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Is my foreign diagnosis for ADHD valid in the UK? Also, should I get a private diagnosis locally?
I've got a foreign diagnosis for ADHD and I've got proof of it. I've been told it's useless when it comes to collecting benefits but, I've still used to collect benefits alongside other information such as sick notes; this makes it difficult for me to know if it was actually helpful in getting my benefits. I just want to…
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Blue Print Welfare Reforms
Blueprint for fundamental welfare reform for ‘getting people back into work’ | Disability Rights UK
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Financial support while off work for an operation? Self employed
i am due for an operation to my right arm and can t carry on my work till healing.. I am self employed how can I claim some temporary. financial suport please can anybody tell me? thank you very much
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Disabled parent (myself), with a working partner, But no access to free-childcare/cannot afford
Hello I Recently found out I could be having a child, I was looking into the finances more (looked into it before and everything seemed fine)However when looking at the childcare options we realised that we are only eligible for free childcare if both of us are working and earning a certain amount of money. I'm in receipt…
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Private pension draw down
Hi, my husband has a private pension and wants to start drawing down after he takes his 25% tax free allowance. Will taking lumpsums from his private pension affect the carers allowance he gets? Many thanks in advance
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Carers Allowance Suspended
Hello All, I am a registered carer for my husband who has parkinsons disease. I let the carers unit know in april that we now have a tenant and jointly we receive £800 in rent, 400 is mine, 400 is my husbands which he will be taxed on. I was paid carers in april and may but then they suspended my allowance. For the last 4…
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Carers Allowance overhaul
Does any one know if the Government are planning an overhaul of Carers Allowance? I don’t believe I will have a work/ earnings allowance as my children are over 18 and I’m not pursuing lwcra even though I’d most likely get it. With all these possible changes I’d rather just stay caring and not worry constantly. It’s just a…
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Number account
Hello everyone, I am changing the Bank, I know must to change the UC and PIP but l don't know how, I don't know who else I have to inform and 🤔 please help
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Benefits
Hi my name is Finbar,just wondering whether I can still claim child element for universal credit and child benefit for my 18 year old son who completed his exams in May at college ,he is not working and has received his results.Can I still claim for him upto end of August.
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Long Term Illness/Disability
Good afternoon all, I’m new to Scope and any forums actually and I’m in need of a little guidance! I will try to keep this short but happy to answer any questions if needed. In May 2023, I was sent for a lot of urgent tests including biopsies of lumps found. I had seen my new consultant twice and he informed me I would be…
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LCWRA question
Hi everyone, I just a little advice please. I was awarded LCWRA earlier this year, with my first fit note being presented on 1/2/2024, my payment cycle starts on the 18th of the month. I have started receiving my payments from 18th May, 3 months from the initial fit note date, which is what I expected, but would I be due…
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Bank Spying Scrapped
Not sure if this is the right place, move it if needed but a big win. Bank spying scrapped : https://x.com/BigBrotherWatch/status/1793932377422524454 Mass bank spying powers BINNED as the Data Bill gets scrapped Disability Rights UK - "After months of campaigning, the government has abandoned a data bill, which would have…
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Consultation results
HI, any wise beings have knowledge of any updates regarding the Disability Consultation that ended 22nd July please? Is there a set date to announce new reform etc, Can anyone Imagine Vouchers instead of cash Actually being introduced :-( Please No "It hasn't Happened so Don't Worry" comments. Thanks in advance.
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Am I entitled to other benefits?
Hi everyone, I was wondering if I am entitled to any other benefits apart from UC (myself and my fiancé have a joint claim) as I'm not sure. I have tried to using the benefits calculators online, but I get confused by some of the questions.
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Hi, my name is jmac!how long should i wait till i getnotification of the progress of upper tribunal?
ho i applied for adult disability in july 2023 at the end of jan24 i phoned and was asked for a prescription list i sent in a patient summary but by the 6th of february was awarded 0 point since the summary listed my complaints it went to redetermanation again i was awarded 0 points i am now in the process of appealing the…
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Hi need help with spousal maintenance as ex husband is in prison.
hi I am currently divorcing my ex husband who is in prison and I was wondering if he would be entitled to spousal maintenance seeing I am working and he is in there not working
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King's Speech - anything Universal Credit/PIP related?
I see that the In the recent King's Speech, delivered by King Charles III, several significant bills were outlined especially the notorious: The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, which was stalled in the previous Parliament, was indeed included in the speech, indicating its reintroduction and prioritization in…
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Carers allowance - worried
good afternoon , I’ve recently gone to cancel my carers allowance due to a change in circumstance. I’ve recently spoken to universal credit who say my CA is still showing as active so the deductions will come out next money. When I queried this with carers allowance they said there was a couple of months where I earned…
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Press scare stories re PIP reform
Hi, I've noticed today that there is already talk in the press that Labour have already decided to replace PIP with the vouchers etc and that the WCA from 2025 has been decided on too and that we will lose our LCWRA payments. There is some link to ' Save my Taxes' which has been saying this for sometime. It's very scary…
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attendance allowance tribunal
i have been waiting 6 months for paper based tribunal .i sent an enquiry and was advised that paper based are picked up when they have availability . so does this mean i could wait forever ??
