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Carers Element
I care for my Wife who is on Pip Enhanced I claim the carers element. Since the budget it was announced Carers allowance was increasing significantly and wonder if this is the case for the element as well. Thank you
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Working and care element on uc
Hi all :) Im new here and need some advice. I work 40 hours a week, (have no choice) Husband has not worked for over 11 years as he is disabled(anexity, depression, degenerative spinal and disc desease, arthritis etc) Gets high rate care and motability has done since last year i think. Been on dla and pip for years. Now my…
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Hi, my name is Paulthedaid! Can I sell childrens books on ESA and PIP?
Hi there - I am living on ESA and PIP, and have a severe disability. I was recently able to write and illustrate a children's book, and I hope to sell it on Kindle Direct. I am going to inform the DWP via letter, but I want to check that this is something I am allowed to do first of all? I don't expect to make a lot of…
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Pip Timeline, No Evidence Sent 2024
Hi All, I thought I would add my timeline for my new claim, Since reading these have helped me. New claim call - 26th july 2024 Paper form sent back with the help of my mum - 13th August 2024 Text saying received my form - 19th August 2024 Text- 'A health professional is looking at my claim' - 18th Sept 2024 Text- 'Hello…
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Please help me understand
I am classed as disabled and receive Esa (support group), daily living pip (standard), UC (that is reduced due to esa) and LCWRA. I live alone but my health issues are causing me to need care with movement and general things around the home. My question is, if I moved in a carer (who doesnt currently work), would it affect…
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Declaring small additional income to UC? Your help please!
I’m on UC/LCWRA but do work a few hours via a PAYE job and hoping someone can shed a bit of light on my confusion! I declared I was both employed and self employed via a change of circumstance in UC journal on Thursday morning this week as I want to input some very small additional freelance earnings outside main work - I…
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Housing benefits (for private tennants/lha) confirmed as frozen for 2025/26
https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/934151#Comment_934151 https://www.bigissue.com/news/housing/local-housing-allowance-benefits-autumn-budget/ https://www.landlordzone.co.uk/news/new-local-housing-allowance-freeze-is-nonsensical-say-landlords so Labour snuck in a housing benefit freeze (wasn’t in the budget doc)…
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Sdp backpay rejected
hi I was awarded sdp 2 months ago,I was told I could get it backdated so I called dwp up and they told me I couldn’t get it backdated. I called them up again today, and they told me that I have moved address within the Time I claimed pip so that’s why they can’t award me it. Is this right?
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Hi, my name is kennett72! Benefits and child in further education
ime unsure what to do. Need some advice. my daughter started college , last term. we are on benefit so the college , does give us the right to claim extended , payment, for further education. So, we have moved to a different area. 100 miles away.we did inform the college she was at. They said oh it’s easy you just switch…
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Under 35 1 bed rate pip
Hi all, Im currently feeling pretty anxious as I have just signed a new tenancy for £1000 as I cannot love in a shared house. I was told that I am eligible for the 1 bed rate of UC Housing Element as i receive Daily living from PIP. Ive just received a message in my journal saying that due to my age I will only get the…
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Buying NI contributions years and claiming new style esa
If I buy 2 latest years within my national insurance record can I then claim new style esa as I will have evidence of lastest years contributions to be able to so?
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Hi, my name is harpalubhi39! we are lost regards to our disabled sons benefits as an adult.
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Hi, my name is dawn4dad!Will this one off payment affect his benefits?
My dad is 84 tomorrow, he receives, attendance allowance, state pension and pension credit. He was excited to get a letter from a small private pension, advising him of a one off payment of £1,800 instead of the £10 per month. Will this affect his benefits, he has no savings, had he got to declare this please
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Campaign for Disability Justice - Disability Minister clarifies 'savings'
The Campaign for Disability Justice website claims to have had clarification from a Disability Minister regarding the Chancellor and what she meant by the word 'savings' in the Budget speech. I cannot vouch for the document. Just putting it out there for consideration.…
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ESA
Hi, I don’t know where to start, My daughter moved in with me in August, I informed the correct departments. Benefits, Housing and dwp. According to them nothing would change. However I received letters yesterday stating my benefits for my rent and council tax had changed and she now has quite a large portion to pay. She’s…
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Transitional element of Severe Disability (no migration letter)
Hi, I have moved to UC without a migration letter as I needed the housing element. Citizens advice said that I will definitely get Transitional element of Severe Disability Premium. However I'm due my first payment and they are not paying any sdp transitional payments. ESA started paying me sdp on the 18th September 2024.…
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Hi, my name is Malicia88! Can my 18 year old claim carers allowance?
I am on uc and I receive pip. Can myv18 year claim carers allowance as she cares for me also will it effect my uc will it be deducted?
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Benefit
hello . I was coming on here to speak about a disability allowance if someone who doesn’t have a disability they’re still getting sent the money to their guardians bank. They know their guardian said they have no other choice than to wait to their 16 th birthday and they have to claim the money either they like it or not .…
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Hi, my name is sarah2024! JSA. can I ask for the fit note to be longer this time?
Hello everyone, I have a few questions if anyone would be kind enough to help me, not sure if I’m in the right forum for the kind of help looking for , it’s about benefits and health,I will try my best not to be confusing with this, basically I am on Jsa and I’m currently sighned off by my gp for 2 months it runs out in a…
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LCWRA and sicknotes
Hey wounder if anyone has advice am current trying to sort out some issues and mistakes being caused by Well alot of different UC staff and am get told one thing then another thing from UC in regards to LCWRA ?? one thing is that I have to wait the full 3 months from my LCWRA award? they have 4 months of sicknotes from me…
