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Hi, my name is Peppernose7! Cannot afford costs of NHS dental treatments.
Good morning. I am enquiring about the possibility of getting permanent dentures or dental implants through the NHS or funded organisations. I have been suffering with mental health problems since 2014 and have seriously neglected my health. As a result, I have lost numerous teeth, had a number of extractions and have even…
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Work capability assessment
Hello, I just wondered if anyone could give me a idea of back payment I may be owed as I still haven’t received anything. I was awarded the LCWRA on the 18th of may 2024. The first sick note I uploaded was on the 8th of January 2024. My assessment periods run from the 29th to the 28th of the following month. Does anyone…
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Disability Benefits Urgent Question tonight 03:50-04:25 on BBC Parliament
Coverage of the urgent question on the Equality and Human Rights Commission's investigation into the treatment of disabled people on benefits - House of Lords today 23rd May
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Pip one of payment reform (yearly) like USA?
hi would the one of payment be yearly like the USA? They seem to compare pip with other countries in their questions.. they give us 9500 just shy top rate atm.. the House of Commons stated pip needs to rise- do you think they would offer us 10k every Jan or April for the year??
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Pip reassement
Hello would the review be the same as I had when I frist one by phone also if I'm on the enhanced rate for both sections and this gets changed can I take then to appeal as my condition has gotten worse thank you
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When will reform happen after general elections??
obviously there is much debate- if they will implement it right away, but what of people’s awards ? Will they be honoured? Or will they just scrap it all? It seems it would go against humanity to scrap it right away and leave in poverty ?? The benefits basic allowance isn’t enough to live on.. with cost of living crisis…
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UC advice.
Hello, I apologise for repeating myself but I just need some advice on roughly how much I would get on UC with a part time job. I would get the LWCRA and transitional protection as I'm on income related ESA and in the support group, I'm single and over 29, my rent is: £550.02 per month through social housing, and my wage…
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Severe disability premium/enhanced disability premium, transitional protection
When I claim Income related ESA I was mis-informed. I did not get my severe disability premium or enhanced disability premium rather. I was getting the highest awards of ESA. When the announcements came that ESA was changing to UC my social worker applied for UC and I started getting less money. I get the highest amounts…
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Hi, I'm youngPD! Rejected for Disabled Facility Grant, how else can I fund housing adaptations?
Hello dear member, Hope someone can advise, I am 54 and suffering from Pariknsons since few years, recently my health is deteriorating so I asked for disabled facility grant from local council but my claim has been rejected due to income threshold and we cannot leave the job as we have mortgage to pay and young children to…
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LWCRA
Good morning all, wondered if anyone could help? iv been awarded LWCRA from 30 jan 24, my assessment periods are 27th to 28th and am paid on 3rd of each month, when will i start to recieve the extra amount in my uc payments? i am a single claimant ! Many Thanks x
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Carers allowance
Hi could you tell me if my son was claiming universal credit and cancels the claim is he still entitled to carers allowance for me as I am on pip he doesn't have any other income at all ,it has been over 6 weeks and he hasn't heard back from them thankyou
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Disability premiums
Hi all Phoned esa about sdp as our children have now left home me and my husband both get enhanced rate pip my husband gets contribution related esa in support group and industrial injuries benefit and constant attendance allowance I only receive pip no other benefits . We are both under pension age . Lady on phone filled…
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Very anxious about PIP Tellephone assessment on Wednesday
Hi - I have a telephone assessment with independent assessment services regarding my PIP review. I sent the review form back in November and I’m only just having the telephone assessment this week. I’m extremely anxious and nervous as when I called to ask if we could record the call I was told I have to tell the assessor…
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New claim for pip
From childhood until DLA was changed to PIP I was awarded at every renewal. Since PIP took over, I've never once successfully been awarded. I'm currently in process of appealing with LCWRA and decided I need to try for PIP again. My condition is only worsening now and I'm exhausted with the constant struggle to get ANY…
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Would a rent increase be considered a ‘change of circumstances’
My landlord has been nice enough to freeze rent on all his properties the past 5 years but is now considering putting them up as they are well below rental market value would a rent increase trigger natural migration over to universal credit? context: I’m on legacy means tested (ir esa and housing benefit) and renting from…
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Help can anyone advise on my benefit situation
hi all I am hoping for some advice as I’ve wracked my brains and cannot understand, I live at home with my 3 children with my mum i am an occupier and receive only child tax and child benefit as a lone parent, I never moved over to job seekers when child turned 5 (she is now 10) and helped my mum with bills etc using child…
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Been saving my son's pip payments in my account but did not declare as my savings !
Hi First time here. Foolishly I have done something very stupid potentially. I really need some advice as been trying to get some for over a week now from various places but can't as seems a bit of a grey area to everybody I talk to, apart from the lovely man I have just spoken to on the helpline here. even citizen's…
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Disability premium
I claim income support, and recently was successfull with my pip claim standard daily living and all my backdated money has been paid , I live alone, I am confused if I am entitled to a disability premium and if I am which one as I believe there are 3 , I recieved my income support payment and nothing has been added on, I…
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How would it affect if I was to bring in a friend as a lodger???
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Hi, my name is kia18! with my esa am i even allowed this amount of the pip mixed with savings?
