Housing Benefit Review
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Omg this is awful so you get no housing benefit ??
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If I'm not bring rude how much did you draw out a week and how long have you been waiting for a decision g
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Two weeks.
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Can I just say a big thank you to this site and everyone who has taken the time to reply to it.
I have not been able to find any info until I came here and discovered I was on an old system. Everyone should have been moved. It is possible that my council don't know what they are supposed to pay. They queried something that hadn't ever seen before re benefit. Initially I felt penalized, now I just don't feel part of society.
I don't understand why UC has a housing element. How can the dwp be in charge of someone's rent allowance. Currently I have been able to go and see an actual person in my council offices. The DWP are struggling with backlogs as it is. Won't this just be more stress.
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They haven't actually increased the rent allowance since 2014 looking at the paperwork I managed to dig out. It seemed to drop when I changed to ESA.
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Yes @Catherine21, but I am waiting for them to make a decision on the latest review.
I am not willing to discuss how much I was withdrawing to pay bills on a public forum.
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Oh yes sorry for asking was rude of me
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UC has a Housing Element because it is intended to replace Housing Benefit for those of working age.
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No problem. We all get things wrong at some point, myself included. There's an awful lot to remember when it comes to benefits.
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UC is one benefit that has replaced all other means tested benefits for working age people. These include Tax credits, Income Related ESA/JSA, Income Support and housing benefit. The only benefit that isn't included is Council Tax Reduction and this is paid from your local Authority still.
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Hey @whistles, I'm glad the community was able to help! Do let us know if you have anymore questions. If you also wanted to read up a bit more about Universal Credit check out our advice pages: Advice and support | Disability charity Scope UK
There's a lot more there than just information about Universal Credit, so have a little browse.
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To me if you are already on one of the legacy benefits they are replacing, you should automatically change to it without having to apply.
When I was moved from IS to ESA I got a letter telling me I had and didn't need to do anything.
However we all know PIP didn't replace DLA because a lot of people didn't qualify anymore.
I don't want to lose my transitional protection if that's still a thing.
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When I am ready I will. I was hoping that change wasn't going to be until 2028.
It looks like it's going to be next year.
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For those claiming Income Related ESA the migration timeframe is anytime from now up to December 2025.
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I don't like the fact it's online.
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It doesn't have to be online. You can start your claim through telephone and you will not have access to a journal. If there's any issues with your claim then you would need to ring the helpline.
When you do receive your migration letter Citizens Advice have a help to claim phone line and they will help, support and guide you through the whole process.
Being my daughter's appointee for her UC and managing her claim since 2021, I can tell you that there's been no issues. Having access to a journal makes the claim so much easier.
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Thanks. There sn't room in my head for this yet.
I need to sort the rent first.
I will update when I hear the decision.
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No need to apologize, it's good to be able to write things down and have people understand what are talking about.
I guess I don't like the idea of being forced to go online when it comes to finances. I don't have a computer.
My other thought at the moment. As I am on the old hb system, whether that will impact how I migrate. But I need my council review decision sorted.
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I had a letter about my housing benefit. They are paying for one month.
16 September to 14 October.
It doesnt make any sense because does this mean they haven't made a decision further on.
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