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New State Pension less than my ESA support group
I am currently in receipt of ESA (support group) + severe disability premium + enhanced disability premium. I am also in receipt of PIP and Housing Benefit. I recently received a letter informing me that I will be entitled to the New State Pension within the next four months. My entitlement to ESA will then cease. The…
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Hi, I'm nettypet68! Is there another way to get through to ESA? Why do UC deduct for carers?
Is there another way of getting through to ESA, apart from on the phone, I have been on hold an hour and a half, I have had a missed payment today and we are moving house tomorrow, I just don't have the time for this. And anyone else have an underlaying element for carers support payment but because they receive ESA…
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Child Disability Scotlans
Hi am wondering Haa anyone had any recent experiences with regards to the waiting times for a decision please?
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Pip loan
Morning one & all I need a loan of £500 reaon behind this the the car I have is on a mobility contract and the 3 years is up and I received a letter to say about getting a new car the car that we have is a quashqi & I have to £500 deposit
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Transitional protection
Hi my friend is moving into a property more suitable to his needs due to COPD stage 4 and it has everything he needs on the ground floor. A guy he knows has been homeless sofa surfing and he's tennant 2 on the lease . Both are on transitional cover due to moving from legacy benefits they aren't a couple just sharing a…
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UC
We are a mixed age couple in receipt of UC. I have just received my state pension. My partner isnt pension age until August. I have an underlying entitlement to carers allowance and partner gets LCWRA and ADP. We were given no payment this month. Are we expected to manage just on my pension.
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Benefit Cuts are completely unneccesary and highly abusive.
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If you're on some of the PIP and ESA...
if you don't spend it on healthcare what's the ceiling. Is it 6k or 16k. how do they know if it goes over 6k or is it 16k. when do you have to pay some towards the rent? My friend who's a pensioner says for pensioners it's 16k. not that old yet! :)
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Hi, my name is mazypic! I have received a backpayment of 21,000 SDP
Hi everyone I have recieved a backpayment of 21,000 sdp, i am scared to touch it as im not sure what im allowed to spend it on, im also in receipt of housing benefit and council tax benifit, do i need to report this backpayment to them? and does anyone know any rules surrounding this as im now over the threshold, its…
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Hi, my name is Ryan73! can someone give me some advice I’m currently receiving the higher rate of...
can someone give me some advice I’m currently receiving the higher rate of ESA I get £489.30 every two weeks I also get the higher rate of pip included in my ESA is disability premium. I’m currently living at my ‘s house. I’ve been here for over 20 years but I’m having to move out because of disability issues. I had a…
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AWARDED SDP BUT NOT BEEN BACKDATED 6 YEARS OF ARREARS
Could somebody PLEASE help me: I Was awarded DLA and Income support around 2009 then migrated over to ESA(ir) around 2014 Then December 2018 i received my first PIP form to move from DLA to PIP. I was awarded standard daily living and standard mobility for 4 years. Then DEC 2021 i received my PIP review and was awarded…
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Just been transferred from ESA and pip to UC
we have just been transferred from esa and pip to UC. We had 2 different phone calls to prove who we were. We both had 2 fantastic ladies with Brum accent who made me feel like they both cared. Strange but true. Are they actually employing humans now ?
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is the one off £500 considered a cost of living payment hence indefinitely disregarded as capital
So basically my question is, is the one off £500 considered a cost of living payment hence indefinitely disregarded as capital for UC? "The government is making Cost of Living Payments to claimants on certain benefits including Universal Credit. The Cost of Living Payment is disregarded for Universal Credit capital…
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Migration to UC and elderly parent moving in
hi all I’ve been renting from my mum for over 13 years, I am on PIP and income related ESA support group, I get housing benefit and council tax benefit, I live with my 22 year old daughter who is at university at the moment. i did ask on here before that if my elderly mother moved in would it affect my ESA. I understand…
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LWCRA and SSP verses work
Hi, I have been off having Ops since February 11th and due to my situation was awarded LWCRA. I’m expecting these extra payments from June. I currently also get Universal credit and SSP ( now 12weeks). I’m looking into a gradual return to work and my thoughts are that as soon as I return in any form my SSP will cease.…
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Really messed up unspent money
Hi ive talked to a woman at citizens advise today and ive definitely done something wrong I should of been declaring my unspent money they kind of said if I had 764 left in my account that's classed as savings then if I had 764 the month after I shouldn't declare but then the month after I had 684 I should minus 764 from…
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Lcwra waiting on decision
So I've been perusing this website for a few weeks now and I've noticed most people claiming lcwra component have been getting their decisions within days of their assessments. I am aware that a decision can take up to 3 months, but I'm wondering if me being 3 weeks post assessment is a bad outlook? I've considered phoning…
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Work won’t cut it: Income from employment and benefits for disabled people
From Rightsnet site Citizens Advice: Government’s health and disability benefit reforms mean that some of those affected will still be worse off even if working full time New analysis from Citizens Advice of how the incomes of disabled people would change if cuts to PIP and universal credit were introduced today and those…
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SDP disregard
Hi, can anyone tell me how long is backdated SDP is disregarded. A payment of over £22000, letter says due to change of circumstances backdated for 6 years. Went into account in lump sums of 4 x £5000 and a separate £2500. Was told over the phone it’s disregarded for rest of ESA claim. Will it be disregarded for Universal…
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Universal credit overpayment scared
Hi ive been reading morning to savings etc and since u started claiming uc ive had back payments of pip and lwrca col ,cwp, i didn't know anything about the money I was getting and it looks like it built up a lot back in 2022 no idea what I was doing only ever told about savings I thought it was 6k or over I can't even…
