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DLA is moving to PIP for pensioners, also my situation.
I've been on the 2 lower payments of DLA for 20 years. My Motability and Care has deteriorated drastically in the past 14 years. I'm 73. I was told that I had to apply for PIP which I did. I filled in the forms and had a telephone interview earlier this week. I was on the telephone for about 1 hour. I told the interviewer…
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Hi, my name is alig1! I’ve been advised to go for ill health retirement. Any advice welcome.
Hi all. I’m very worried. I have been a nurse for 26 years. O have poor health with long term health implications. I’ve been advised to go for ill health retirement. it would look like £300 on tier 1 and maybe £600 on tier two. Ignore understood it well. I am a mum to 4, 2 under 18 and 2 over 18. My partner is self…
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When will ESA to UC migration letters be sent?
Hi I am asking when will letters be sent out to people in ESA income related to migrate to Universal credit. I have not received anything but knowing the DWP they will lie to say they sent it. Best Wishes
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Buying a house on benefits
Hi, as a disabled family we claim means tested benefits. We are still on legacy benefits at the moment but will have to change over to UC in two weeks' time. A relative very kindly left us a large amount of money in their will last year. The probate is still being sorted and the solicitor thinks it will take until after…
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Loss of UC Transitional protection after having to move home not through choice.
Due to being made homeless, we made an application to the council and moved area on 30 May 2024. We had to stop legacy and make a claim for UC. We had SDP in my ESA, myself and partner are on pip and we receive child DLA. In our previous housing benefit we received an extra bedroom rate for severe disability as we are…
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I'm 66 next year and currently on UC, LCWRA and PIP basic
Hello all, I hope you can help me. I'm very worried about my situation once I get to 66. I'm married, but my husband (60 next year) lives in a tiny studio and I in a tiny room in a flatshare, as our landlords don't allow couple. He works and doesn't get any benefits. We're on a waiting list for sheltered accomodation so we…
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biographical telephone call?
what is a biographical telephone call please?
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Hi, my name is kingy55!
hello I’ve just been diagnosed with severe spinal stenosis and a chronic fractured disc would I be entitled to attendance allowance and a blue badge as walking is so painful
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Uc with disabled child 2 carers help
Hi looking for some advice if anyone’s been in the same situation. I’ve received my migration notice from universal credit for me and my partner however I’m worried about what happens next as right now I only claim carers allowance & child tax credits my child recieve high rate dla my partner is named on the tax credits…
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PIP Change of Circumstances - Mandatory Reconsideration
I have already asked and sent in further evidence for my mandatory reconsideration, which is now being looked at by another DWP decision maker confirmed by text. What I am wondering is my condition has changed since then in that I am now in receipt of physiotherapy and my treatment for another disease has changed and I am…
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Hi, my name is elli8888! Why are they ringing?!
it’s a Saturday and at 9 am they rand dep - I ignored call as I was asleep - I have terrible sleep so I sleep when I can. When I checked they’d also sent a text saying they’d called and they’re calling again tonight at 10 am Freaked me out I’m waiting for a tribunal date Why are they ringing?! I already had advice from cab…
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I feel trapped and I don't know what to do anymore
Hello, I have a part time job (I work in retail in a stockroom and I've been there for over 7 years). I usually work up to 16 hours a week and I also volunteer for an MS charity as a video editor because this charity made a huge difference to my life when I was diagnosed with MS almost 5 years ago. My part time job…
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Labour MPs to be given book about the ‘enormous suffering’ caused by Tory welfare reform
Every Labour MP will soon be given a book about the failures of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) after a crowdfunding campaign was launched to buy more than 400 copies to help the new government “understand the enormous suffering that the Tory ‘welfare reform’ agenda caused”. Here's the full story: A small bit of…
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LWCRA - am I entitled to free glasses and eye test?
thanks for reading. I’m finding it difficult to understand the NHS page re. Funding and eye vouchers for those claiming benefits. I get the basic universal credit allowance plus the LWCRA rate on top amounting to £808 each months. I’m really overdue an eye exam and haven’t been in 3 years due to my mental health condition…
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Hi, my name is Mariech28! Will taking an amount out of my pension affect my benefits?
hiya, I’m on income related esa and in a support group I have a pension that matures in august as I reach 60. It was an opt out pension back in the late 80’s/ early 90’s which retirement age was 60. I’m on the understanding if I take the full amount will affect my benefit ,It isn’t for a large amount so I’m wondering if I…
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Hi, my name is jmelbar! Could I claim for LCWRA? Can I get 30 hours free childcare if on PIP?
Hi, I wonder if anyone is able to help with this query? I’m married and have been on SSP for due to having MS for the last 6 months but this is due to end . I am married and my partner works full time. Am I able to claim LCWA? I am also in receipt of PIP which I know isn’t means tested. I also want to know if I can claim…
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Almost can't help laughing
At least the focus is for the mo off PIP. All the little journos can now drivel equally without much relevance to fact about pension credit, the WFP, pensioner poverty or alternatively pensioner wealth. It doesn't take Einstein to work out that pensioners are everyone, all the people who were the very poorest, all the…
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Benefits change in circumstances
Hi everyone I'm just looking for some benefits advice if anyone can help. Basically I separated from my husband in 2014 I moved out not long afterwards but due to health reasons I had to move back in to the family home in 2017, I'm no longer allowed to live alone due to ongoing health issues so my ex said I could stay in…
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Here we go again
pick on the sick when there is x amount of fit abled bodies out there
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UC and 17 yr old with EHCP
Hello my son is 17 and has complex needs. He is not in education because the LA has not yet provided him with suitable provision for the coming year. (He has EHCP). As I have to care for him full time UC is our only income. UC has written to me to say UC will stop if he's not in full time provision by September. Any idea…
