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Benefits and SMI?
Hello all Nice to find this forum. I'm here to ask a few questions regarding the Government SMI scheme.
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Lump sums
I am disabled and claim UC my partner gets pension plus has a joint claim with me she is due £ an amount of cash will this affect benefits
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Pip Mr call
I called up the Pip line to request a mandatory reconsideration. The lady said I do not give any information to her and a decision maker will call me at some stage. She used the phrase '' You seem to have a lot of information to give''' before I even started listing. She give the impression she just wanted rid of me. I…
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Debate about working, benefits and costs.
I am interested in opening a friendly debate about work and benefits and how people feel about being allowed to work part-time around disabilities without fear of losing benefits or being sanctioned. I was sacked from my last full-time job due to my MH and to be honest if I was well enough to go back to work it would scare…
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managed migration tax credit
Sumra said: am another managed migration person whose UC has not covered Tax credits so there is big reduction in payment. JC say its a mistake but havent corrected it .They advise making Uc claim for the disabled adult and ask for ESA so he/she can attend College as usual. Tax credit eligibility would end this summer…
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Stopping housing benefit
Hi my daughter is due to start a new better paid job in the next few weeks….. (we get esa and some hb but she pays the shortfall in rent and c/tax) she’ll earn too much for any hb and c/tax benefit, can I just stop my claim for those!? Rather than sending in payslips etc ? No point going through all that palarva for a £0…
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Pension drawdown affecting universal credit
I didn’t realise receiving a monthly pension payment would be held back in its entirety by universal credit, but they’re deducting £75 per month and I only get £60 per month. Any ideas?
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LCWRA ad Carers Allowance
I have a niece who is unemployed receiving Universal Credit. She cares almost full time for a friend who receives Universal Credit and a LCWRA payment of £319 after three months. Although she care for him almost full time I understand she is not entitled to Carers Allowance and is expected to get a full time job which…
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Tax credit to UC Nightmare !
Help I’ve received the dreaded letter saying I have to move to UC in may from Tax credits I’ve done a calculation and I’m not entitled to UC so I will lose £320 a month , is the right ???? I’m single claim pip ,I’m my sons only care giver apparently I will lose care allowance as well so now £650 a month worst off please…
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Half my PIP back pay offered to debt management, but I don't have debt - any ideas?
i just won my pip appeal and was back dated from june of 2022, I have only received just over half of this and for some strange reason £3500 has been offered to debt management. I called debt management and they confirmed I do not have any debt i then called Universal Credits and they also confirmed I do not have any debt…
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Hi, my name is lesley09! ADP. have I to contact DWP to let them know I'm now in receipt of LCWRA?
Hi everyone ☺️ 👋
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Severe Mental Impairment
Is schizoaffective bipolar disorder classed as a severe mental Impairment
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Advice needed please
My sons partner had a stroke at the end of October. She is slowly recovering but will not be able to work for a long time yet and my son is now effectively her carer so he will probably not be able to work either. As she is still on the deeds of a property she left 16 years ago, and which her ex partner and two grown up…
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DHP
Hello. I'm soon to move into a flat which I will have to pay 5 weeks rent upfront. Which will equal about 600£ I'm just wondering in April when its the new financial year, will I be able to apply for DHP for a backdated payment?
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Pension credit and on Attendance allowance but care for blind friend can she get carer element
My friend gets attendance allowance and pension credit, but looks after a nearly blind deaf lady, she was told she might get the carer element of pension credit added to her pension credit, so Firstly could she? and how would she ask about that!? secondly if she gets that will it not affect her pension credit adversely or…
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Deductions to benefits adding up to over £9000
Hi nice to join your group what it is is that I want to get a history of my pop and when my 1at claim was started my report and copy of my entitlement as I am being deducted money from pip and my esa for same thing it started in 2017 the deductions they say it's an overpayment that was ment to be £2.500 which they say they…
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service charge and council tax help
I own my flat having bought it from local council but I am struggling paying Service Charge and Council Tax. I am close to 90 and with Dementia among other illnesses and I am on full benefit such us Pension Credit. Is there anyway I can get help with these anywhere?
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Esa bank statements update want know my saveings
Well my support worker help me today my bank statement did not come but my support worker me went to the bank get statements and my help my partner since she got her bank statement my support worker copy them be send to my local job centre next week . I have not got bank statements from post so will I risk if someone get…
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Hi, my name is Jayne1984! what we would be entitled to?
Just moved in with my partner he is on esa support group and pip am on long term sick can you help what we would be entitled to please 😊
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Will I be able to get a mobility car?
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