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Dwp going into banks
I've seen quite a few articles now highlighting that dwp taking money out of people bank account and closing them, even innocent people. Then reports of them coming to your house. How true is is. I have nothing to hide but seems worrying if they do this to innocent people
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Options regarding ill health/pain
Hi All, thanks for letting me join I work in a GP surgery and run my own clinics. I have chronic back pain from an injury caused 20 years ago. Until now, with regular meds I have been able to work, with no issues, however now, I am struggling to walk, and I'm now using pain patches as well as usual pain meds to help with…
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ESA Disability Premiums - confusing
I am confused by the three types of "disability premiums" for adults: disability premium, enhanced disability premium, severe disability premium What criteria does DWP us to determine if a claimant comes under the disability premium, or enhanced disability premium, or severe disability premium? There's no explanation at…
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Hi, my name is bally666! Can I get my army pension early if I'm disabled?
Hi am an old soldier of 57 and a was looking for help to get hold of someone to see if I can get my army pension now because am disabled I get UC and pip I don't know Whit to do am not a computer person am looking to see if there is anything to help me out with this I niver leve the house a don't want to tell everyone why.…
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Personal Health Budget
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/expansion-of-budgets-for-personalised-health-and-care-support-announced - appears to state that anybody in a wheelchair should be entitled to a PHB - but this was at the end of the Tories rule… Do you think that Labour may offer the same thing ?
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UC LWCRA PIP
Hi I'm Pindy, hoping to get some guidance today if possible and will explain the circumstances; I am in ESA support group, and I claimed UC in July 2025 after separating with my husband since Feb 2024. I am a single parent with 3 kids at home. I have an autistic son 20 years old whom I support and is a now currently doing…
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Inheritance and no means tested benifits
Hello im after some advice please Me and my partner have 2 children one 3 and one 9 and were not married but love together in my house thats owned outright his names not on the house but we claim universal credit as a joint couple. He works full time 40 hours a week and im claiming pip for depression and anxiety along with…
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Benefits/Student/PIP
Hello, I am a Masters student, trying to rebuild my life after having taken several years to rest and recover with ill health. I was assessed as having limited capacity for work recently, and in receipt of PIP for the last couple years. I also claim UC. My PIP was reviewed and I just got the news that they are stopping my…
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Hi, my name is HRIBBY! Will I be taxed on my pension pot and will it affect my state pension?
I have a pension pot of,currently £12,400 ,I am claiming full state pension(£230),will i be liable for tax on this,and will my state pension be reduced because i am over the threshold
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Hi, my name is Sharon71! Which benefits would we be entitled to?
Hi I have guardianship of my granddaughter who was entitled to dla in June. I am disabled and my daughter looks after me and my granddaughter what are we entitled to please
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Backdated disability premiums after migration
Hi I had forced migration to universal credit in August from income support, I have now just been awarded enhanced pip backdating to june. Can I ask income support to pay me backdated disability premiums because this pip award goes back to before forced migration but was not made until afterwards. Obviously this would add…
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Cessation of CA due to State Pension and missing CA payments
My State Pension starts on 12 November, and my CA has been paid up to (but not including) the 10 November. I assume no payment is made for the 10th and 11th Nov?
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Pip & UC
Hi all, Can anyone tell me when applying online for uc if it asks Are you in receipt of pip? Or do you need to add it to the journal, my friend told the agent when he phoned to confirm her ID details but she can't rem if it was mentioned in the form. This was only yesterday, but her memory is so bad. Its been niggling her.…
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I need urgent SMI advice mortgage help scheme
Hi, after waiting 12 months for my SMI mortgage help application to go through today it has been accepted but I am confused and need urgent advice. It It is asking me if I want my SMI to be backdated 12 months or if to start from this month. Can anyone please advise what to do.
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Housing
Hello we are considering purchasing a house for our son and would like to know how it would affect his benefits if we transferred a property to his name or purchased one in his name. Thanks for your help in advance
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Gambling and Benefits advice
This discussion was created from comments split from: Gambling\benefits.
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Hi, my name is Trina2025! Appealed decision - should I receive a text?
I appealed my decision and sent in supporting evidence, I’m just wondering do they text you to let u know they have received it? I’ve rang 4 times today and can’t get thru to anyone.
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DLA to PIP at 16
Hi all so my son is due to turn 16 in the next week and I'm dreading the transition to PIP. We dont have a lot of medical evidence I have reports from when he was at primary school with speech and language therapy and some occupational health reports and his diagnosis. Im so worried about the application process could any…
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ESA and Service Invalidity Pension (SIP)- Armed Forces Pension
In receipt of ESA (CB). Have a SIP payment. This has been taken into account as income and my ESA has been reduced.- This has been like this since 2010. I have now questioned it and they say the SIP is a War Pension and they will disregard £10 per week. My issue are that the SIP is not a War Pension. I know there was a…
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VAT relief for power wheelchair
I am needing some advise. Is there a limit on the number of items you can get VAT relief on? I have a power wheelchair provided to me from the NHS and a power wheelchair that I bought with VAT relief 3 years ago that is not suitable for me at the moment. I now need a power wheelchair for the upstairs of my home so that I…
