Return to uni - LWRCA and PIP

hlm5544
hlm5544 Community member Posts: 1 Listener
My daughter would like to return to uni and complete her third year.  She took a year out due to her mental health and has been receiving UC, PIP and LWRCA since January.  She will receive a basic student maintenance loan as she will remain living at home, but will she lose all her other benefits? There is a chance she won’t cope with uni but we won’t know that until she tries, but dread needing to start the process of applying for benefit again!  

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 59,054 Championing
    She will need to report the changes to UC. The maintenance loan will affect her UC minus a £110/month disregard. Therefore her UC will reduce depending on how much loan she receives.

    PIP isn’t affected.