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Need help with uc - living with ex partner
Hello, so me and my now ex partner (we split this month) started living together and uc took all my money due to his wage this has caused our relationship to breakdown due to the fact they stopped all my income as I can not work due to mental health and he has now stated he does not want to keep paying for my bills when he…
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UC/ESA/LCWRA award - please help!
Hi I'm having a lot of trouble working things out and there's a lot of confusion from the Universal Credit department so I'd be grateful for some guidance so I can go back to them with facts if they have made mistakes. I hope someone can make sense as I'm new to all this and I may not be explaining my concerns very well. I…
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UC following bereavement
Hello just looking for some advice. My husband passed away in January. We had a joint universal claim. I was informed by Uc that they would continue to pay as a joint claim still until April. I have l LCWRA and we were paid carers element. My husband had state pension and I have two small work pensions which were deducted…
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Hi, my name is Cherylle1961! Does anyone know what is happening with severe disability allowance?
Hiya Iv just been reading about the discussion on the severe disability allowance,My husband turned 66 nearly 3 years ago, we were both receiving the severe disability allowance,then when we went to universal credit we lost it,but got transitional benefit,this is reduced every we Tim there is a increase on our benefit,and…
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Uc interview / documents
I don't have passport or driving licence to confirm my identity for uc online so would I need to go to job centre or do they offer phone Interview? Also if have to attend job centre what documents do I need to bring and does it matter if letters are a few years old that I take ?
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Lcwra
I have been assessed as having LCWRA and l understand l will get extra money. As l had been migrated over and was receiving transitional protection will this now stop.
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Claiming after an operation
my partner recently had an operation on his hand (new thumb joint) it’s his dominant hand and is self employed, so can’t work literally can’t do his own zip up atm. Surgeon has said not to work for 3 months as to not dislodge the joint or damage it as they cannot redo the operation. We already claim uc and before Christmas…
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Lcwra
hi so I started providing sick notes on the 31st of July 2024 and have been ongoing supplying them since my payday for universal credit is 20th of each month on the 5th of febuary I was awarded lcwra in my journal im just curious as to if anyone knows how long it takes them to start paying you your lcwra and I believe I’m…
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Hi, my name is Harrison217! I'm already lcw waiting to be reassessment for lcwra as health...
Hi I'm already lcw waiting to be reassessment for lcwra as health condition has worsened sent my form back on 3rd november and still waiting if I get lcwra as I have been told I have COPD.when will I get back pay from can you advise please
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Universal Credit and daughters PIP
hello I woke full time and my daughter gets the higher rate of pip but is not in education or training. Why did they take the child care element away from me if she’s getting pip thank you
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Need to reduce my working hours
Hi, does anyone know how best to go about reducing my work hours due to poor health? I have been off sick for 3 months but work want to have a meeting to discuss when I can go back. This follows an occupational health assessment, which told them that when I felt able to go back that they recommended a 6 week phased return.…
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Address with post code for UC
I have a UC letter to reply to. Journal is closed. The letter just has their freepost address. I replied to it last week and called them today to see if it reached them but they don't have it. Wrote another reply, intending to send it with signed for delivery but no can do as no postcode. So i just sent it again freepost.…
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Housing benefit to uc
HI what happens when switch to uc from esa and the payments for housing benefit stop after 2 weeks and first uc payment takes a while also my housing benefit is direct to landlord so how does it work
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UC Journal Change - "Service Issues" removed from UC Journal menu
From the rightsnet site https://www.rightsnet.org.uk/forums/viewthread/20935/
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Hi, my name is Mizpah! My daughter started receiving Carers Allowance last November as she looks...
My daughter started receiving Carers Allowance last November as she looks after me. Everything was fine until two weeks ago when the allowance stopped with no communication as to why. She works three half days a week doing domestic cleaning and gets paid cash which she takes into town to put in the bank. Since the weather…
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Work element of UC
Can someone help me out please I need to reduce my hours at work to 14 a week due to strain on mental health I'm I right in thinking I will be able to get the work allowance part of UC or am I getting the whole thing confused, it's so hard to understand it the way it's worded on website Thanks
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Hi, my name is danny100! Iv worked for 40 years and always paid my thousands of pounds tax and ...
hi , Iv worked for 40 years and always paid my thousands of pounds tax and insurance but two 3 years ago I lost everything and it affected my health mentally and since has physically got worse too I claim Universal credit but now they are saying they are reviewing it amd want pictures of me with my driving licence and my…
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Care element UC
Hi I have been advised by autism services to apply for carers and care elements on our Uc claim for our children. I am not sure how this works if any one has any information that could help us. it’s a joint UC claim, with 2 children who both get the disabled element. My son is the n high care/high mobility rate DLA, my…
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Sick note & UC, but still having to job search?
IveI had sick notes in for the last 3 months I'm on universal credit my work coach says i still need to do jobsearch but not to apply for any with me being sick? What's the deal
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Hi, my name is Ianabbott! I been awarded lcwra do you get paid for part months my payment period...
I was wondering I been awarded lcwra do you get paid for part months my payment period starts 01/01/2015 but my first payment is not till 19/02/2025 which covers the period 13/01/2025 till 12/02/2025
