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Made a mistake on my Universal Credit Review call
I am an appointee for my sister and on a UC review call yesterday we were asked about savings and the breakdown at 11th Feb which was assessment end date and I said £2219 and the breakdown I said was £1010 cash, £450 savings and £759 in current account. The gentleman said do you have an account with the current account…
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Moving in together on UC
hi everyone I would like to ask a big question as it’s a big thing to move in with my partner full time as it is let alone the minefield of benefits we will lose or gain etc so I’m hoping someone can shed some light please.. myself I get UC lwc My partner gets UC lwc enhanced pip on both child benefit for the 4 children…
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Do I need to tell UC I get DLA for my son?
Hi, Please could you help me with this,if I received DLA for my son at high rate is it a requirement to inform universal credit and if I did not because did not know I had to is that now a problem? Thankyou
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ESA to Universal Credit Migration
Hi, I just received my notice to migrate to Universal Credit with a deadline of February 20th, and I have a few questions. I want to be as prepared as possible when the time comes, and the thing I'm most concerned about is the identity verification. I don't have an up to date passport, the one I have is long since expired.…
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Help with Lwclwa
Hi, I'm sorry I don't even know if they are the right letters!. Over the last 12 months my health has deteriorated rapidly. I am now in receipt of PIP and rarely leave the house. I am on UC but I am a carer for my son and also recieve carers allowance AND element. I have declared all my health conditions to UC although I…
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LCWRA help with timeline and payment please
Hi I put my first fit note in on the 15th October again in November and then again in December I then had a form sent to me which I had extra time allowed on and sent it back late start of February (I'm still putting in fit notes) I hadn't had no reply to say they recieved my documents or anything so I phoned them…
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Payment listed in bank account as E ESA, just migrated to UC from ESA
Hi, I've just completed my claim for UC, and I had my ID interview at job centre last Wednesday. I will be paid my first payment of UC on 16th March. Friday 21st Feb, I had my last ESA payment. I'm in the support group, income based, so told I will one automatically put into LWCR. I don't have a journal online as I claimed…
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Transitional protection and lcwra
hi, I’m hoping someone can help me. I was told in may with the migration letter that I had to move to UC from legacy benefits. May 27th I submitted my UC claim and as I have a few health concerns myself was told I had to put in a fit note and go for lcwra. I have never put in for anything such as pip for myself as I’m a…
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Lcwra as a couple
Hi My husband and I had been migrated to UC from tax credits in October 2024. I receive PIP and my husband just claimed C/A before migration. Since going onto UC, we get the carers element. We have both provided fit notes from November and was sent the UC50 form also in November. We have both been awarded with LCWRA this…
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Hi, filling I the UC To Do list for my account creation, questions...
I am on the Bank Account section and it is asking me "Name or names on account Enter the name as it appears on the bank card, cheque book or statement. Do not include the title, for example Mr or Miss." My name on my statements is my full name but on my cheque book and bank card it just has my initials and surname.
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UC Transistional protection stopped
HI everyone, Just wanted to ask if anyone else has had there T.P stopped suddenly. We migrated from WTC last Feb 2024, I was on long term sick for 28 weeks, then transferred to Esa assessment rate for 13 weeks, then awarded support group I Dec 2024 when they realised I had a WCA in May 2024 and awarded LCWRA. My wife's…
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Upcoming UC payment error
Hello, I have just looked at our latest UC payment notification which is due on the 3rd February for our usual assessment period 26th to 25th each month. I am in receipt of support group Esa since December 2024 and this amount has always been deducted in full from our " other benefits " section on the payment breakdown.…
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How scary is your job centre?! lighthearted
Was going to put this in the coffee lounge as a funny story but didn't want to bring down the mood of the place.🤣 So i had a letter to hand in at our local JC in respect of our son's claim and i gave it to hubby last night as he was going to town anyway today. Hubby has not been in a job centre since circa 1982 so I gave…
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Hi, my name is Montypup! transferring to UC from ESA. will they take PIP into consideration?
I’ve got to claim for universal credit instead of receiving ESA. I also get PIP. Do they take that into consideration?
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Evidence for WCA
hi all. I’ve just received a date for my WCA after waiting over a year since sending the handwritten form off. The problem is I can’t remember if I sent medical evidence off with it as I have since had my PIP review and done a new PIP application for my husband and it’s so hard to keep up with what’s been sent where. I…
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Hi, my name is trace67! What happens after LCWRA is awarded?
I migrated from IS to UC in April 2024, I sent in my first fit note on 31st May. They sent me a form for a health assessment which I sent back. This got lost somewhere along the way, but was found and I finally had my assessment on 3rd Feb this year. On 17th Feb I was notified that I had been awarded LCWRA status. What…
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Good news (I think) about LWCRA
I received a message in my UC journal yesterday telling me I need to contact Carer's Allowance to stop those payments. I checked and my statement for this months payment was in a few days early and my first LWCRA is there, the carers element is gone and my Transitional Protection is down to zero as I was told to expect.…
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Feeling suicidal due to UC review
So I have huge mental health problems. UC have contacted me for a review of my claim wanting bank statements and ID, I have sent them the things asked for not sure if they will need more apparently the whole review can take months and I could be subjected to phone interigation about transactions on my account. I have been…
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Had a notification need help
Morning Just had a notification to look at our journal & there is a message saying other benefits affecting your UC, it says about some other benefits effect amount you get & our records show you get in my case Carers Allowance, & what to do if you think this is wrong which its not & then lists a load of others that can…
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REASSESSMENT PERIODS ON UNIVERSAL CREDIT
Hi. I have just received my letter for transferring to Universal Credit. I am on the support group of ESA and have severe anxiety/depression issues and chronic insomnia. Can anyone tell me how often the LCWRA group of Universal Credit conducts assessments? Ie roughly, I know no-one can give definite answers but estimates?…
