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Carers allowance
hi if I go back to work for 16 hours a week can my carer still claim carers allowance for me?
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DWP under investigation by ECHR
Articles about vouchers and so on in provincial papers keep cropping up in my news feed. Some of them give the impression this has been enacted, which is of course rubbish. Meanwhile, the DWP is under investigation by the European Court of Human Rights. And specifically It's taken long enough, but now it's here and I do…
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A little help needed regarding understanding LCWRA
Hi. A brief overviewof my circumstances: I first reported a health change in my UC journal in February 2021. By April 2021, I was assessed as LCW. I started a part time job in May 2022. 10th June 2024 I had a WCA via phone. A few days later I was notified as being found to have LCWRA as the outcome of my assessment.…
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UC LCWRA
hi I was wondering if anyone could help me I started putting sick notes in from 20 December/ Jan then Jan/feb then I had one from feb till April and from April I’m covered until 2/7/24 I was awarded LCWRA on 29th April but won’t receive any payments until august I asked why and they said a gap in my sick notes, which I…
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Statutory Sick Pay
I work four shifts a week at 6.4 hours per shift, i am on a zerohours contract and now ive just been signed off sick. How does SSP work and am I entitled to it?
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Will I lose benefits with child starting apprenticeship?
my daughter is 16 and she has been going to start an apprenticeship at a GP surgery I claim full housing benefit and I have most of my council tax paid I get disability premium for myself I know I will loose my child tax credit and child tax credit for her but will I loose any of the above Forgot to mention I also have a…
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PIP and Being Off Work Sick
I am currently n receipt of PIP and i have just had to stop working due to a shoulder injury which im awaiting a sick note for and an xray. My question is about loss of earnings and telling the benefits people of my shoulder. Any advice please.
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Hello can anyone help me with council tax and income
hello hopefully some one can help I’m getting ever so lost and confused. I receive high rate pip my partner cares for me and so receives weekly carers allowance. We have a child. We receive monthly UC elements of- Uc couple rate both over 25, child element, LCWRA, carer element and housing element. This year our council…
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I have my son the majority of the time but his mum gets all the benefits, any advice?
Carers allowance and DLA I am a split parent and have been for 4 years we have an autistic son who is registered at his mom's address but he spends over 28 weeks a year with me every other plus extras making it over 28 weeks his mom gets all the benefits DLA carers child benefit and extra payments he is entitled to I get…
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Migrating from UC Health Conditions
Hi, Around 7 weeks ago we got migrated to UC, my wife has long term health issues. In the journal we received UCD35 form saying we will received UCD50 form to complete. Does anyone know how long this takes to come? My wife struggles with english and she stressing out, she is young. She has liver cirrosis, chronic…
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Esa migration?
sorry if this has been asked (I don’t take In information too well and struggle with reading information) I get ESA AND in the LCWRA group and also UC so will nothing change for me? With this migration or something? Kind regards
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PIP
I dont have television or radio so only see news on the internet and all this stuff constantly about scrapping PIP is terrifying me. I get the 290 a month one. It was awarded for autism in late 2020 after a tribunal. I was told it was for 10 years and was told at the time it was for the rest of my life as autism doesnt…
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Hi, my name is wobblybelly56! would we be better or worse off financially if partner moves in?
Hi everyone ! Hope someone can help I currently get state pension and pip.My partner and I have been discussing moving in together, he works full time would we be better or worse off financially?TIA
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Lcfwra.
Ive finally been transferred from lcfw to lcfwra. They dated from when I got decision so no back pay. Also when I asked for a copy of assessment I was told because I'm now lcfwra I cannot have a copy. Anyone else experiencing this
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Backdating carers element
I’ve just started getting carers element for my daughter as she gets DLA and needs a lot of support.. I didn’t know carers element was a thing till a month ago so I applied and now I have got it. Just wondering if anyone has actually got backdated CE? I have been on UC for 2 years while working as it helped to pay for my…
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Enhanced Disability Premium
My PIP was put up to enhanced for daily living and mobility late last year and I am in receipt of income related ESA. I was talking to someone and they mentioned I might be entitled to the enhanced disability premium. I already get the severe disability premium and the disability income guarantee. Could anyone please…
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Severe Disability Premium
Hi all Does the severe disability premium continue after reaching state pension age 66?
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Hi, my name is AverageMum! husband is asking for this to be detailed in the financial settlement
HI, My 17 year old son receives PIP. I am getting divorced and, although I manage the money for him by his agreement (he is not cognitively impaired, just physically), it goes on his £80 per week driving lessons and upkeep of the wheelchair adapted van I drive to get him and his electric wheelchair around, plus a…
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Permitted work and average hours?
I’m starting training tomorrow and this week because of training my hours will be 18- but next week and week after I’ll be doing 15 (well 14.59) will esa average out my hours because of training? For my first 5 weeks? I rung them this morning but forget to ask I was asking about if they had made a decision about my…
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Universal credit
hi, my mum recently gave in long term sick notes to universal credit due to depression and other medical conditions stating she can’t work and is waiting for assessment for LCWRA. However, they still keep hounding her with phone calls asking her to go on courses and to find work. Surely this is breaking the law? Surely…
