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New claim Carers claim
looking for a little advice regarding carers allowance. This is for a carers claim being made on my behalf. My suster has made a claim for myself for carers Allowance on 21st July 2025 to start from the 14th July 2025. which is still outstanding and awaiting payment. I also have received the letter confirmation a claim has…
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Pension Credit
I'm due my pension along with my pension credit on Friday 2nd January. I got my pension which is only very little today but not my pension credit, that's strange I never got my pension credit as my circumstances haven't changed. This has never happened to me before. I've tried ringing them but my call keeps ringing out.
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Council Tax suspension
Hi . I had a letter today to say my council tax is being suspended along with my housing benefit. I have no idea why . They did not explain. I have to send in photocopies of letters etc .they did not tell me what either Has anyone else has this happen or know anything about it. Thanks
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Benefits - Unable to return to work
hi I receive u/c housing element, standard allowance and LWRCA. I am unable to return to work because of my disability I also received daily living PIP and enhanced mobility PIP would it be better for me to switch over to Newstyle ESA IM sorry I do find it confusing thanks
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LCWRA
Hi Everyone Wondering if anyone can help I put my 1st fit note in on 3rd August 2025 Had my assessment on 18th November 2025 Lcwra was awarded 26th November 2025 Ist payment of lcwra was added yo my universal credit 13th December 2025 Am I getting paid back the waiting period from 1st fit note ? Thanks in advance
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Advice needed
I was found fit for work with work capability last month (nov), i seen my work coach 2 days later and done the mandatory review thing and was told that if i put a fitnote in it had to say that my condition has worsened, i am waiting to see a surgeon on if it is Spine Stenosis or Epidural Lipomatosis, i have had balance…
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Free dental treatment
Hi, I hope this is in the correct section.. I get enhanced PIP and Motobility, I also get EESA support ( I think thats what it is because i never got a letter telling me exactly what it is, but I get £290 a fortnight). I am just wondering if I should be getting free dental treatment and even free prescriptions, I currently…
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Will my benefits be affected
I live on my own in a 2 bedroom property I receive PIP housing benefit employment and support and universal credit I pay bedroom tax on the second bedroom if my son was to move back home would this affect my money he works
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So confused with benefit system, can I claim and receive LCWRA right away?
I’m so confused by the whole benefit system my doctor wants me to reduce my working hours due to my health. If I reduce hours so obvs does my income! Can I claim and receive lCWRA right away? im married husband works. I get ADP basic. so if I claim UC and what iv read is needs to initially be a joint claim. When do they…
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LCWRA and the upper savings limit of UC
What happens to LCWRA status when you go over the upper savings limit for UC? Is your claim closed and would you have to apply again for LCWRA if your savings dip back below 16K? If so, if your claim was closed in error (if DWP failed to deduct Cost of living payments from your declared capital) would reapplying for LCWRA…
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LCWRA
Engage or to not not engage on LCWRA? Will it stay to not engage or is it changing fast.
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Uc
Hi can anyone advise me I've given my notice, at My present job due to it be very challenging in care I get verbal and physically abused daily, already applied for other jobs but I get u/c as look after my granddaughters since my son passed away, what will happen to my payments if I don't find another job before my notice…
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Cashing in an old work pension
Hi there, I'm on U/C and NS ESA with LCWRA and as I just turned 55 i would like to cash in an old work pension worth £3000. Need to do this as a family member who lent me money in the past has a situation change whereby the need money ASAP. I understand being less than £6000 it shouldnt affect my benefits but my question…
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Carers Allowance and Universal Credit Carers Element
Hi, I'm on UC with carers element, and have just recieved my carers allowance back pay (which backdates about a month before I was on UC). Do I need to inform UC about this or will they be automatically informed? Also, will they subtract £ for £ my CA back pay from my UC, so I will have 0 UC for a couple of months until…
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Moving house and housing benefit question
Hello We are moving house in the next few days. My husband and I were the only ones named on our current property as we were the only ones on the tenancy as my kids were minors when we moved in, however, on the new property , my son is down as a tennent alongside myself and my husband. He works full time. I am really…
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The DWP capital thresholds should be £10.5k and £27k
That is if they'd been adjusted to take into account inflation. Given inflation the £6k and £16k thresholds from when they were introduced in 2006 are effectively £3.5k and £9.2k in 2025… It also means that in 10 years from now the inflation adjust figures will be about £2.5k and £7k… Given it took the DWP about 15-20…
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How do we manage? Charged bedroom tax but have no spare rooms
disabled need heat all day help cleaning food gardeners taxis decorators careers places to go people to talk to and shopping all costing more than one average undisabled person how does the maths work seriously how does it work the little extra hardly pays a cleaner each week let alone gardeners are you changing pip are u…
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Need help, I’m so confused about lcwra rules.
Hi, new here. I’m really stressed about what to do. I am receiving UC with LWCRA, and also Adult Disability Payment..I am Agoraphobic with a Panic Disorder. For 4 or 5 years now I’ve been in an awful cycle of being virtually at home all of the time. Just recently I’ve been offered the chance to get involved with a great…
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Pip BackPay
Hi, I received a text on 02/12/25 saying I've been approved for Pip. I wondered how long I have to wait for backpay to come into my account? I am writing this at midnight on 05/12/2025. If its the 3-5 days, will it; 1. Come through the time the text was sent? 2. Come through on a weekend?
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Advice
I made migration claim from ESA income related to UC on 18 November. Appointment at job centre for I’d and claims commitment. First UC payment on 24 December. At this stage I wasn’t aware of also being also on contribution based ESA. Today I got a letter dated 24 November that my contribution based ESAwas ending on 1…
