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What is the process for continuing your benefits moving UK to Ireland under the Common Travel Area?
I'm currently looking into this, as I need to leave the UK ASAP for my mental health, but all I can find online is vague advice stating that: it's possible under the Common Travel Area if you're a UK or Irish citizen residing in the other country, as you'll have the same rights as a native citizen. You're supposed to call…
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🔥 Winter Warm Home Discount - £150 off electricity bill for recipients of means-tested benefits
Text on picture: If you are on a means-tested benefit, you will qualify for the Warm Home Discount. Check you are named on your electricity bill by 24 August to get £150 off this winter. For more information, please contact your energy provider.
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LWCRA + UC earnings from PAYE whilst registered as self employed + SIPP & expenses
Does anybody have experience being on LWCRA whilst registering as self-employed and undertaking temporary short-term PAYE roles ? Do self invested pension contributions reduce calculated earnings from PAYE? Do self-employment expenses from that period also reduce the calculated earnings from PAYE if no self-employment…
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Mixed age couple
Hi I was receiving carers element on our joint claim. My partner is recieves state pension which is deducted from uc claim. Then I was awarded lcwra but they wiped that out and took the carers element away too leaving me £200 a month worse off. Is there anything I can do please?
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Premiums
Hello im getting the SDP protection at £295.47 on my uc claim as it was a natural migration I understand that now. However I was getting severe disability premium on my esa claim, so I dont understand why im £211 worse off a month. Also it says on turn2us that there is an enhanced DP payment that you should get on your UC…
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Pension, Carers and extra room.
I received some brilliant advice from your site a couple of years ago when I did battle against the DWP so I hope you can help me now. If I have put this in the wrong discussion then please accept my apologies. My wife and I are both pensioners and we own our own flat. I get the full pension and my wife gets £700 a month.…
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Council Tax Consultation
https://consult.communities.gov.uk/local-government-finance/modernisation-of-council-tax-administration/ Please consider adding your thoughts to this consultation on council tax changes which includes changes to the definition of SMI which is inherently problematic to claim for people with severe mental illness.
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ADP and redetermination
I applied for adp in April this year and I was short on 2 points for the living and mobility sections. A week before I received my outcome I got a phone call from the case adviser asking me why my gp isn’t replying to their letters. I went away and called the gp and was told that one colleague who is in another practice is…
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Help with car tax
Hi, i need help with my Car Tax
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Anywhere to get help with cost of hearing aid accessory? Not available on NHS
Don't know if this is the correct section for this question! I wear hearing aids, but still struggle with one to one situations. There is a particular piece of equipment that I need to help in these situations and it's not available on the NHS. Is there anywhere I could get a grant or financial help to obtain this item?…
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How long does sdp process take?
How long does sdp process take it's now been 12 weeks since I applied.
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Confused over disability premiums
I have been carer for my wife for over 30 years but recently I have at tribunal been awarded Enhanced Care and standard mobility PIP for myself. I know SDP can not be paid if you have a carer but I don’t and the award is to be back dated from August 2023. I was receiving Income support ant this time until being migrated…
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Hi, my name is Sazzle66! Benefits stopped due to second home.
Hi, I've had my Esa, and housing and council beneit stopped because they UC, said my second him is worthth £675.000 which It isn't. The home is jointly owned by my Husband. Who is 79 and very poorly. He receives a care package.hton pwtd. I've been claiming all my the benefits sine 2014. I was diagnosed with terminal breast…
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Help with redundancy and paying a lump sum to my pension
If I am being made redundant and I pay a lump sum to my pension pot while I am currently claiming universal credit what will happen I don't know what to do for the best
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I am a unpaid carer
Hi I wondering if I can get advice please I care for my husband he has mental health issue and can not deal with people at all I do everything for him the job centre has told him to look for work he's on pip but I no he will be unable to to take on a job due to his mental health witch I have explained but am struggling to…
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CTR reduced wrongly and in Error
hi everyone ☺️ I’ve just discovered this as I’m on the autistic spectrum. I check research Study case laws Especially when I know I’m correct 🙈 Hopefully this information can be passed on to help I’m gonna thousands of other's who have found themselves having had there CTR reduced on migrating from legacy benefits. Under…
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AET and transitional protection
Hi can anyone help me with an issue with UC. I am in receipt of PIP and have recently been awarded LCWRA. I’d been off sick from my job for almost six months but decided to hand on my notice because my job was very physical and heavy with a very early start time and it all became to much and caused a increase in my pain…
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Hi, my name is Krygon! How do I speak to a human being at the DWP?
How to speak to a human being at the DWP
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Proving House Repair spending is necessary
I have been saving for house repairs for many years. I mentioned this in a recent DWP complaint, about something else but tangentially relevant to savings, and was advised to get proof the repairs were necessary. Im not sure how to do this. I have some single glazed windows I think need replacing, the roof tiles are…
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Mortgage on universal credit unfair than rent
I have been told I have to much savings I said this is for house repairs if I need them . As a home owner if my house is sud standard the council can take it off me but universal credit said it's still savings . if you rent your land lord has by law as to keep you safe and warm . Not the case if you own your house .Should…
