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Adult disability benefit - Scotland
Has anyone had their review yet? .. I’m also wondering what happens to your benefit when your due for review. So for example my review for adp is due October 2024 (I know it’s a while away but I have adhd and I need to dysect every single detail and this is tearing me apart with worry) .. so I guess I get my forums out…
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Lcw
Can work coaches bully you to attend job fairs and what are the rules on Lcw. My health getting worse due to work coach bullying me
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Starling bank account
Hi does anyone use starling bank? If so are they any good? And what time do you receive your dwp payments? TIA Annie x
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LHA rates for 2024/25
I wasn’t sure whether to post this here or in cost of living. Please feel free to move it if needed. These have now been published and you can see the rates for each LA…
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Question about possible holiday while on PIP/ESA
Hi. I claim ESA (Support group) / PIP, my family said they were thinking of possibly taking a short 4-day holiday in Italy, and invited me as they think it might help boost my spirits and help take my mind off the stress of my medical treatment for a little while. It's very hard for me to get around without help and on top…
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DWP no longer giving extensions (if required) when returning reassessment or review forms?
So I was chatting to a friend a couple of days back and they’d just got their esa reassessment form (esa50) through the post. As many of us have probably experienced in the past, the paperwork took a month of Sundays for her to get and it arrived a couple of days before Xmas, 2 weeks after it was ‘sent’ by the dwp (meaning…
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means tested benefits - is they a limit on what we can use the money for .
I was worried about this for some time but i have always given CSA child money to my X partner, I don't think it is compulsory to do so on benefit or maybe small amount, but I give what i can i try and save a few hundred a month from my benefit to send, but I don't spend a lot on myself and am willing to go without in…
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Payments lowered
Has anyone who has had an adp review and just ticked the no change boxes had their payments lowered 8 months and still waiting on case manager picking it up meanwhile im stressing about them potentially lowering it
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Savings query
Hi, thanking people for their help in advance. I will soon be hitting £6000 in my savings and know I must declare it. What is the process? I'm under the impression you must send in bank statements. How far back would the bank statements go? Thanking you in advance
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Benefits & Financial
I’m a **** year old pensioner struggling and not sure what I’m entitled to
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Backdated PIP but no SDP??
Hi, can anyone confirm my eligibility for SDP please. Whilst receiving ESA Income and Contributions based I qualified for PIP Daily Standard and Mobility Higher rates on mandatory reconsideration which was backdated. ? Should I also have received SDP inline with PIP? When I moved home I was transferred to UC to claim…
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Another question r.e. "Marker" on file?
Apologies for asking a question similar to other recent ones. I have recently read a few instances of people having some sort of marker on their file regarding their benefits, mental health & risk. Several years ago I received an ESA50 form. I ignored it as I was not in the best frames of mind, also I, incorrectly,…
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Sight loss podcast to shine light on cost of living financial help
A
national sight loss charity will make benefits and financial support one of its
top talking points heading further into 2024. The
cost of living crisis continues to bite in the new year, as people with sight
loss face increased expenses to help them in their everyday lives. The
Macular Society, which supports people…
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Universal Credit, self-employed expenses
Hi all. My husband has recently become self-employed but works for one company only. When submitting earnings to universal credit there is a section for expenses which I have worked out. However his wage slips from the company show expenses payments (reimbursement). When filling out his “income” do I include what they paid…
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Help with travel costs
Does anyone know if there is a way to get help with transport costs? My mum isn't expected to live much longer but she lives nearly 400 miles away. We had to give up our car last year because we couldn't afford it any more and the train fare is out of my reach, especially as I'd need to pay for my husband who is my carer…
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Hi, my name is LainieD! How long does a review take for ADP?
Hi, I found this site by accident as I informed pip in January of change of circumstances. I then transferred to ADP on May 26th, it's now November 21st 2023 and just been told as today my review has been picked up with a case Manager. I'm now wondering how long I'll have to wait,Anyone else in same position as me, as I'm…
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Inheritance lump sum
Hello everyone, this is my first post on here and I’m wondering if anyone has any experience or advice on a financial matter. I’m mum to my almost 30 year old son who has severe autism and learning difficulties. He has a comprehensive care package funded by social services and spends a few days a week at his supported…
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Hi, my name is shaz2! when will I get my first payment?
I have been awarded levers on 15/12/2023 I have been sending sick notes from the 11/10/23 when will I get my first payment
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Can I use bank statements or tax returns as proof of income?
Can I use bank statements or tax returns as proof of income?
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giving money to the children
If you have more than
£16k in the bank And you gift a lump sum to your children to help them out
with getting on the property ladder – but in the future things change and you
need to apply for means tested benefits would the DWP or whoever reject your
claim because you gave money away – ( is it like the 7 year rule with…
