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Carer Element of Universal Credit
Someone checking our claim today has asked why we are not claiming carer element. We never knew about it to be fair, but my question is my son gets higher rate care and lower mobility. We currently on uc get Disabled children £495.87 1 disabled child If we apply for this does this make his dla go down, and do we lose the…
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Possibly moving. Migration
Hi. ive got my migration letter but may be moving.. Do i need to migrate before the move or after at the new address. Still the same Local Authoirty. Thanks
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Confused by message on journal?
Hi So mum had her ID appointment at the job centre today everything went fine we had enough evidence for ID even though we have no up to date photo ID they actually accepted an old passport as she looks the same. So anyone who has no photo ID don't worry it can be done without. However we just got back and I saw this…
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Carer Element
Hi all dear friends. I need information about carer element. My wife been awarded 15may and I inform UC so they add carer element in my this month statement but it's not backdated. Please guide me how I can get backdated carer element as my wife awarded pip from October 2024. Regards
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Lose pip
what happens if I lose my pip? I’m on uc and I’m really worried that I will lose the tp. will this trigger a review with uc? It’s saying that it will online and I’m so worried about it now Please advise me if this happens?
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Universal credit calculations with tp
hi I am a bit confused and wondering if one of you lovely people can help me my parents migrated to uc back in April while that was all done and they receive exactly what they were getting before thanks to the tp i am now confused how it works from here as they have just been given a bungalow by their local housing…
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Hi, my name is Josie9677!
Apologies if this has been asked before (I had a quick search but couldn’t find anything) I was awarded LCWRA in January 2025 but there was no end date on the letter. Do you have to be reassessed every year or is it ongoing? Thank you in advance :)
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Migration notice and I'm confused regarding the claim process
Hi, I'm new here. I hope jopyou are all doing as well as can be. can I receive your receive your feedback on my following concerns. i was in the Support Group of Income related ESA for a few years and I recently received a migration notice with a deadline date to migrate to UC. I did this online. I then had a biographic…
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New health conditions and UC claim review
hello… would be very grateful if somebody could help me please? I currently get LCWRA element on my UC claim so am I obligated to tell them about new health conditions or can I just wait until it’s reviewed? When I did my PIP review a few months ago I added a new diagnosis that I got in 2023 but I haven’t let UC know. I…
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Bills included in private rental HMO
Hi, I was wondering if anyone can help me. I moved into a private rental HMO a couple of months ago, and bills are included in the rent. UC have asked for evidence of utility bills, which I obviously don't have. If they ask my landlord for a break down of the costs, does he actually have to, and what will happen if he…
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Me again, sorry! TP overpayment? migration a NIGHTMARE.
Firstly I apologize in advance for the incredibly long post but I am at a complete loss and also at my wits end with Universal Credit. It seems to be one thing after another with this bloody migration. I honestly wish we weren't forced to migrate from legacy benefits as since moving to UC, things have gone completely…
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Other benefits that affect Universal Credit
Hello everyone and good evening. So, I successfully did my managed migration this morning, but I've only just seen this on my journal. It generated 20 minutes after I'd submitted my claim. Please could anyone kindly advise me on what this means? It states that I still receive ESA however, I thought ESA ended upon…
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Hi, my name is kt77! I’ve claimed u/c from the 10th December 2024 handed in sick notes from date...
Hi , I’ve claimed u/c from the 10th December 2024 handed in sick notes from date of claim. I had been off work since 4th October 2024 uc accepted these notes also. I had my assessment for lcwra on the 30th April 2025 got my letter on the 20th May 2025 to say I have been awarded. They are saying my award starts from the…
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Transitional protection question
hello there 👋🏼 I am currently on PIP daily living and LCWRA. I have got a review next week for the LCWRA. I currently get transitional protection from where I came off of JSA and was migrated over to UC where I got found LCWRA. If I get found to be LCW or deemed Fit for work will I still get the transition protection as my…
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Updating UC with PIP
Hi, my daughter was on DLA (High) and has been awarded PIP (enhanced) from today. I've gone in to my UC account to update but it's taking me through a load of questions including info about school - which is causing an issue because it asks the start date and end date of the course. What end date do I put? She finishing at…
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Disability element pay and arrears - 2025
Hello all, Quick question My daughter recently moved over from dla to pip so her claim was reviewed and they decided she is now entitled to the enhanced mobility and enhanced daily living (she was getting the standard daily living before) Due to this change I updated u.c on my journal as I know the disability element will…
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When would the 3 month assessment period be from? LCWRA
Hi, can anyone help. I first provided fit note back in 13th December 2024 (self cert for the previous 7 days). I received notification on 23rd May 2025 that I had been awarded LCWRA. When would the 3 month assessment period of been from? and any idea how long will it take to receive my first payment and any back payment I…
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If your waiting for LCWRA to be applied to UC Migration claim from ESA SG
Missing LCWRA elements on migration (rightsnet) 22 MAY 2025, 03:44 PM We are coming across a few cases where the client has managed migrated from ESA to UC and the LCWRA element is missing in the first AP and there is no TE as a result. This seems to be recent; previously clients who have migrated have had the LCWRA…
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Lcwra and esa
Hi, I've been off work sick since October, I'm now getting Lcwra and have just got a letter to say I'm getting esa. How do I know if I'm in the support group as it doesn't say on the letter. The esa letter says I will have to fill in a WCA, does this mean they don't already know I'm getting Lcwra?
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Awarded LCWRA, will I be back dated and when can I expect payment?
Hi, I have been unfit for work for a number of months and have been awarded LCWRA on the 2nd of December, my first fit note was on the 10th of July, will I be back dated and when can I expect my payment? Many thanks
