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On benefits - get cheap internet !
Anyone on benefits (including PIP in some cases) is entitled to cheap broadband / fibre via Social Tariffs ! https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2022/08/a-quick-guide-to-uk-social-tariffs-getting-broadband-for-15.html
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Hi, my name is landorhope! Has anyone managed to contact DWP by email?
hi all you lovely people I need dip to just send me a proof of my pension credit by email . I have sent a letter to FLast@dwp.gov.uk requesting all sent via email has anyone had successfully managed this ? Dodie
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PIP
What is Green Paper and PIP?
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Please help - awarded PIP but had a random £300 COL payment today, any advice?
Hi, I was awarded pip yesterday (back payment going in on Thursday) and I woke up this morning to a random £300 payment off DWP COL? This has been paid in error right? There’s no cost of living payment for 2025 that I can see anywhere.
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'Thanks to Universal Credit, I can’t live with my girlfriend without losing financial independence'
In an article in the Metro Shona,
a Scope storyteller, explains how Universal Credit rules mean she can't move
in with her partner without losing her income and financial independence. Do you think it's fair that a partner's income and savings are taken into account if two people live together? Do you think disabled people…
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not being racist
not being racist but just seen this £6 Billion in Benefit cuts, mostly people with disabilities …£6 Billion spent on Refugee Support for Zoo visits ,Tennis lessons , Free Playstations and many over freebies. makes my blood boil
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Hi, my name is Mrsigns1! Rejected by council for council tax relief, any advice?
I Have been rejected by Leicester City Council for disability relief on my council tax because I don't have an extra kitchen or bathroom specially adapted for me.I do how ever have another room specially for improving my balance and strength but this doesn't help me to qualify
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Work capability assessment UC
Good morning, I had my work capability assessment 5 weeks ago by phone, and I'm still waiting to hear back nothing has been posted on my journal as yet when should I think about contacting them to ask Thanks all
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Lwcra
Can I still do minimal work whilst claiming lwcra
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WCA/LCWRA Reassessments 2025?
Hi, does anyone know or have read/heard anything about Kendall saying that she wants to start reassessing claimants on LCWRA again in 2025? It's all a bit confusing with mixed messages from DWP, the media etc, some saying they were suspended due to covid and getting through backlogs, then saying only new claimants would be…
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Hi, my name is ysynick! Can I take 5000 out of my pension and still only have 5000 in my bank?
Pension I am on universsl and pip when.im 55 can take 5000 out of Mt pension and still only have 5000 in bank
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Hi, my name is zenasummers1968! Will my son moving home affect my benefits?
I own my own home and my son want to move back home, he works full time . I get help with my council tax and I am in the support group of ESA. How will this affect me , thankyou
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will the DWP automatically contact me in April for this new mandatory "every 6 month check"
This discussion was created from comments split from: my name is Marimo -DWP giving out mixed messages, clarification needed please.
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Carers Allowance and Private Pension
Hi was wondering if you could help me I get Carers Allowance for my son and I have a small amount in my private pension £8000 I want to left this as a Lump sum and use for luxuries Will this affect my Carers Allowance ??Is the lump sum classed as income??I earn £6000 a year in my part time job 😀
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my name is Marimo -DWP giving out mixed messages, clarification needed please
Please can anyone give me the answers to my quiries to my communication submitted to Scope ten minutes ago. explaining that DWP Pensions have given me mixed messages, I am 82 and receiving Pension Credit, DLA & SDA, I have never received any notification as to how much I am being paid on my State Pension, so contacted DWP,…
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Hi, my name is Sikan25! My name is Sofia I am writing on behalf of my mother...
Hi My name is Sofia I am writing on behalf of my mother I am youngest daughter living with her. WE ARE HONEST BRITISH CITIZEN AND WE NEVER DID WRONG THING BY SOME MISS UNDERSTANDING MY MOTHER DLA BENEFIT HAS STOPPED WITHOUT ANY GENIUN REASON,MY MOTHER AGE IS 80 PLUS ,DISABLED AND VULNERABLE . THEY ARE SAYING THAT MY MOTHER…
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Grant for windows / energy efficiency
Hello all, does anyone know of any grants to help replace windows to improve energy efficiency. I get pip but no other benefits because my husband works . I am thousands in debt but my windows are that bad the wind literally makes my curtains move and my house is freezing because I’m at home all day the heating is…
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2 weeks run on housing benefit
Hi, I migrated to universal credit on the 7th of February. My last esa payment payment was on the 20th of February. My last housing benefit payment was on the 5th of February I or my landlord have not received the 2 week run on payment from housing benefit. Could anyone share their experience with the run on housing…
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DWP banks bill - would it mean an end to UC reviews?
I know this bill hasn’t gone through yet but I was just wondering that if it did would this lead to the UC reviews where we have to send bank statements ending? I’m thinking this may actually be less anxiety provoking though neither is ideal.
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Would I be better off on UC?
My current ESA is £318.20 every 2 weeks which from what I can work out seems to be made up of the £138.20/week base amount and £20.85/week enhanced disability premium, as this totals £159.05/week which is exactly what I get With Universal Credit it looks like I’d get the base amount of £393.45/4 weeks, plus, if I was put…
