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Retirement and Pensions
Hello again! Hoping for more good advice from the community. Retired at 35 from the council in 1990. Pension from lgps ever since. I get my State Pension in Oct. Any info on what happens to my lgps when I reach 66,will it be reduced,increased or stay the same,and will I get a lump sum? Thank you for any advice,as usual its…
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DLA and mobility car
Hi My mother has been in respite since last year and I have found I can not look after anymore due to a illness.Her benefits were stopped except her state pension which we have to use to top up her funding for her care home. she is now in full time care. All her benifts will now stop to fund her care. She has DLA with a…
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LCWRA. when should I be entitled to a payment from please?
Hi I’m new to this and finding it difficult to get a grip off. My question is. I have been signed off work since 15/11/23 my assessment period begins on the 29/11/23. I was awarded LCWRA on 26/3/24 when should I be entitled to a payment from please? UC have said it’s 27/4/24 and therefore I am not entitled to any backdated…
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Hi, my name is Nura! PIP reduced to £28 a week.my adult son is on high rate pip. do I get rent paid?
Hi everyone, I've just had a pip phone assessment which I was feeling good that day,I was getting high rate and my award came through and i have only been given £,28 a week! So because of that my esa has gone down £80 A Week too...so I've lost nearly £1000 a month... losing the car too! If this wasn't enough my adult kids…
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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…
