The Essentials of Universal Credit
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I hope it gets sorted out soon for you!
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Grandson aged 22 just finished residential college, been told by LA he should claim UC and if does not LA will assume he has it and charge for care services to be provided. He is entitled to full PIP including mobility, though as yet this has not been reinstated since his return from college, despite numerous phone calls.
Not sure where to start to support him (he is fully dependant physically and mentally). Parent on benefits but not been granted carers allowance for over a year for vacations and unable to find exact details why, told been overpaid in past but no details of how much or why. Letters of complaint ignored.
Any advice appreciated. thanks
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hi there, I'm new here. I'm migrating to UC via a letter with deadline soon. Sorry lots of questons…I claim CTC, WTC of 40 hours, disability element (for myself) and also get enhanced mobility PIP. I have 3 children and single. I'm self employed but have no income from it, somedays im too ill to work. I basically work from my bed. I'm worried about migration to UC. Will I automatically be put on the LCWRA. it says transitional protection and I read this last for 12 assessments I don't know what that means. I also need more time to migrate as I can't do the forms by their deadline. do I need to request this in advance of the deadline, if so how long before. If the LCWRA needs to be applied for separately then this wouldn't protect the transition as the amount would be less. not sure what the protection means. will I need to apply for a fit note if so how often as my disability is permanent. Any help is appreciated
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*My Pip had enhanced mobility and standard daily life element
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*has
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This thread is from 2019 and the member hasn't been active for 2.5 years so you may not get a reply.
I also answered all your questions on a different thread yesterday, you can see those answers here.
As I advised yesterday, you will not automatically be awarded LCWRA because your PIP award doesn't automatically entitle you to this. You will need to report your health condition and provide a fit note when you claim. All of this information was given to you in the thread above.
Transitional protection lasting for 12 months only applies to those moving from Tax credits that have capital/savings of more than £16,000.
For everyone else, there's no timescales how long it lasts. It does erode over time, which means if other elements increase or you become entitled to other elements then the TP decreases until eventually it erodes to zero.
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HI Poppy thanks I hadn't seen they weren't active for a few years. While I appreciate your feedback immensely. It's also important to get second opinions and advice from different sources so that people like me and other reading the threads can cross reference the information to see if anything else has been added or different. I still have some questions unanswered that i'm looking for clarification from my my previous threads. Thank you and appreciate your help xx
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Note: for people that are new to UC and these threads, the abbreviations can be very confusing/ unclear to follow. It would be useful to link to a section or copy and paste at end of thread what the UC abbreviations mean. eg WCA, ADP, 16 x NMW/week these are all foreign words. People might know ESA, PIP and WTC if they are coming form those external benefits but anything UC abbreviation related would be lost in translation for new users- just an note from my experience, some other new users may feel the same and therefore not understand the thread as a result.
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Usually I'll start my advice with the full word and towards the end I will use the abbreviations. Sometimes, If I think of it I will put the abbreviation at the end of the full word.
It takes some doing to continue to use the full words when typing in the first place is difficult sometimes. I have health conditions myself and the time I spend here is freely in my own spare time.
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Thank you :) it's been very helpful and probably to lots more reading it. Agreed writing all words out would takes ages, maybe a copy paste list of words explained at the end of comment thread, i'm sure they will be used time and time again- just an idea. Thanks again its very generous of your time to help others :)
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While we don't always do it, it is best practice to fully write out the acronym or abbreviation followed by it in brackets, and then you can use the acronym or abbreviation from then on. I remember being taught it for writing academic papers.
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The problem Jimm is that I don’t always have time to write everything in full. It would be totally different if this was a job I was being paid for. I always put my best efforts into the advice I give and that’s as much as I can possibly do.
If for some reason I haven’t and someone didn’t know what it was then they could ask, which they have done in the past.
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Oh no I totally get it. I often do the exact same. That wasn't meant in a telling off way or anything like that by the way! You respond to so much Poppy you frankly amaze me sometimes. ⭐️
I was just sharing the way I was taught to do it. 😊
I really should try to keep it in mind and do it more. 😶
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