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LCWRA Backdating – Assessment Delay Issue
Hi, I’m looking for some advice about LCWRA backdating. I returned my UC50 form on 2 February 2024 and sent everything back on time. My assessment didn’t take place until 30 October 2025, which was a delay of nearly 20 months caused by the assessment provider, not by me. Universal Credit have now awarded me LCWRA, but they…
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WCA and state pension
hi everyone Any advice please. I have been on UC and have now been sent an appointment for a WCA on 12 december I am a single claimant and a widow I rang them and asked if it was worth attending as i reach state pension age and retire on 22 december, and the decision most probably wont ever be made. They insisted i attend…
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Help
hello, I wonder if anyone has advice or thoughts on a problem I will have. I am age 64 and receiving universal Credit, which includes housing, and pip. I will soon receive a settlement from my divorce (sale of house) and if it’s over 15,000 I’ll have to come off of UC and use the money to live on instead, which is fine.…
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Suddenly being told to do work stuff, but I'm LCWRA
I'm on UC with LCWRA, and also get the full rate of PIP. UC never bothered me at all since I switched over from ESA. However last week I contacted UC to ask for proof of my claim so I can see a dentist. It must have triggered something because that same day they put a message in my journal saying I need to meet a work…
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Re: cuts to the Health Element
I’m writing today because I’m ill with worry over cuts to the Health Element of UC. I feel like all the media and the population as a whole are discriminating against disabled individuals, particularly, individuals with Mental Illnesses. stigma against disabilities is still rife in the UK. We are marginalised and classed…
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Capability for Work Assessment in a wheelchair
Hi I had my foot amputated in May, submitted my PIP claim and UC50, and am now starting to have my claims assessed by Capita and DWP. I have been asked to attend a Capability for Work assessment in person (in a wheelchair). My original assessment was supposed to have occured last week by phone but Capita cancelled it and…
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Prescription and dentist
What do I take to the dentist to show I will be getting LCWRA uc next month. ?Also with prescriptions as well. ? My first statement on the 1st Dec, payment on 5th. I haven't had any letter s from uc , unless its stuck in the sorting office again.
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I went back to work but my condition has got worse
Hi all, I’m on universal credit and LCWRA. I was feeling I would be able to return to do some work with adjustments in place, so became self-employed and worked 2-3 days per week for the last three months or so. I have reported those earnings each month which significantly reduced my UC payments. All good, I wanted to get…
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gifts of money
I'm on UC and have about £1K in my bank account, no other savings or capital. At easter several friends sent me gifts of money via paypal, and recently they sent a few more payments as gifts as they know I'm hard up and have expenses, covering which would deplete my meagre £1K. Over the past few months the gifts have…
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Lcwra award
MMorning Everyone. I have been on lcw for just over a year with no extra payment/element.my conditions have worsened so i asked for a review on the 27th of June. I sent in loads of new medical evidence and so on.i had my work capability assessment on the 7th of November and I was found to have lcwra on the 20th of…
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New style esa, uc and private pension
I currently receive uc, lcwra and pip. I am off work sick and employment due to come to an end. Early ill health retirement has been applied for, although I said I wasn't sure if I wanted it. I will apply for new style esa and I am aware that anything over £85 per week pension there is a reduction applied accordingly.…
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Can I get UC housing element if I receive New Style ESA?
I would like to rent a wheelchair accessible house so would need to apply for the housing element of UC to cover the difference. I am currently receiving UC (LCWRA), new style ESA and PIP. Would any of my other benefits stop me being about to receive the housing element? My ESA amount gets deducted from my total UC amount…
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DWP and Private pension
I worked for the NHS for 30 years. I was finished on ill health with an expectancy to never be able to work again. I now claim UC as well as NS ESA. I have LCWRA added to my UC. However as I have £651 a month pension from the health service I receive less ESA as I think only about £85 in private pension a week is allowed…
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Migrated Successfully i think?
Friday 28th November i think i successfully migrated from legacy benefits to UC in a 2hr 23mins telephone call. My deadline day to migrate was 30th November and i could not put off migrating any longer so i bit the bullet. The UC telephone guy was really nice and super friendly which immediately made me feel at ease which…
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4:30 am email from them about ESA/UC decuctions.
Hello, they sent me an email at 4:30 am on Saturday. It upset me deeply the wording of the email, my sister calls in at 5am so that was the longest 30 minutes since Dad died. Basically when I migrated over from ESA (support group) to UC 281 every 2 weeks is still via ESA the rest is UC. So the entry in the journal said ESA…
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unversial credit
having a bit obv a nightmare with unversial credit have a complace meetings can aye one explain what this is for please as my mental heath is threw the roof thank in advance
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UC top up on nsesa
How much uc top up will I get on top of nsesa . I will get uc fortnightly and in the support group. Will I get transferred protection as well. The housing will be paid to the housing association directly
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transitional protection on migration to UC
Can anybody help on this? My son was on Income-related ESA and is on the higher levels of PIP. On migration to UC, he is now on a different ESA, and his new ESA plus UC results in a drop of £54 per week. I asked about transitional protection "By my calculation, he got £489.30 every 2 weeks for ESA, ….. I calculate this as…
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Service Charge Payments whilst on UC
My Husband and I both receive Universal Credit and are in the LCWRA Group. We have been receiving Universal Credit since the end of January 2025. The Service Charge on our Leasehold Flat is £230 and I understand that after 9 months on UC we qualify for service charge payment. I contacted DWP on my journal last week to ask…
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Question about the bank account checks.
When they check claimant's bank accounts, what are they actually looking for? I've seen stories online where you are interrogated about every single purchase and every penny that comes in. If they do this, do you have to answer?
