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Appointee
Hi Any advise would be appreciated. I am my son's appointee but sadly our relationship has broken. How do I end my position as his appointee. We longer talk. Thank you I'm advance.
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Will UC be linked to PIP for existing claimants?
HI I am waiting to know as the goverment said exisising claiment will be protected so are telling me the correct answer that is uc will be linked with pip for exsisiting lcwra claimant? Thanks
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Will I lose my transitional protection if I stop receiving carers allowance
I currently receive the transitional protection on my UC payments as well as the Carers element. I care for both my daughters but only receive Carers allowance for one of them. I am considering giving up the carers allowance, as my own health is deteriorating & I’m now struggling. I am however concerned as to whether it…
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Was claiming carers element now been awarded Lorca but staying no back date
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Advice regarding LCWRA
HI I wondered if anyone can help me please. I will try and keep it short . Back in 2021, I lost my job as a nurse practicioner, due to severe mental health issues. Divorce, Bereavement, losing my house, car, job, home had a great detrimental impact on me. I started to sofa surf around friends and family houses. I then…
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being called for a medical evaluation
My diagnosis is mitral stenosis (functioning 30 percent) and middle aortic, I have UC, I am being called for a medical evaluation, is it possible to stop my UC? Thank you
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Universal Credit Review - data protection breach!
Hi everyone, I know a lot of individuals are having or have had UC reviews where the DWP demand 4 months bank statements. Current laws state that the DWP can only look into financial accounts, bank statements, if there is a reasonable suspicion of fraud. When asked if you are being investigated for fraud, you are told no.…
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UNIVERSAL CREDIT OVERPAYMENT
Hi, I am an appointee for my adult child who has learning difficulties/autism. He received DLA then this changed to PIP. We started claiming UC which then changed to the LCWRA element. We received a review request and whilst providing the required documents, I was researching what else we may encounter with this and came…
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HAVING A FRIEND MOVE IN WITH YOU BECAUSE THEY ARE HOMELESS
Can I ask, if a friend of mine moves in with me because they are homeless, will the DWP assume they are my partner and this will affect my benefits? I know that having someone live with me will affect my Housing Benefit obviously but will it affect my Universal Credit and PIP? Again, they are only moving in with me because…
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Asked to report old diagnosis
Hi. Writing on behalf of a friend because she’s too unwell to deal with this issue. She’s having a case review and was told to report a change of circumstance because apparently she was supposed to report her COPD diagnosis separately to UC too even though she had a WCA back in 2023 when she wrote the diagnosis into the…
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Universal Credit Review - uploading documents
We are having a standard UC review but informed them we could not upload we waited two weeks and finally were given a freepost address to send them to surely this is not a secure way to send sensitive documents to , I am going to ring them and hope that I can get an alternative address but they seem to be more difficult to…
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Universal credit - LCWRA and UC assessment period
Hi, My last esa payment was short upon moving to UC ,I did the transfer on the day of my last esa payment 4th Nov. I was in support group and I understand that should now be LCWRA, I looked at my journal earlier and noticed it said "Standard payment," and we might ask you to do an assessment. I wont get my first payment…
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Hi, my name is Superlative1945! LCWRA and UC
I have been on UC for 4 months. I completed a UC50 in October. I also just started receiving ESA (contributions based). If I am awarded LCWRA will it be in relation to UC or ESA now I am receiving ESA?
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Going from single claim to joint UC Both on LWCRA & PIP
Me & my partner live separately we both claim LWCRA & enhanced Daily living & enhanced Mobility PIP, also claiming housing elements of UC. My query is how much money would we lose if we decided to move in together? We both have mental health diagnoses & physical hence the PIP entitlements. I am reading conflicting things…
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UC Review and Bank Statements
Hi! I received a message last week asking for 4 months bank statements. I managed to get these uploaded but not sure if I’ve done the right months. for my partners account we uploaded - July, August, September and October My statements are issues mid month so I’ve given June - July, July - August, August - September and…
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Can I get budget advance ?
If I'm currently still paying off a new claim advance can I still get a uc budgeting advance or not possible?? Thanks and what's best way to do it
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Anxious - Went on holiday for 7 days and didn’t know I had to tell them on LCWRA, have a case review
Hi, I’m feeling really anxious. I have a case review, I get anxious really easily so I’ve been googling a few things about my bank statements that I worry could be brought up in my review. I went on holiday to Spain for 7 days. Because it was less than 28 days and didn’t affect my payments and because I don’t have work…
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Universal Credit changes coming in april 2026
https://youtu.be/DhrXLlqQOC4?si=aDQ92tYcFjVfl9fQ Lcwra to be cut for claimants in april 2026
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What is this transitional protection thing?
I am seventy-four years of age with a sixty-five year old wife. I am getting state pension and the wife gets ESA. We have not received any letters to be migrated. If we voluntarily migrate without receiving invitation letters will we be covered by something which Ithink is called transitional protection? I was in a meeting…
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esa contribution based
hi i have a question i was signed off work 3 years with ill health i have been on esa cb ever since and in support group (new style) however i have been informed by a friend i should ask to be put into income related as i would get more premiums i am also on pip standard both elements does anyone know if this is true that…
