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UC payments
Could someone please help me understand I did my form 19th December 2024 and no sick note was needed as it was a reassessment was told this by UC and had my assessment 16th june does this mean i’ve been awarded and if so will i be backdated to what date im so confused on the assessment period date etc currently my normal…
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NEW PIP ASSESSMENT CRITERIA CHANGE PLANNED BY THE GOVERNMENT AFTER THE NOV 2026 FOUR POINT RULES
Can anyone tell me if they have heard of the changes the Government say they are planning to make for the new PIP assessment changes after the November 2026 changes? I have read they are going to change the whole system. I am due to be assessed in the summer of 2027 and I should pass the 4 point rule. But if they are going…
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Claiming universal credit while becoming self-employed
Hi all! I was wondering if someone could help me with the below please: I am currently employed, however I am looking to resign to set up my own business. I have funding for this business, so I will be able to provide a realistic business plan etc to universal credit. My questions are: If I resign from my job and then set…
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Universal credit sent to a closed bank account
Metro bank has closed my account so the bacs payment sent to the bank was sent back to universal credit. I phoned the operator of universal credit and they said that, they can't see anything on there computer so can't tell me if the money has bounced back. And my next appointment to confirm my new bank details is on Friday…
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Can someone please explain the process?
I'm so confused and don't know what I'm supposed to do. I got the migration letter and had to make a claim by July 4th. There was no instructions on what to do, and no advice anywhere. So I spoke to my therapist who told me to call Age Concern. Rang them, they told me to call CAB. So I rang them and she went through a lot…
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Migration from ESA to UC - housing section of the claim form
Hello Everyone, I am in the process of migrating from ESA to Universal Credit and I’m stuck on the housing section. I’ve been through the dummy claim form and I don’t seem to fit into any of the categories. Citizens advice Help to Claim line have given me contradictory advice. Each advisor says something different. My…
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DRO & UC Advance
I’m in receipt of UC and had an advance and a new claim advance previously. I’m currently in a DRO and the UC advances were included in this (I’m in the 12 month moratorium period). I’ve read on this forum and other forums that you can apply for a new advance as your others are settled (people in the same situation where…
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Help please - I don’t understand this housing benefit letter
I submitted my UC claim (managed migration) on 3rd June and I know about the 2 week run on of housing benefit but I don’t understand this letter. Of course it has arrived on a Saturday so I’m left in tears and worry. Can anyone explain it simply to me please? I’ve also had a P45 for my ESA. Do I just keep this filed safe?
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Hi, my name is Rocky1983! Am I entitled to a partial payment on UC?
I was a UC claimant up until the 27th of May, the last payment received covered the period up until the 11th of May. Was I entitled to a partial payment between the 12th of May and the 27th? My award was £0.
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Benefit cuts
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/723991 Come on people only 600 signatures to go until we get 10,000 we must get 10,000 signatures to give this government a clear message we do not want the benefit cuts
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UC Work Capability Assessment process
Hello all, I'm new to the community and would like to ask some questions regarding the UC Work Capability Assessment process. Is the Work Capability Assessment still conducted over the phone or in person now? How often do you have a WCA after the first one? Is it reviewed annually or every couple of years? Additionally,…
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LCWRA tribunal allowed advice please
So yesterday 20/06/25 I received this letter in the post from my appeal which I sent in October 24 as I was told I only had LCW but I knew this wasn’t right due to my mental health I can see my last sick note was accepted 01/07/24 so when will my lcwra start from and will I be backdated? Tia 1. The appeal is allowed. 2.…
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Migration to UC and interview with work coach
Hi First of all hope everybody is coping in this hot spell? I migrated from ESA (support group) to UC. Its been testing as they say. I had to wait for someone to come out to me to identify me. I could have downloaded all of the things I showed but hey ho it was eventually sorted. Then I had a letter from UC to say that I…
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Are people having cancer treatment guaranteed LCWRA?
I just saw someone on another website say this. But this hasn't been my experience. Does it matter what kind of cancer you have? If this is true then surely I would be guaranteed LCWRA forever, as I'll be having treatment forever? I had thyroid cancer and had my thyroid removed so now I have to take thyroxine forever, both…
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Does UC continue to be paid during appeal?
And if so, at the full rate?
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LCWRA when already in work
Hello, I was already in work when I started to receive LCWRA. It is a 0 hours contract working in a pub. I picked up a new job that started a few days ago that is 17.5 hours a week. I declared the changes to the job centre. Will this affect my payments at all?
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Dwp uc bank statements/closed banks
hello, Hope you all doing well :) I recently read about uc asking people to send 4 months bank statements and other information . It’s not a big issue, but what about the closed bank accounts? If let’s say i closed my bank account 5 months ago and they ask me to send 4 months worth of bank statements will they ask to…
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My migration from ESA to UC, the story.
Hi everyone. This is my experience of migrating from NI based ESA that has income related top up's, so it is a NI and IR based claim. I got my migration letter early November, and my first decision was to wait until near the end of the 3 month period or get it out of the way, I looked at what I think would be most…
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Money
Money restored all sorted after all hassle job center scan printer broke down but they went out of way to send my docs 2 review panel spent few hours hospital chest pain they called a ambulance for me
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Claim reviewer just had me report a change of health circumstances during phone review. Concerned
I’m on LCWRA due to severe Long Covid which I’ve had since 2020. Just had my second UC claim review. During the call the reviewer asked if I’d been diagnosed with any new health conditions since opening my claim, which I have. (I wasn’t asked this during my last review.) It hadn’t occurred to me to report a change of…