If we become concerned about you or anyone else while using one of our services, we will act in line with our safeguarding policy and procedures. This may involve sharing this information with relevant authorities to ensure we comply with our policies and legal obligations.
Find out how to let us know if you're concerned about another member's safety.
Find out how to let us know if you're concerned about another member's safety.
SMI Payments stopping
Options
jess8789
Community member Posts: 4 Listener
Hello,
Does anyone know if the date for cessation of payment for SMI benefits set out in Martin Lewis's article - see links beow -are correct? If so, then anyone who is about to be offered a loan instead has longer than until merely 5 April to consider their position than the DEP keeps telling us.
I can't find anything online anywhere. CAB had no idea and the DWP are horribly vague!
This is the link to the article:
https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/loans/2018/03/if-the-state-helps-pay-your-mortgage-act-now-or-itll-be-stopped
(See the section under "If I do nothing when will the payment stop?"
Does anyone know if the date for cessation of payment for SMI benefits set out in Martin Lewis's article - see links beow -are correct? If so, then anyone who is about to be offered a loan instead has longer than until merely 5 April to consider their position than the DEP keeps telling us.
I can't find anything online anywhere. CAB had no idea and the DWP are horribly vague!
This is the link to the article:
https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/loans/2018/03/if-the-state-helps-pay-your-mortgage-act-now-or-itll-be-stopped
(See the section under "If I do nothing when will the payment stop?"
Many thanks
Comments
-
Be all you can be, make every day count. Namaste
-
Sorry that's not the actual legislation
That's just the government's (very abbreviated) guide. Again this guide tells us nothing about the transitory provisions discussed by Martin Lewis, which actually give people much longer to consider their options than the government keeps telling us
Do you have a link to the actual statutory legislation?
-
Aha I found it! It's regulation 19 of this statutory instrument:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/725/made
Martin Lewis was right and we do have longer than until the 5 Apri!
Brightness
Categories
- All Categories
- 13K Start here and say hello!
- 6.6K Coffee lounge
- 104 Games lounge
- 416 Cost of living
- 4.3K Disability rights and campaigning
- 1.9K Research and opportunities
- 199 Community updates
- 9.3K Talk about your situation
- 2.1K Children, parents, and families
- 1.6K Work and employment
- 777 Education
- 1.7K Housing and independent living
- 1.4K Aids, adaptations, and equipment
- 615 Dating, sex, and relationships
- 363 Exercise and accessible facilities
- 738 Transport and travel
- 31.6K Talk about money
- 4.4K Benefits and financial support
- 5.2K Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
- 17.1K PIP, DLA, and AA
- 4.9K Universal Credit (UC)
- 6.3K Talk about your impairment
- 1.8K Cerebral palsy
- 868 Chronic pain and pain management
- 180 Physical and neurological impairments
- 1.1K Autism and neurodiversity
- 1.2K Mental health and wellbeing
- 319 Sensory impairments
- 825 Rare, invisible, and undiagnosed conditions
Complete our feedback form and tell us how we can make the community better.
Do you need advice on your energy costs?
Scope’s Disability Energy Support service is open to any disabled household in England or Wales in which one or more disabled people live. You can get free advice from an expert adviser on managing energy debt, switching tariffs, contacting your supplier and more. Find out more information by visiting our
Disability Energy Support webpage.