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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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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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Report a change
hello everyone, I’ve recently been diagnosed with autism and I am currently receiving UC and LCWRA. I’m in the process of applying for pip as advised by my mental health nurse but don’t I have to report a health change in my UC journal about my autism diagnosis? Also, would this health change trigger anything like a WCA?…
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Odd payment to bank account
Hi there I'm my son's appointee and he migrated from ESA to UC in September with a lot of help from people on here and he is due another payment including LCWRA on Monday which looks correct. But today a payment just shows his Nat Ins number and £115.19p paid into his bank account I'm worried what it is and don't know what…
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universal credit review and i have gambling on bank statements
Hi I have received notification from universal credit that I have to send then 4 months bank statements for a review. I have £5000 savings so I am under the lower capital limit however for the past 4 years I have been gambling. I have for example on a few occasions lost £500 and won it back and paid it into my bank account…
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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…
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If I apply for LCWRA today will I be eligible for the current rate?
My doctor has issued a 3 month sick note. I have no idea how to apply for LCWRA. I am currently receiving transitional protection so I've been wary to make any changes because it will be a small loss if I change over and I can't guarantee that I will even be awarded LCWRA. I was also waiting to hear about my PIP renewal…
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LCWRA and caring
Hi, I'm caring for my mother who has dementia. Im currently on UC with carers element and have applied for carers allowance (I'm aware it's deducted from UC when approved). Someone told me that I might be eligible for LCWRA because the scale of caring for my mum means I have no capacity for work, and it has deterious…
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Universal credit stoped paying court fine
Please can someone help me with a question. I received a message on my online u.c account saying thay have stopped paying my fine to the courts and to ring the courts to find out if I still ow money. What does this mean ? Does that mean the fine has been fully paid or does that mean I'm in line for a sanction or ever…
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UC Appintee taking claimant abroad
Hi we are taking our daughter on holiday to New York for a week next week. She is on UC in LCWRA and PIP. I am aware of the rules around PIP but do I as the appointee need to let UC know she will be abroad and if so do I just leave a note in her journal for the dates we are away.
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LCWRA - Want a reassessment
So I getting no where ,with my work coach or senco, I send a ESA 50 of last year ,and still haven't had a assessment, my health deteriorated and diagnosed these with a number of conditions , which I add on my journal so I should be in support group, how do I ask the DWP to review my case , as if I don't get assessed till…
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LWCRA
Hi iv had LWCRA since December 2020 does anybody know when re assessments are at all
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An extremely long wait for my WCA appointment
Hi, Does anyone know the average waiting time for a WCA? I submitted my WCA form on 4th February, 2024, and 14 months later, I am still waiting!! I constantly keep getting fobbed off with "you're in the queue." Surely it's not right to have to wait this long? I don't know how they don't feel embarrassed. As you can…
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LWCRA
I got awarded LWCRA yesterday and I just wanted to know when I will be paid and if I will be backdated. I am paid on the 14th every month and my assessment period is normally 7th-8th I think. I provided first fit note 17th July.
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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…
