My partner (who I don't live with) had had her universal credit completely stopped as she has separated from her husband and they're not yet divorced and he still lives in their old house. It's due to having equity worth more than £16,000 in the house, but she doesn't have access to her share of that yet, and it's not looking like it'll be sorted in the immediate short term. She is a student and works one day in a shop, and it's a carer for a profoundly disabled son. She had her kids 50% of the time and it's the beneficiary of the child benefit. It's a total panic and she can't see what to do. What can someone do in this situation? Has anyone been here?
It's in Scotland for context.
u/External-Display2971 — 13 days ago