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Carers Element
Hi everyone I'm new to the community. I have recently moved in with my partner who receives UC, LCWRA and pip. Claim was changed to a joint claim. Whilst going through the application I answered the questions on 'Caring' and stated that I care for partner. Will this automatically start on the system for carers element.…
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First statement
Hi all Hope everyone is well ? I've received my first uc statement for the upcoming payment . My housing costs will be paid directly to the LANDLORD. I don't understand it. Single claimant. It says £400 standard payment £423.27 LCWRA £236.74 Transitional payment protection. Also my prescription is due on 22 what do I do ?…
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Migration to UC inc Housing Benefit to Housing Cost element!
Hi, I am having difficulty in understanding why I am being charged for under payment of rent to my social landlord, who say I am in arrears! I migrated to UC from IRESA etc & my wife at the same time with assistance from welfare rights group. We migrated painlessly & successfully in 2 hours. Once I received confirmation…
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Class 3 NI credits
Hi, do we still be credited with full class 3 contribution even if the UC monyhly payment is 1p (a penny). Many thanks
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I think the DWP has got my UC award wrong
I've only just realised that the DWP might have got my UC award wrong. Before I migrated over to UC in July, I was getting ESA. I guess you could call this old style ESA. I got £489.30 every fortnight. My savings were less than 6K, I was in the support group, and also, I was getting SDP. After migrating over to UC, I now…
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UC Claim seems wrong ...
Hi. I was switched over to UC from Tax credits last year. I am currently also on ESA & PIP as I am disabled. I still live in the house that my ex and I bought together so I have no housing costs for benefit purposes. My youngest son still lives with me and is in further education. My eldest son also still lives with me,…
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NS ESA and UC first payments
Just a silly question my link worker spoke to DWP on my behalf. Found out that former income based ESA will be about £21 a week which went to UC. Rest is made up of NS ESA which is about £140 a week. Job centre they to contact me to complete my NS ESA. In theory it is due on 15 December. (Contribution based ESA ran out on…
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Yet another UC review
My last review was completed in March of this year, yesterday I received an email telling me to log into my journal & I have a call tomorrow "We are reviewing your Universal Credit claim to make sure your payments are correct." blah blah blah! To say I'm fizzing is an understatement. A couple of weeks ago, I received a…
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review
Hi had my universal credit review today on the phone and as expected i have to sent in 4 months back statements.I camn take screen shots etc,but what do i do then,as they need to be sent pdf form. Do you think my local job centre would help me with this,or would anyone like to explaon how to do this please,as I am not to…
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Updates on redacted info"Universal Credit Review - data protection breach!"
Hello I've just joined Scope as U have a number of non apparent Disabilities/health conditions (including Neurodiversity, diagnosed) , I'm on Universal Credit, self employed (have a limited company) but not earnt for awhile due to health, have fit note & just been granted LCWRA and have been asked (mandated)to supply 4…
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Rent credit
I have £400 credit on my account, the lady said for me to fill a form in for me to get it in my bank. Do I let UC know , and will it effect my uc
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ESA deductions
I was getting 244.65 esa per week plus 48.5 support component and 21.20 severe disability payment. This is 1362pcm. Plus 462.11 pcm rent so 1824.29. Is this the figure I use when calculating what UC pay me and figuring out if I am worse off or not?
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Taking DWP-UC and or their contractor to court for disability discrimination: your thoughts?
See my letter to DWP, (personal information removed) and let me know your thoughts on this matter? I don't want to be subjected to this traumatic loop of abuse on the phone. Has anyone else with mental health Autism, OCD, Panic disorder, severe Anxiety taken or considered taking this cause of action? I have no intentions…
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Claim Closed After Review
My claim was closed for being over £16000 after a review, I have to pay back money which is fine and I intend to do so in full, but what is worrying me is LCWRA, does anybody know if there is a way to get my claim restarted after I paid back the money (I will be below £16000 after I paid it all back) Or am I screwed and…
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Child Tax Credit Refunds - Do I report?
We got a letter out of the blue last week telling us that we were owed nearly £200 from underpaid child tax credits back in 2012. We are due to receive this refund into our bank account within the next 60 days. Due to ill health, we have been on universal credit for the last 12 months. My question is, do we need to report…
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Help please!
Hi can somebody please help me as im getting conflicting information from everywhere. I am currently a student in university. However, i have missed so much time due to health issues. I have been submitting fit notes since the 22nd april. I had my WCA last month and have been awarded LCWRA. My question is, am i eligible…
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Questions ref Housing element of Universal Credit
Hi, The home I live in atm is with a good old work friend who has allowed me to live there rent free in his home which is mortgaged. Although I pay towards bills etc I have lived there for 10 + years. Unfortunately he is moving abroad with his partner & the house is going up for sale. I am 58 years old & presently claiming…
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Carers ELEMENT and full time study
Can somebody please help. I’ve been claiming carers element on UC since may for my little boy. I started university in September (UC knew about this as I informed them straight away) anyway I’ve had a message in my journal today saying I can’t claim carers element as I’m a full time student? Everything is so conflicting! Al…
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universal credit review
Hi to all. Just had a message via my journal stating that they are going to call me in Wednesday of this week to review my universal credit claim,has any one had one of these recently as I am very anxious and dont know what to expect. I am on LCWRA,as well as mobity for pip.I am on medication for depression,anxiety,and…
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Daily text messages from UC
I switched over to UC last Friday and thus far i have received six text messages which equates to one message every working day from UC telling me to call them straight away or my future benefit payments could be in jeopardy. I don't cope well with pressure and i now feel obliged to have my phone by my side constantly just…
