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Benefits Cap
Anyone else experienced this.
I am in a fed up mood just now so feel free to rant about everything and anything. Get it out of your system thread.
Warning, moan alert.
I've just been capped.
Now the thing is the whole point of the ESA support group is for those of us with lifelong, longterm illnesses/ disabilities. The point of that group is to give you a bit more because of that. It does cost more to be ill.
I do not work I only have a benefit "income"
I have already been shaved of my pip care and sdp, now they have shaved my benefits again because of the cap.
Do they actually want disabled people living in this country or do they actually want us lined up in the church yard! I can see how people lose the fight and mentally give up/ not be able to cope. Not saying this is me, but the stress has had me in contact with my gp
I am seriously dreading the UC roll out, because on paper I will be entitled to more money, but not if the cap is in place as it is!
I am in a fed up mood just now so feel free to rant about everything and anything. Get it out of your system thread.
Warning, moan alert.
I've just been capped.
Now the thing is the whole point of the ESA support group is for those of us with lifelong, longterm illnesses/ disabilities. The point of that group is to give you a bit more because of that. It does cost more to be ill.
I do not work I only have a benefit "income"
I have already been shaved of my pip care and sdp, now they have shaved my benefits again because of the cap.
Do they actually want disabled people living in this country or do they actually want us lined up in the church yard! I can see how people lose the fight and mentally give up/ not be able to cope. Not saying this is me, but the stress has had me in contact with my gp
I am seriously dreading the UC roll out, because on paper I will be entitled to more money, but not if the cap is in place as it is!
Do not follow me, I don't know where I am going.
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i do hope your ok.
im not sure what you mean by benefits cap?
mybe brain is mince!!
i think they just want to worry the life out of us so we don’t claim anything because of the stress and worry, save them [email protected] loads of money.
Already in place by the looks of it. My brain is fried.
i had a read, didn’t even know a cap existed!!
thumb screws on in every direction
You’re also not affected by the cap if you, your partner or any children under 18 living with you gets:
- Armed Forces Compensation Scheme
- Armed Forces Independence Payment
- Attendance Allowance
- Carer’s Allowance
- Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
- Employment and Support Allowance (if you get the support component)
- Guardian’s Allowance
- Industrial Injuries Benefits (and equivalent payments as part of a War Disablement -
Pension or the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme)
- Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
So if you are getting the support component of ESA the cap is not applicable.However my ESA although not actually directly effected by the cap, is giving me money that's likely put me over if you follow.
If this is wrong I need to go to the council because its all been added up as a " recent change"
Wish letters like this didn't arrive on a weekend.
Know the feeling whistles. My PIP letter for assessment, landed on my mat a week before Christmas.
I wish I wasn't indefinite in that respect because I would have had an end date to prepare for.
You can't submit a diary if you haven't really understood the forms.
I am lucky in that my gp is very good. Not sure if I want to know what he said to be fair!
Just to confirm, claimants are exempt from the benefit cap if they are receiving PIP and/or are in the support group for ESA, so if you're HB has been reduced because of the benefit cap then you should contact your Local Authority's Housing Benefit team as soon as possible.
Lee