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An introduction to Carer's Allowance
What is Carer’s Allowance and who can claim it? Carer’s Allowance is a benefit which is designed to provide financial support to an individual who cares for a disabled person, who is themselves in receipt of a qualifying disability benefit (such as the daily living component of PIP, middle or highest rate care element of…
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Hi, my name is AliAnne! What can my son spend his back pay on?
Question about backdated Severe disability payment. I am appointee for my son who ist transpires is going to be recieving a backdated lump sum as he wasnt awarded SDP when he should have been. I have been told that the amount will be disregarded for 12 months so he will want to spend it. Its a large amount. I am seriously…
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Confused ESA migration to UC
I'm very distressed and confused. Before my illness got worse I managed to have a part time job. This was 2009 to 2011. I had a serious and painful change in my situation and was no longer able to do that so went back on benefits. At the time they were changing incapacity benefits to ESA so was put on that. Initially I was…
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If someone has an overdraft and their benefits are stopped....
If you're overdrawn and your benefits get stopped, you have no other income, what happens with the overdraft? Do the bank just keep racking the charges up until you can pay it off?
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Hi, my name is thewife47! Almost totally deaf, can I get any help from DWP?
I am totally deaf in my left ear and 3/4 deaf in my right ear can I get any help from DWP.gov
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Benefits
Hi it is highly likely that I will have to stop working because of a disability I have . It's called Charcot foot (Charcot Neuropathy)it is a disease mainly associated with people who have Diabetes and they tend not to feel pain, however I don't have Diabetes so I'm suffering a great deal of pain which is limiting my…
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Converting from Universal Credit to New Style ESA.
Hello, I have searched online for answers but have not found any. I hope someone can help. Maybe i will contact Citizens Advice, although i do not want to contact the Job Centre as i feel too confused to speak to them rationally. I have been accepted to receive UC with the first payment being 26/06/2025, yet i have…
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Council tax SMI exemption consultation
The government are consulting on various things to do with council tax starting today. One of the things they’re asking about is the Severe Mental Impairment exemption. They are proposing to change the name to Significant Cognitive Impairment and make it easier to claim ‘Title: Significant cognitive impairment…
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Hi, my name is EdmundsonJo! How do I get hold of a P60u for my son's student finance loan?
HHi Everyone,I need to get hold of a P60U for my sons student finance loan snd I'm not getting snow here fast,student finance want evidence of my taxable benefits year24-25. All I received in that year was statuary sick pay for 28 weeks. Job centre plus say thus is not a taxable benefit (after 9 hours of being on hold in 3…
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C/Tax question after migrating from IR ESA to UC
I just got my first UC statement after migrating from IR ESA. I paid this month's monthly C/Tax instalment based on the amount I paid on IR ESA. C/Tax said to do this until I receive 1st UC statement. I wondered if my monthly C/Tax instalments will go up by a lot now that I get standard UC, LCWRA & transitional protection.…
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Call scheduled for Vaccine Damage Claim
Has anyone had any experience with VDC? They have scheduled a call with me to discuss the outcome of my claim? Feeling nervous!
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How does going to university affect your benefits?
I just wondered if anyone had any insight on how going back to university would impact me financially when I have been claiming UC and LWCRA? I am looking to do a masters degree January 2025 and waiting to see if I have been accepted on the course. I’ve rang student finance and what they told me doesn’t align with what’s…
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Any update regarding ESA/JSA
Does anyone have any update regarding the proposed ESA/JSA limited time benefit? If we don't qualify for UC due to savings etc and don't get the new 4 points for PIP we will get zero benefits. We need a benefit for people who have worked and it is not means tested. Maybe you should have paid a certain percentage of NI…
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Hi, my name is collywobbles! I get my pension next month do I have to notify anyone?...
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Hi, my name is rouge_1! Needing help to remove my appointeeship.
I would to recieve help to remove my appointeeship forever. Can anyone help me?.
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carers Allowance suspended
Hello, I am just writing to vent out my emotions-I work part time in the Health and Social Care sector and am in receipt of Carers Allowance as my daughter has a learning disability and autism. On the 18th of February I got paid an extra £70 for mandatory online training which , obviously, meant that my salary was above…
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Benefits
hi is there anyone I can ask abt claiming careers ellement
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obtaining reports from doctors
HI, anybody can share methods to be used to obtain a report from medics, health professionals? pls how to make GP issue a report? my surgery even said, that they DO NOT KNOW HOW TO.. then googled that they are not keen as it is additional work. been on a 6th session of talking therapies re GAD,, asked some sort of report/…
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Hi, my name is Everton30061959! Which benefits contribute to council tax reduction?
What Benefits Contribute to Council Tax Reduction???
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LCW relevant period and LCWRA relevant period
Good Evening ~ I have a question running around in my head and I can't shake it off…it centres around KS v Sec. of State 2025 which says that a claimant does not have to serve the relevant period ( 3 mths ) twice. I was granted LCW when I declared my health conditions on day one of my claim in April 2019. This was later…
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Are direct payments backdated?
Hi, My local authority have agreed to pay me direct payments to pay for my own care. The person meeting my care needs has been doing so for a while, and I explained all of that throughout the process. I am just wondering if for this reason the direct payments might be backdated to when I originally requested, which was…
