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Capability for work questionnaire
Hello everyone, hope your well. I completed capability for work questionnaire, four weeks ago and am currently on PIP, and just recently been diagnosed with osteoarthritis in my hands and COPD I am going through the process of ill health retirement from my job. Any advice or guidance on what happens next? Thank you
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Respond to the Government's Consultation on Benefit Reforms
Modernising support for independent living: the health and disability green paper On Friday 19th April the Prime Minister announced his intention to make changes to Personal Independence Payments (PIP). On Monday 29th April, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Mel Stride published a consultation setting out more…
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Help and advice please ESA I R / receiving Inheritance soon
Hi, I'm new and thank you in advance for allowing my question .I suffer / have / suffered with my mental health for over 20 years and I was on long term Incapacity Benefit prior to my ESA support group (income related) as well as PIP..I receive fortnightly £427.00 ( minus around 27.00 pounds I'm paying back a budget loan )…
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Carers allowance entitlement
Hi, I used to earn more than threshold for carers allowance. But last few years and since threshold has increased to £151, just realized I may be entitled to claim carers allowance and maybe be better off? Daughter gets pip I care for adult daughter over 35hrs a week. And my take home pay is £589.42 a month. I currently…
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Esa
I have applied for esa and sent my fit note that states i have cancer i also have recently been awarded the enhanced daily living and standard mobility for pip. Today a received a txt to say i have a phone appointment tomorrow to enable me to agree to my commitments, what does this mean?, also will i automatically go in…
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Opinions Please?
Hi I'm new here. I suffer with some mental health issues and am nearvous about bank spying thing . What does everyone think to this article ? Thanks
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Permitted work & esa ain’t paid me?
they still haven’t reached a decision on esa they said something about my name change but they have my deedpoll and have recently changed my name on my claim successfully- my work is in my new name (the one it’s successfully changed to) The last I spoke to last week said she get person who wrote the notes to ring me would…
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ESA and help towards rent if living with parent
Hi there. My adult son is on ESA and living with us. We had never charged him anything towards his housing. However our circumstances have changed and we are struggling to pay our mortgage. I have been told conflicting advice about whether we can charge him rent, and whether he would be able to claim housing benefit. Does…
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Bank Statments
Hi, does anyone know how long banks keep statments for. I can back 7 years online but some say they throw records away after that but some say they can go back as far as they want. I did ask albus on another topic but he wasn't sure Any idea?
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esa hb
any news on when esa way houseing ben moving over says a later date before 2025 on gov site and press reporting it worry will lose my house do i go to my council to claim it again or will it transfer over like esa going to do
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Council Tax Support
Hi I received 100 percent council tax support last year. I received PIP UC and LCWRA. This year they say I have to pay 25 percent because they are classing LCWRA as income. However the equivalent on ESA is not classed as income. Can they do this and do I have any right of appeal.
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Hiya!
Hi, It's been a very, very long time since I last posted on here, so I thought I would start here. So much has happened in my life, and now the DWP are insisting that we migrate to UC. It's something that we have studiously ignored, but now have to deal with it but we (my wife and I) are wondering how it is going to affect…
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Recently diagnosed
mariasweetie I have recently been diagnosed with neuropathy in my legs and feet , carpal tunnel syndrome in my hands and cataracts in both eyes .Complications from being type 1 diabetic all my life . I am no longer able to work my doctor has been given me fit notes since march to give to my employer for ssp pay . My…
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Advice for UC and ESA needed please
This discussion was created from comments split from: Hi Everyone.
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Living together whilst both disabled
Hi I'm looking for advice Me and my partner would like to start living together. We both are unable to work due to our individual disabilities. At the moment she is on LCWRA Universal Credit and I am on ESA. We are also both on PIP. I know that I will have to move to Universal Credit in order to receive what used to be…
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Council tax support changes monthly
Hi there, was wondering if you could help clear something up for me, so since moving over to UC from WTC, our council tax support seems to work differently. I'm self-employed, and my income varies monthly. My income for the last assessment period was higher, and the council emailed me to tell me my monthly council tax…
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Housing benefit
I spoke to someone on the phone today about housing benefit. I recieve housing benefit because I'm in supported accomadation. She said when you have £6000 in savings you are no longer eligible for it. Is this correct?
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Benefits
I am currently in receipt of esa, pip, housing benefit, I have read that the move to uc might begin in 2025 rather than 2028, I'm worried that the move may cost me my home as I currently pay an additional £150pm month on top of my housing benefit, and I won't be able to afford that once I move to uc, does anyone have any…
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Labour what do they have in store for us
Thought I start a new discussion to carry on the thread we had under the previous govt. Hope that's ok Yes it is concerning what she has in store for us. Hopefully organisations such as Scope can find out and also that they will listen to their concerns. And to sort the dwp out which is not fit for purpose.
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Bedroom Tax
Hi, My daughter and grandson moved out in April and we have now had a letter for local Council regarding our housing benefits being cut. They have said we have to start paying bedroom tax for 2 rooms in our 3 bedroom house. I actually sleep in one spare room next to bathroom due to my disability and have done for around 7…
