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Non dependant
Hi. Can anybody help me? So my son has not lived at home for 2 years but UC have been stopping me non dependant stoppages for over 2 years I was awarded pip standard from last October this August this is when I realised they have been stopping me between £75-£91 for so long will I be able to get this back from them they…
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APA and landlords
Can my housing association landlord request an APA on my behalf when I migrate to UC -I'm gonna make my claim on the 11th November -when do I contact my landlord-before I make my claim or after I make my claim ?
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Universal Credit - First Commitment Meeting
I have just completed the universal credit paper work and within 48 hours my husband has received an email saying he has an appointment for his first commitment meeting. My husband is severely ill, he has a number of illnesses including heart condition which requires him to be on oxygen and tons of medication. He is in the…
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Work with lcwra
Hi I'm looking for some advice,I'm on uc with my partner also my 2kids,my husband works full-time monthly paid,I'm on lwcra also my child has CDP HRC LRM,husband also gets carers element,I'm looking to go back to work maybe 16hrs/23 hrs a week,can I work with lwcra,also I will be wkly paid,how do I or what do I say on my…
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Hi, my name is elayla! Will my LCWRA be backdated to my first fit note?
I have received my letter saying I have limited capability for work and work related activity but I’m just wondering if my back payment gets backed to when I fire have a fit note stating my disability as I stated this months ago as I was with UC in a different area but I wasn’t given this. Now I have moved to another uc I…
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Benefit query
I am a carer to my adult son who claims PIP and I work 10-12 hours a week. I claim UC and Carer's allowance. My work has asked if I would like to do a part-time college course based at home which is around 10-15 hours a week. I work from home most of the time and the course is online based. Would my UC and carer's…
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Uc
hi uc have been paying me medium rate Dla for my child it was meant to be high rate they’ve said it’s up to the decision people if it’s back dated as I started the claim in 2021 so I doubt very much about that so does anyone know if there’s a time limit please and thank you all
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Hi, my name is poppy04! Will the savings in the children's name ( Their Dla) be counted as savings ?
Hi 👋 I am carer of 2 disabled children, I save dla in their bank account. I am being migrated to Universal credit. Will the savings in the children's name ( Their Dla) be counted as savings 🤔
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Carers overpayment caused a rent deficit 3 months prior?
Hi so I am looking for information that I haven't been able to find to explain this, do I'm hoping someone here can explain or help me understand.. So, I recently was looking at my Torus rent account and noticed some arrears. This is strange as from the moment we got the tenancy we were never in arrears (except for UC…
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LCWRA and Going Abroad
Hi, we are currently going through a review which is stressing the hell out of me as it is, but we are going to the US for 1 week in November (my wife is American and it's purely a family visit) however I'm worried that they will take my LCWRA away from me because I've got it for severe mental health and a couple of…
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UC commitments making anxiety worse
One of the rules is if I'm going out the house for more than 2-3 hours I have to let her know when and why and it's realy triggering something in me and I can't keep doing it what can I do???
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Change of circumstances - no job - what happens now?
I moved from WTC to UC last November and was then awarded LCWRA in august. I had been managing to do some very limited work since May but now my employer has told me he can’t keep me on because I can’t do anywhere near the hours he requires. To be fair he has been more than understanding for the last 6 months and we were…
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Just been accepted for lcwra after 2 years of failing
As title states, I've been trying to get accepted for lcwra. I was accepted just last week finally. Months of anxiety attacks, feeling people didn't believe me, some folks will know what I mean. Anyway, my first fit note for the acceptance, I think is June 2 '24, I was given my acceptance letter on my Journal on October…
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Hi, my name is Nicki14!ESA to UC. Told I dont have to supply fit notes. Is this right?
I have been claiming ESA Support Group LCWRAG benefit without a break I have recently had letter from Universal Credit letter 7 October to move over to UC benefit I did application on line, on the 25 I had message on journal that I had to provide a sick note to my understanding I should not have to provide a sick note my…
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New claim or mandatory reconsideration?
Hello, I have been receiving LCWRA payments since March and I recently moved in with my partner so we made a joint claim. They have miscalculated my partners savings and so they've closed the claim and said I'm not entitled to anything. We have calculated everything over and over and this is definitely a mistake on their…
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Is my “not gainfully self employed income” classed as earnings re transitional protection
I am disabled in receipt of pip but not LCWRA I am employed but not gainfully so as my main income is from employment. Due to poor health my employer income has been below the AET in the last 3 assessment periods and was above in the first one. Will they add my self employed income to my earned income? I am really confused…
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UC
hi, i am in need of some advice. I am a single mum on UC, my son is 18 and in full time home education.he is looking to start work around his studies. I wanted to find out how much he can earn before his child elements stops? And secondly, will his earnings affect my housing benefits? Thank you
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Transitional element of Severe Disability (no migration letter)
Hi, I have moved to UC without a migration letter as I needed the housing element. Citizens advice said that I will definitely get Transitional element of Severe Disability Premium. However I'm due my first payment and they are not paying any sdp transitional payments. ESA started paying me sdp on the 18th September 2024.…
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Marriage
Im on UC and lcwra and get my rent paid, I have a 19 yr old at home who works if I get married would I lose my benefits as fiance works and earns about £450 a week and would be moving in.
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Next week what do I do?
Hi guys. Hope you are all doing well, all things considered. So I have been off work in ESA support group since 2017, originally through a Court/Tribunal process. They instantly struck me off work as being completely unfit, despite ESA awarding me ZERO points. Anyway, ESA did concur in 2021 at a later medical. I also get…
