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Bed rotting
This is a new thing i learnt well staying in bed is not new to me My question is how do people motivate themselves to get out of bed i have spent days in bed in and out of reality still laying here have two dogs on 15 so shes good with resting the other is 8 full of beans feel so guilty but it still doesnt get me up even…
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Benefits
I've just read what this EVIL Government is planning now, cutting benefit payments. How the f*** do they expect us to live, targeting the poor, elderly and disabled people. Most off us are just getting by with whatvwe receive, I guess they don't care and want us to live, why don't they target the rich people.
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State Pension, change of benefits
(not sure I am in the right category) Hi I get my state pension on 24th nov 2025. I am 1yr and 3 months older than my husband. My pension is going to be £202.24. My husband will get his pension on 28th January 2028 his pension will be £221.20. He currently gets: Lwcra £416.19Full enhanced pip for care and mobility for ten…
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Advice Wanted on ESA & LCWRA
Apologies but I always make entries far too long. I am 65, 10 months from the state retirement age of 66. I have not worked for about 10 years due to (1) being the main carer for my wife until her death, (2) after her death being in a dreadful mental state and considered suicidal, (3) even some years before her death I…
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I have just moved property within same area and just got UC migration letter.
I have just moved property within the same postcode and area with the same council. My housing benefit and council tax have successfully been amended and the address changed. I have been here for a few weeks and just received a migration letter to Universal Credit. Will I be eligible for transitional protection? I get…
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Universal credit lcwra
I have Google lcwra today and came across stating lcwra is being replaced to health group. Dose anyone know when this will start? And also I read current lcwra claims will not need to have a reassment again from 2025 ?
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Direct payments for pa
Hello, I wanted to get more information on how exactly direct payments work, Would it be possible to get someone i know as my PA?, She doesn’t live in the same house as me and she is not my family but also she is not a professional carer if that makes sense, She isn’t someone a agency has sent etc. I have just known her…
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Carer's Allowance - Stopped without explanation
Hi Everyone, Not sure if others have had this same experience? Hopefully what I share will help others in times to come. I was awarded CA in September 2024 for caring for my wife. She's in receipt of Personal Independent Payment (PIP) Enhanced on Daily Living and nothing for Mobility. We had not claimed previously on…
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Is Go Fund Me deducted from my UC?
Hello...I had a catastrophic brain injury and my husband has sought to raise some money on Go Fund Me to help with a wheelchair and some physio...do I declare this to UC and will it be deducted as income? Thanks Karolina
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Severe disability premium
Hi all, am I eligible for Severe disability premium in my income related ESA if I have a child who’s 24yrs that receives her own Universal credit, is unemployed but she doesn’t recieve carers allowance or anything of that.
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State pension, £3 over the threshold
hi my man has reached state pension age, she is currently 3 pound over the threshold for claim pension credit. However they have made a mandatory review due to the fact they didn’t take in to account her getting personal independence payment. If she is accepted for pension credit will she lose any money due to me being her…
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DWP vs Council
Is is correct that the DWP award an extra room tax exemption if the recipient receives Universal Credit and PIP? My friend claims PIP and Housing benefit and has been denied by the council despite a letter from his GP defending his need for overnight care often. Is switching to Universal credit therefore the solution?
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Activism on welfare reforms
hi everyone I was hoping for us all to write to our local mps https://www.parliament.uk/get-involved/contact-an-mp-or-lord/contact-your-mp/ If your struggle with writing like me u can use chatgpt to help u write a letter This can be one thing we can do
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Will claiming Carer's Allowance affect my wife's benefits?
I retired early to look after my wife, who receives PIP and ESA due to her illness. I have been told that I should claim Carers Allowance, but I’m concerned if I do it will affect my wife’s benefits. Is this the case?
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Non dependent and uni
my non dependent son is away at university does it have an affect on our ESA support group, housing benefit and pip (enhanced for both)and council tax
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What would happen if unofficial carer moved in?
Hi Everybody as as she creaking 83 year old male, I have a number of questions I would like to ask the forum. I have a unofficial lady carer who helps me everyday shopping , housework etc.I live in council property and don’t claim any benefits,What would happen if she moved in with me as she claims housing benefit on hers,…
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Housing discrepancy help
hello does anyone no of there any other help I can get im on uc and pip I have 3 child only get child Benifit for the 3rd child , im struggling and im wondering if I can get any other help towards the rent shortfall or any other benefits im not aware of please .
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Paper based assessment, wca, good or bad?
This discussion was created from comments split from: LCWRA .
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Overpayment Crisis
Hi - we've just been notified that there were many weeks when we were overpaid carers allowance when we were claiming (until last year - we're still barely making ends meet, but through work now). It's likely to have been tiny amounts over the limit for most of those weeks, and we were never told that we needed to give…
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Money gifts when on benifits
HI, I wonder if anyone can tell me please....do I have to declare a £50 birthday present 🎁 gift when on CB esa and UC top up and PIP. It's my 50th birthday next week and my sister wants to transfer £50 into my account as she lives a way away from me but I'm not sure if I'm allowed to to that or if I would need to declare…
