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My UC statement shows DWP are taking £61, which leaves me with £1 after rent. What can I do?

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It leaves me with £1.00 after pay my rent.
I get LWC but I'm appealing it so no payment while they do MR!
I had enough of it all now I seriously cant cope cant take no more.
I just dont have any thing left
This is an old post from last year so may not get picked up by others
I hope you are ok
Do you know why they are taking the money out of your payment ?
Try not to give up on your appeal I know it is hard
Everything just too much I cant cope.
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It is the deduction for the ESA which is the major deduction from your UC.
If it is causing hardship you can ask them to reduce the debt/loan recovery deduction but it is quite a bit lower than many deductions. Are you paying back a Social Loan? If so you agreed to make the repayments when you took the loan. Do have debts from other previous benefit claims?
I am in middle of MR on decision made on WCA I got LWC and believe I should be in LWCRA (support group) and my ESA is stopped while they reconsider my claim!
Just feel like this is done on purpose they are trying there best to grind me down.
Just cant help it, that's way I feel .
It says on your UC statement that you're still receiving it. When did you last receive an ESA payment?
It looks as though Debt Management have decided to increase the repayments for your IS and HB overpayments. You can call them directly and explain this is putting you in financial hardship and ask for them to lower the amounts.
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I have been signed off since 1st june 2020 it's taken until 5th feb 2021 for WCA and got decision 13th feb 2021 but already knew I was LWC because a work coach called on the 10th feb setting up work commitments.
I am really struggling with depression anxiety and cant leave home all this is becoming too much I cant sleep the amount of stress its causing me Is making me feel ill.
If I cant agree to commitments then I'm sanctioned.
It's just one thing after another they called police today because I said I cant cope anymore!
It now appears that you are at MR stage so ESA is stopped. You need to tell UC that you are currently not being paid ESA (although one would hope they could see that for themselves) and ask them to amend your UC payment.
They probably take a month to decide.
I know it's a process but cant stop worrying I'm not sleeping which makes my head go over and over it all.
It's one thing after another it not good for my mental health when you cant leave your home I just need some help but I hitting a wall.
I hope having a bit of an action plan helps somewhat.
If you're no longer receiving ESA you need to contact UC and let them know the exact date it stopped/the date you last received a payment from them.
For the arrears, contact Debt Management to explain it is putting you in financial hardship and impacting your mental health and request they lower the repayments for IS and HB recovery.
In the mean time while you wait for them to look at that, it would be worth you speaking to your landlord and any upcoming bills etc to explain the situation and ask for leniency or to lower payments while you sort it.
Do you have enough food in etc to cover you?
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