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Awarded LCW
hello I’ve been awarded limited capability for work, can someone explained to me the payment difference from limited capability for work & work related activities please
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council tax band reduction
Hello everyone I want to apply for a council tax band reduction, anyone here has been through the process? What are the requirements/ evidence needed to be approved? Thanks in advance
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Hi, my name is drawjc! Are there any benefits I can claim to help my dwindling finances?
My wife has just been released from hospital after a near death experience. She has now been released to home but is suffering with flu and is permanently feeling cold. I am a pensioner and have lost my winter fuel payment, can't get pension credit as my wife is just under retirement age. The fuel bills are mounting to…
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Restriction on savings if claiming benefits
See last paragraph on the link below. I have over £16K in savings and also claim Disability Living Allowance. and have done for many years. Does DLA count as a benefit and does this rule apply to me.Thanks https://uk.yahoo.com/news/benefits-frozen-2025-housing-dwp-125541695.html
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Advice needed
Hi everyone I am a mum of 4. I have a son of 17 who is autistic and 5 year old twin girls who are also autistic. Twin one is diagnosed and twin 2 is on the waiting list. I was looking for advice. I live with my partner who works but unfortunately I have just had to give up work due to the girls having lots of difficulties…
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Are they allowed to back date the amount to last april when we already had an assessment then
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DWP
Hi can the DWP call your ex-partner, who you are still in touch with, to ask them about how your mental or pyshical health conditions affect you and what symptoms you have, without asking your permission or does the DWP need to have consent to contact your ex-partner under GDPR
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Significant backpay owed 😁 but will imminent migration scupper this 🤯
👋 my name is Gaynor. I was diagnosed with RR MS in 2011, I stumbled on this group recently, and instantly felt like this was a place where unbiased support and advice was given by like minded people. I have been in receipt of both PIP (enhanced mobility) (standard care) for around 10 years, and am in the support group for…
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Applied for migration today, will I get ESA tomorrow? Have I just ruined my Xmas?
hi I applied to the migration today but I was meant to get ESA tomorrow .. does anyone know if I will receive this payment or have I just ruined my Xmas
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I don't want to endanger her benefits, thoughts please?
Hello asking for my sister She went in to hospital for a routine operation, which went and led to serious complications and errors admitted by the NHS, of 11+ further operations. She was hospitalized for a year, in various hospitals, ending with re-enablement. Having left hospital she has a care package (which the council…
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Any advice? Waiting for a letter from DWP explaining everything.
Hello all. So I called DWP today (waiting for a decision has had my anxiety through the roof. I'm sure most felt this way). The lady told me a decision has been made but I would need to wait for a letter explaining everything. Does this mean it's been refused? I mentioned it had received a text neither and all she could…
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Hi, my name is maggiewee! Glasgow city council have suspended my housing benefits and council tax.
Hi I’ve received a letter from Glasgow city council saying they have suspended my housing benefits and council tax reduction I was on ESA but am now a pensioner how do I sort this ?.
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What can I claim ?
Im a one parent family with a 13 yr old boy .just had a hart attack and come out of hospital.before I went I've been on the sick for back problems and depression all with a alsaw and find it hard to get about
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Changing bank accounts, how long?
I wrote to both dwp departments four weeks ago. One payment has changed one hasn't. Would you wait, ring up or write again? I have until February when the account will be closed as I haven't made the application needed to keep it going. I think I am going to have to call them. Just chatting really about what others would…
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Advice needed bedroom tax
Hi me and partner are being pursued for bedroom tax. I can't sleep in same bed as my partner due to my mental health issues and physical health problems so we have compromised and have 2 double beds in one room and used the other for storage. I also can't share a bed as well due to past trauma. This isn't good enough and…
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LCWRA help
hello I’ve just recently discovered this website & was wondering if anyone could help me, I’ve been submitting fit notes continuously since my first one on the 10th of September 2024, my assessment period is the 8th to the 7th of every month & my pay dates are the 14th & the 28th of every month, I had my WCA on the 5th of…
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Will caring for my husband affect the process of applying for LCWRA?
Hi, My husband receives LCWRA ( he was in support group ESA) only no PIP , I receive PIP enhanced rate daily living and mobility. I submitted two fit notes so far , and i want to know if I change the circumstance in my journal that I care for my husband for 35 hours a week . Would this affect the process to apply for LCWRA…
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Hi, my name is harrynt! - my council will not accept my certificate of entitlement to DLA
hi i am having problems trying to get a certificate of entitlement to DLA my existing certificate serial no [removed by moderator] higher rate of mobility it states it is an indefinate period, my council will not accept this can you please help [Removed by moderator] thank you
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Dwp only check bank accounts weather you have a huge amount of deposits in your bank,claiming benefits your not entitled to,and working and claiming benefits. Really they should clamp down on fraudsters,people like me can't even claim any other benefit because I'm not entitled to it.but people out there has brand new posh…
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Possible Inheritance and Pension Credits Effect.
Hi, I'm hoping someone can advise me, regarding an Inheritance, my Wife is due next year. It is from a distant relative and we have no idea how much it will be. Both of us are disabled and we are entitled to Pension Credits, AA, PIP, Severe Disability Premium and HB. All this means, that we receive about £200 per week in…
