-
Not sure about UC standard increase and transitional protection
I am on LCWRA, migrated from ESA support group. Since the April rates have gone up - my rent increased and my transitional protection decreased by the same amount. I understand that this is right. That's a separate thing to this post. But what I'm confused about is the standard UC rates. I thought my standard rate would go…
-
Pip review
Hi My hubby got his award letter last week for a ongoing award. He was given enhanced on both living and mobility, on review it's stayed at the same award. Do we have to inform UC that he as been given a ongoing award because that already know he's on pip?
-
Carer's element UC
Hi my husband and I have separated but still reside together in the same home and have now split our joint UC account so that my husband can claim housing element in his own right when he finds alternative accomodation but he's recovering from a recent illness and I'm still caring for him. Can I claim carers element of UC…
-
Help, backdated housing costs refused by UC
Hello, can someone please verify if the job centre is correct by saying that I am not entitled to backdated payment for housing costs. I lost a month's rent because they are saying that when I made a change of circumstances I didn't provide enough evidence. ( It was just change of landlord's name). It took them weeks to…
-
UC payment increased by a lot.
Hello, I woke up and had an emal from them its the same one as before talking about how ESA could impact my UC, since I was migrated over from ESA support group they have always taken a 609 deduction per month this month its only 220 meaning the UC is now 1,200 I just wonder please has anyone else had this? from the moment…
-
Is the financial review over now? Are you supposed to get confirmation?
Hi, I had a UC face to face further financial review on Tuesday. The lady had no questions and the whole thing only took five minutes. The same day, she asked me to confirm my capital and the next morning I received the payments which they had stopped from me as it took a while for the bank to provide me with a closing…
-
Hi, my name is kendo66! UC has gone down and ESA has gone up, is this right?
just my new universal credit amount and it’s go down so I have lost money when benefits are supposed to have gone up. What they have done is take money off because I get esa and because this and gone up they’ve taken from my universal credit. How can this be right, it’s disgusting they are so under handed it’s beyond…
-
UC - messages offering help or support, is this normal and can I ignore them?
I keep getting messages on my journal asking me if I want to chat with someone about any help or support I need but I’ve been told it’s voluntary for me as I’m in the LCWRA group , should I ignore these and is it normal for them to keep sending them
-
ESA **** up
hi I am hoping someone can advise me what to do to help my mum, she has been in receipt of ESA for quite a few years. She lives alone and gets PIP so gets the SDP element. She’s 65 next month. about 18 months ago my nan left her some money which meant she lost her income related benefits for a short while. Her housing…
-
New style ESA and Universal Credit
hello, I am new here. I was migrated to UC last year. I also get new style ESA (support group) which is deducted from the UC. Recently I got a letter saying the new style ESA payments were going to be updated from early April. My UC assessment period runs from the 16th of the month to the 15th. So my last assessment period…
-
29 months wait for reassesment WCA
hi so I’ve been waiting for 29 months for a reassessment with WCA snd 2 weeks ago I received a message via journal asking for my gp details so they could give them to HAAS. Does this mean they are now actively looking at my assesment etc
-
Desperately seeking sunshine 🌞
Hi all haven't posted in a good while hope you are all well? I'm hoping someone can put my mind at ease.its regarding going abroad whilst claiming UC and mainly pip.long story short both my husband and I suffer greatly with anxiety he has PTSD Gad, and myself mild agoraphobia, we can both go out as long as we are together…
-
Hi, my name is _Chaotic4_4gardener_! Rude UC staff, need help with call
I had a UC review, I had trouble uploading documents. I spoke to a seriously unhelpful man at UC to request some help. He was extremely rude, kept telling me to stop talking and that he understood what I needed however he clearly didn't as he put me on the road for looking for work and I was contacted by my local job…
-
Messed up a date and now they are wanting me to pay back money I don't owe
I have a message today saying that I have been paid more UC than I should have and they are going to claim it back. Looking back through my journal I see what I have done and it's 100% my error. The problem starts last September. In this period I made a error with the date I entered when declaring money savings and…
-
UC, Fit notes and working
Hello, I have tried to search for the answer but I can't seem to find one specifically same circumstances. I've recently been diagnosed. The diagnosis and fit note triggered a Capability to work assessment. Life long condition. The Dr wrote me a fit note for 8 weeks, for limited hours. When this expired, I asked for it to…
-
New APA for UC
Hi My son was approved for weekly APA on 9th April and was to start from 29th April. He checked his statement today and it says your payment this month is £££ and it will be paid on 29th April. Tried phoning UC and they said it could he an error or the statement could be wrong and the APA has still been set up, she wasnt…
-
UC deduction from elderly relative living with me
Hi, I’m a carer for a Disabled child on high care DLA, awarded 11th March. Updated UC on the 17th April when I found out. I have given up work to be her full timer carer. Money has been tight so was pleased with the decision. My elderly mother lives me, is on regular pension in her 70’s has been on my UC claim as someone…
-
Ads encouraging people back to work when I log into UC.
Hi, last week is the first time I'd seen this. I due to go to a face to face financial review. Is this something which is likely to come up during the review? I wonder also if there will be greater focus on getting people who are classed as low capacity for work back into work. Thanks.
-
Waiting for LCW to be reviewed. They are requesting fit notes???
Hey, All Hope everyone is ok. Just a quick question to anyone who might know. I have been in LCW since 2022. I recently had some health changes and spoke to my coach about them. She told ne to ask them how long would it be before I am re-assessed. I informed them of changes to health via my journal. They wrote back to say,…
-
New Rent Increase Incorrect.
Hello, I just got a message in my UC Journal saying Council have confirmed my rent increase. The new rent amount for this year is £94.96 but UC have it as £94.06. Only 90p I know so man on UC helpline said do a change of circumstance in my journal. Was this correct as it won't be councils mistake it looks like a typing…
