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Pip review on its way
Hi all, I've been in receipt of esau and pip since 2014 due to mental health issues, I've been assessed at a psychiatric unit and on my previous review the paperwork from the assessment was sent into the DWP, I used to see my GP every 2-3 months prior to the covid pandemic, bit since that I've seen her 2 times in the last…
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Lost pension lump sum
Hi I’m getting a £8000 lump sum from a lost pension ,how will this affect my joint universal credit . Thanks in advance
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Disabled Band Council Tax Reduction
Hello if my husband is eligible for Carers Allowance, what impact would that have on a Council Tax Reduction claim please? Do they send inspectors out to your property to ensure your meeting the application criteria? Thanks
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Severe disability premium.
Disability premiums Just had an OT assessment and they have suggested moving to a bungalow below. I received PIP enhanced on both and still on IR ESA and also get the Severe disability premium. Can I please check that the following is still correct? When you change over to UC….The Severe and Enhanced Disability Premiums do…
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Lcwra payment
Hi, can someone help me understand when I'll receive my first lcwra payment with my uc please. AP is 10th-9th (paid 15th). First fit note submitted 24h Feb. Had my assessment on the 4th and decision on the 5th that I will get lcwra. The 3 month waiting period is confusing me. I understand that Feb-mar ap is not counted as…
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Pip review post
Afternoon I sent my review papers last week signed for they should have received them by now but post is still saying not yet delivered getting worried as they have to be back tomorrow is it normal for them just not to sign it and it is there or it still in post and if they arrive late will my pip stop instantly
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Approaching state retirement/Carers Allowance/Severe Disability Premium
Hi I am a carer in receipt of Carers Allowance as I care for my adult son who lives at home with my spouse and I. We own our home. My son receives Income related ESA and is in the Support Group. He also receives PIP at the mobility rate. My spouse and I have a full entitlement to the new State Retirement Pension (SRP}…
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Carers allowence
Hi I’ve just applied for carers allowance for a family friend. Will it effect the person I care for benefits in anyway?
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Can my son claim anything?
Hi, I’m wondering what if anything my son will be able to claim, he is 19 and he currently gets high rate pip for care and mobility he has been in full time education which he will leave in July and he will turn 20 in September. I receive carers allowance for him and income support and child benefit which obviously ends…
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Hi, my name is Trusty! Advice on direct payments policy
Im looking for some advise I'm currently receiving LCWRA, EESA & UC benefits. However, my son has given up work to look after his son who has autism and SOD. He has put in for direct payments and was asking if I would look after my grandson under the direct payments policy. Can I do this without my benefits being affected.
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Disabled working tax credit backpay dispute
PIP awarded at tribunal. Entitlement from June 2022. Letter received from tax credits to sign, sent back recorded delivery immediately. Phoned tax credits. They backdated working tax credit to April 2023. Said the other backpay would be done separately for June 2022 to April 2023. Called again yesterday to chase it up. Was…
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Lcwra
Hi I have been on the sick for a while now meaning I was off work I have been giving sick notes to support this,I left my job official in Jan-2023 I have still been proving sick notes to my journal,I’ve had my WCA and have been told I will receive LCWRA can someone help me out on when I should receive a payment I put a…
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Limited capacity to work assessment does anyone know what this means am I entitled to anything
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Benefits
Hi, my Sister does not have to pay any rent because she gets low rate Pip for both. Her daughter lives with her, gives her £500 a month housekeeping. Sister gets income related ESA so there for she is getting government money top ups. I have to pay rent and council tax plus I didn't get the warm home discount this year. My…
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Carers allowance question
Hi I work self employed and received carers allowance while I receive UC, each April the payments stop and I must submit earnings information, this year I had spoken with UC who advised it could be easier to close down the carers allowance claim and request it from UC as they make deductions each month because I receive…
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ESA reviews restarted
Hello there, I can see from other forums such as 'benefits and work' that ESA reviews has in fact restarted as people get reassessments even though they were given ESA long time ago (such as 5 years). Myself has been told that my prognosis review date is in August. While I know it's a prognosis I also started to feel that…
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What benefits if in residential care?
I'm currently trying to find out exactly what benefits someone (young disabled adult) would still be able to claim if they moved into a supported living type residential setting, funded by NHS CHC. Not a nursing home or a care home but a specialist physical disability provision. There would need to be a lot of personal…
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ESA does she qualify for free NHS prescriptions?
Hi guys, New to the forum. I am my wife's advocat and deal with all her financial affairs post suffering a stroke. She has qualified for the ESA payment but I am not sure if she also qualifies for free NHS prescriptions. Can any one please advise? Thanks.
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Will we be no better off after LCWRA award?
We claim as couple my husband has worked for the last 30 yr we get esa and universal credit however they take esa and industrial injury he had for 35 yr off so we get nil uc however he has now been given LCWRA we receiving a letter I presume this will be backdated my question is will we still get deductions from the uc so…
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pip evidence
hello i know lctwra and pip are different but my problems fit both , i have just been awarded lctwra and have put a claim in for pip could i send pip my assesment as evidence as the things are very relevent to my claim?