional qualified child

    If One-Parent Family Payment (OFP) was assessed in the latest WFP income test, and OFP is terminated during the WFP 52 week award period for the sole reason that the youngest child has reached the OFP Age Threshold, WFP may be increased by reducing the OFP amount assessed in the most recent WFP Income Test to Nil.


    You've nothing to lose by appealing.


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