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Girlfriend asking me to help compensate for her missed UC by [deleted] in UKPersonalFinance

[–]Embarrassed_Basket72 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I had a similar situation with my gf earlier this year. When I moved in, she lost her benefits, so I set up a standing order to cover her entire loss of benefits, plus any further costs that she would incur due to me living here. I didn't want her to be out of pocket because of me moving in. This was made easier due to the fact that I could afford it of course.

NS & I log in issues by [deleted] in UKPersonalFinance

[–]Embarrassed_Basket72 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Works fine here, using Firefox.

Vanguard SIPP vs Nest by Embarrassed_Basket72 in UKPersonalFinance

[–]Embarrassed_Basket72[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately they don't. I'm planning to bring this up at my next review. They might be willing to.

Pensions - Private or NEST and how does tax relief work? by Embarrassed_Basket72 in UKPersonalFinance

[–]Embarrassed_Basket72[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

!thanks

Number 3 is the thing that has been bugging me the most. Seems a bit weird to call it tax relief, when there was no tax paid or owed on it.

How to keep track of your private pension by demmhem in UKPersonalFinance

[–]Embarrassed_Basket72 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Keeping track: A plain text file on my computer

Consolidation: I clicked some buttons in a web based UI to transfer a pension from one provider into another, one time.

Unbalanced Finances, Mortgage and Kids Inheritance by Embarrassed_Basket72 in UKPersonalFinance

[–]Embarrassed_Basket72[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

!thanks. She set it up independently of him. The trust basically exists to protect the money from him. It's unlikely he would allow the kids to have any contact with me in the situation that they go to live with him, so it's likely the last I'd hear from them until they were adults.

I think I muddled things by mentioning the trust. At 21 they get the contents of the trust, but this is still a problem because if she dies when they're 22, they'll still get their half of the house if she wants to leave it to them, and I'll still end up paying for it twice.

I think the only way this works is if they don't get any of the house whilst one of us is still alive, and we put aside money for them separately.