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Can you claim carer's allowance if you're on pip?
Can u claim carers allowance if u on pip
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LCWRA backpay?
My daughter started on UC last april 23 and after the health assessment was deemed LCW and received £295 per month from July and she was submitting fit notes every 8 weeks. Her health has since deteriorated and she was given further diagnosis’s which she reported on a fit note Nov 23 and was told to fill in a UC50 which…
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Hi, my name is share0202! Shared my bank account with Niece.Now the DWP want to see bank statements.
Hi, I really need some help. I have a Wise account that my niece has been using. Unfortunately, she got into trouble with her Monzo account, which resulted in a CIFAS marker being placed against her name. This led to all her own bank accounts being closed. To support her, I let her use my Wise account for her day-to-day…
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Esa migration to UC
Hi everybody, I am currently in the process of migrating from old-style ESA (support group) to universal credit. I have received the text below this morning. What's this new-style ESA, please? I thought I was migrating to Universal Credit and what is this commitments? I can't work; I am disabled. All this is so confusing.…
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Elderly mum moving in and benefits
hi everyone My elderly mum is receiving DLA and has state pension and my late dads pension I receive UC (migration from income based ESA support group) and PIP In 2 weeks a walk in shower and toilet will be completed for my mum, she will then be moving in. Will I loose any of my benefits and could we get a reduction in…
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ESA + support group to Universal not a clue ?
Hi I'm on long term ESA and in the support group i also got my pip back a few months ago after a telephone tribunal plus ive got my SDP back we just got a letter this morning saying that I have to go on to u-credit by end of November, I'm totally confused and have no idea what's going on will I get less money please help…
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Face to face/ telephone interview
Completed first review forms early May, if I need a face to face/telephone interview, will I be advised of that by text or letter? Thank you for any help.
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PIP Timeline, Text Updates and Advice
Hi All, I just wanted to share my experience of claiming PIP. When I was applying I had loads of questions and worries and searched for loads of answers, some of which I could find and some I struggled with. So I applied for PIP September 20th 2023, this was on the back of losing an appeal to keep my PIP at renewal last…
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Hey
What's this new esa being replaced way heard it be harder to get hope not
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Hi, my name is jacey! Will my children need to notify PIP and UC if they inherit money from my flat?
I own my flat and when I pass the flat will go to my 4 children. It will be sold. 3 of my 4 children are disabled and get pip. Will they have to notify pip and universal credit
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Council Tax Reduction - earnings thresholds
Has anyone had any experience of their Council Tax Reduction CTR being cut or reduced, on account of sporadic and limited ad hoc earnings (less than £1000 per year). Nobody at my local council (including their so called benefits advisory service) is prepared to give me a rough idea as to what my situation could be (if I do…
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Hi, my name is marg70! Will I be able to get pension guarantee credit now my AA has renewed?
Hi i am getting pension guarantee credit but it stops on 8 Oct same time as my attendance allowance does but I have been rewarded attendance allowance at the higher rate so will I be able to get pension guarantee credit now I have sent a letter to them but not heard anything ty
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What is the process for continuing your benefits moving UK to Ireland under the Common Travel Area?
I'm currently looking into this, as I need to leave the UK ASAP for my mental health, but all I can find online is vague advice stating that: it's possible under the Common Travel Area if you're a UK or Irish citizen residing in the other country, as you'll have the same rights as a native citizen. You're supposed to call…
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🔥 Winter Warm Home Discount - £150 off electricity bill for recipients of means-tested benefits
Text on picture: If you are on a means-tested benefit, you will qualify for the Warm Home Discount. Check you are named on your electricity bill by 24 August to get £150 off this winter. For more information, please contact your energy provider.
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Old PIP1 & WCA forms
Does the DWP retain our the PIP and WCA forms plus any further info we send when applying for a benefit or review of a benefit?
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LWCRA + UC earnings from PAYE whilst registered as self employed + SIPP & expenses
Does anybody have experience being on LWCRA whilst registering as self-employed and undertaking temporary short-term PAYE roles ? Do self invested pension contributions reduce calculated earnings from PAYE? Do self-employment expenses from that period also reduce the calculated earnings from PAYE if no self-employment…
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Mixed age couple
Hi I was receiving carers element on our joint claim. My partner is recieves state pension which is deducted from uc claim. Then I was awarded lcwra but they wiped that out and took the carers element away too leaving me £200 a month worse off. Is there anything I can do please?
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Premiums
Hello im getting the SDP protection at £295.47 on my uc claim as it was a natural migration I understand that now. However I was getting severe disability premium on my esa claim, so I dont understand why im £211 worse off a month. Also it says on turn2us that there is an enhanced DP payment that you should get on your UC…
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Pension, Carers and extra room.
I received some brilliant advice from your site a couple of years ago when I did battle against the DWP so I hope you can help me now. If I have put this in the wrong discussion then please accept my apologies. My wife and I are both pensioners and we own our own flat. I get the full pension and my wife gets £700 a month.…
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Council Tax Consultation
https://consult.communities.gov.uk/local-government-finance/modernisation-of-council-tax-administration/ Please consider adding your thoughts to this consultation on council tax changes which includes changes to the definition of SMI which is inherently problematic to claim for people with severe mental illness.
