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Benefits
Hi I’ve been off work since November I was admitted to hospital and collapsed waking up in intensive care,with pneumonia. I have been diagnosed with COPD and Asthma and have been having bad anxiety do to continually coughing unable to breathe. Work (HR) have given me 3 months to get better otherwise they’ll look into…
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Could do with advice
Hi all i could really do with some advice please i live in a hmo with 8 others, each room is self contained so no sharing, however there’s a junkie here who sleeps all day then starts banging, shouting, loud music all night, my neighbour also joins in with the banging, loud music as they hang out at night, and a constant…
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Help understanding the savings cap with a student grant.
Hello guys! To cut a long story short i have recently started a course with the open uni and it has been going great! I was also able to receive a student grant to assist me but im a just a tad confused about the way these things work. I had a homeless scare a year ago when my landlord sold the house and since then ive…
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I'm confused
Hello i am abit confused i am not very good at understanding stuff i suffer with schizophrenia and some places say i think that pip could be stopped for people with mental health does that mean all mental health and then theres this i read on another place "The Conservative Party leader also suggested some people with…
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Hi, my name is Phoebe07! Cant make telephone assessment, what should I tell them.?
Just received a message to say my assessment is telephone call 29th this month. My aunt and uncle have paid for me to go their sons wedding i won't be here on 29th what should I tell them.
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ESA Migration to UC confusion (managed migration)
Hello How / when will an ESA / HB claim go to UC via managed migration ? (underlining ESA IB but award is IR because of EDP on support group)
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Re: sunaks speech - the acceleration of uc rollout
Okay I think many of us can agree that this was sunaks most vile attack on the disabled yet (I resent being made an example of because of something I was born with in order to gain votes) and it’s even more worrying the silence from Labour (though I think the Lib Dem’s denounced it) nothing is set in stone until at least…
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Hi, my name is SLF!I have now been told i have received an overpayment of UC which is over £1000.
Hi, i am single mum and receive LWC benefit for myself as part of my UC. I have just been informed that my sons DLA has been approved which I have entered into the DWP UC online system. I have now been told i have received an overpayment of UC which is over £1000. So it seems that my LCW combined with the new DLA for my…
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Housing benefit
Hi, I am on claiming housing element of the UC and on standards of each component of PIP. Can I claim housing benefit and council tax support from the Council and cancel the housing element?
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Need Advice on Savings and Council Tax/Housing Benefit
Hello everyone, I hope you're all doing well. I'm reaching out to seek some advice regarding savings and council tax benefit. Recently, I've found myself in a situation where I'm being charged for council tax for the upcoming financial year, despite having savings. The reason behind my savings is quite frustrating. Over…
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Access To Work Question
Hello! Sorry, this is sort of a hypothetical situation at the moment but I've been trying to wrap my ahead around it so that I'm properly prepared. I've been too poorly to work for some time, however I have recently started to improve and am looking to apply to some local admin roles. I am an ambulatory wheelchair user due…
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LCWRA really long wait, anyone else?
Hi there, I am on the lower rate of Universal Credit and struggling financially, and sent off the health questionnaire to apply for LCWRA on 20 Dec 2023, I telephoned them to see if they had received it ok as had heard nothing, they say they have it and I am in a queue for an assessment but nothing yet ( 20/4/24) does it…
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Driving lessons for young carers
Hello everyone, my name is Aiden and im from scotland. Im interested to know if anyone is familiar with any schemes or grants which would support me getting driving lessons-any help or advice is appreciated, thanks, Aiden
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Claiming carers allowance
Hello, I have just had my PIP renewed, stayed on enhanced daily and enhanced mobility. My daughter claims carers allowance for me. My daughter has just been awarded PIP herself, enhanced for both as well, due to mental health conditions. As I provide a lot of emotional support and encouragement and help with things like…
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Basic State Pension/Credit and SDP
Hi, If my aunty gets old style basic state pension and pension credit to top it up, is she also entitled to a disability premium too and will this be paid in her pension credit then deducted from her state pension? Thanks in advance 🙂
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Disability premiums for Income Support
Hi, I'm very confused about these 3 disability premiums and am not sure if im supposed to have been awarded any .... Disability premium Severe disability premium Enhanced disability premium Me and my partner are still on income support as a couple and I am currently receiving both enhanced elements of PIP and my partner is…
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LCWRA changes
Hi, my partner currently receives LCWRA due to mental illness. I am confused about the changes being made by the government. In 2025, if they are still getting LCWRA will the extra amount of money be taken off of us? We would really struggle losing the extra amount. thanks.
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A Recipe for Bureaucratic Disaster
The proposed fit note system overhaul is a catastrophic mistake, stripping GPs of their authority to issue fit notes. Although GPs would no longer be issuing fit notes, they would still need to dedicate time and resources to providing medical information to the new organisation or agency, just to clarify the medical reason…
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Rishi sunak speech
Anyone know when the sick note and benefits change will start from getting disability benefits stopped and being forced to take any job otherwise get all benefits stopped permanently will make me homeless with no way to pay rent oh and I will starve to death too 🙃
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Carers Allowance backdate question
I care for my daughter who 16 I applied for dla last July but was only awarded it end of February 2024 I've now applied for careers I've put in my claim I've been caring for her since July 2023 but only got awarded her dla in February but was back dated to July will inreveive careers back dated to July 2023 as I didn't…
