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I am homeless, I want to move to a different location to my UC jobcentre, will I upset UC if I do?
So I live in a tent I dont actually have a location yet, but ive always lived in my home town and thats where I go for UC, (job centre) I have always used HB at my home location too. I have suffered alot and finally I have some money and that keeps me safer. (UC) However my home town is very dangerous full of crime and I…
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Appointee
I am the appointee for my son for DWP PIP and universal credit. The universal credit is paid to his bank account every 2 weeks. I log in and monitor this account and make sure it's topped up, so he has money for anything he needs. Someone has said I should not be able to access his bank account. Is that correct? He has the…
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Carers allowance wait times
Hi, I left work 31st May - after having 3 months on paid leave (gardening leave). I applied for carers allowance 2nd June 2025. From 2nd September I will be joining university, so I will need to close the claim then. I have had carers allowance in the past for my daughter and nothing in our circumstances has changed since.…
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Universal credit and pip
Im currently claiming UC and PIP. My 28 year old son who lives with me has just started work, will his income effect my UC and PIP with daily living and mobility.
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acepted for lwc but think i should be on lwcra ??
hi i recently been accpetd as lcw but i think its wrong decion i want to appeal how to explin to them why i think its wrong i suffer with severe anexity depresstion and agrophbia.
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Need some advice on appealing a PIP review decision
Hello everyone I am new here, I am a carer for my husband who had a stroke in October 2022 and need some advice on appealing a PIP Review decision.
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Just started having a carer come in daily
I am disabled and my partner has always cared for me, but because he has some ailments he now struggles to wash and dress me. So I was referred to adult social care for help in getting carers in and carers assessment for ray. Now bit we now confused with is having carer come in so wash and dressing a change in…
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About pension state
Hi , I have received a letter from a pension service telling me that I’m not entitled to a state pension as my national insurance credit less than 10 years . I have been for years on income support them moved to job seeker allowance then to Uc. The claim was by my husband name and I joint him . It was about more than 20…
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carers Allowance suspended
Hello, I am just writing to vent out my emotions-I work part time in the Health and Social Care sector and am in receipt of Carers Allowance as my daughter has a learning disability and autism. On the 18th of February I got paid an extra £70 for mandatory online training which , obviously, meant that my salary was above…
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Anyone been through a Carers' Allowance Overpayment First Tier Tribunal to appeal massive bill?
Ours has just been scheduled for late August and we have no idea whatsoever (apart from the short paragraph of standard info, which doesn't tell us much) how it works, what happens on the day, how to prepare, etc. It would be so helpful to be able to talk to someone who's been through it for their experiences and thoughts.
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moving from ESA support group to universal credit
Hi my partner and i got a letter a few days ago to say ive got to move to u-credit from the old style ESA also get standard rate pip and sdp. the letter says ive got to change over by the 30th November 2025 do I have to do it straight away or can I leave it till a bit later please I heard that if you do it to soon you will…
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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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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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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 + 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