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Hi, my name is Declan22! What's the best way to claim together?

Declan22

I’m currently on ESA supported also claim pip due to my mental health..because my health is deteriorating she as offers for me to move in with her so that she can take care of me,she is going to give up her work only because I need a lot of care she claims uc what is the best way to claim together please can someone give me a idea as I’m clueless and don’t want to loose me ESA supported thankyou

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Alex_Alumni

Hello there @Declan123 and welcome to the community

thanks for your query.

Just so I understand fully, is "she" your partner? Or someone else?

If you'd like to have a look around the forum in the meantime, you can find all the topics for discussion in our categories page, and you can chat and play games with other members of the forum in our virtual coffee lounge. I hope you find the community a welcoming and supportive place.

Let us know if you need a hand with anything further, and hopefully other members can also share their thoughts with you regarding claiming benefits together.

Alex

poppy123456

If they are your partner and you'll be living together then you will need to claim UC with your partner. You will receive a linking code to link your claims together.

You will recieve the LCWRA element from the start of your claim. Your partner will need to report being your carer and they will receive the carers element from the assessment period in which the changes were reported.

If either you or your partner were claiming single person discount for council tax then you will lose this. You will also need to report the changes to your local Authority and your council tax reduction will be recalculated.

PIP isn't affected.

calcotti

If you claim UC as a couple if any of your ESA is contribution based you will continue to get that part but it will be deducted from the UC. Income based ESA will stop.

Declan22

Thankyou for your help I’m going to job centre today and get help in filling the form in…much appreciated for your help 😁

calcotti

If you are going to live with her, when you move in she needs to report the change. She will be given a linking code. Then you claim and you use the linking code to join your claim to hers.

Before doing this you may want to use a benefit calculator or get advice from an advice agency to check what your combined income will be if you live together.

Declan22

Been to job centre today put a fresh claim in,the ESA group supported what I used to be on I now loose so and now claim uc joint claim..I still get pip and my partner claims caress we have 2 children who we claim for I’m just hoping this was the best move if anyone can give me advice in what else there is I need to do please help me and also thankyou for the ones who’ve replyed much appreciated thankyou cheers to scope this is great

poppy123456

Declan22 said:

the ESA group supported what I used to be on I now loose

No, that’s not correct, as advised here.

poppy123456 said:
You will recieve the LCWRA element from the start of your claim.

If any part of your ESA was contributions based then this will continue but be deducted in full from any UC entitlement.

Declan22

I had to do a joint claim and they said I no longer get this as really confused me is this true

Declan22

ESA I will no longer get

poppy123456

Entitlement to Income Related ESA ends when a claim for UC is made.

Declan22

Hi poppy do I have to ash for LCWRA what is it and how does it work please if u don’t mind sorry bit dumb 🫣🫣

poppy123456

LCWRA is the same as ESA Support Group. As you were in this group then you will be entitled to this element form the start of the claim.

When you have your statement you need to check that this element is included because they don’t always add it from the start.

Declan22

Thankyou very much they never mentioned this and thankyou very much for your time and is there anything else that I need to no please don’t hesitate and cheers 🙏

Declan22

Hi can anyone give me a little advice please I’m already claiming pip but only get £63.20 a week for mental health..2 year ago my back went so I had to go for mri scan after my results it was my L5 bulging against my nerves causing a horrible pain down my left leg and my left toes completely numb..I was on epidural for pain release which helped for a short period of time after 12/16 months I had to go for another mri scan now I’ve got L5S1 with my left side completely sore that sore I can’t stand up still for over a minute I’m walking with a bad limp and the doctor said I’m going to suffer for ever as it’s not gona go away unless I have surgery then when I do have surgery it could leave some nerve damage,I struggle to walk a distance what would you recommend phoning pip is there anyone else suffer with back pain if so please give me some advice I don’t want pip thinking I’m taking pi?? Cheers for any advice

poppy123456

PIP isn’t awarded based on any diagnosis. Before doing anything else you should get some expert advice from an agency near you. Start here https://advicelocal.uk/

Declan22

Thankyou very much 🙏

L_Volunteer

You are welcome @Declan22. It is the very least you deserve. Please don't hesitate to let us know if we can do anything else to support you further

Declan22

Hi L_volunteer,thanks for your reply can I ask for advice I’ve been struggling with my back and walking I’ve had a mri scan and I’ve been diagnosed with
lumbar prolapse with radiculopathy L5S1 also the opposite side of my back and leg also buttock the pain it’s horrendous and often makes me bed bound I’ve had this for 18/27 months and still to this day have it,it will only go away if I have surgery and still could give me nerve damage and tbh it affects my day to day activities and I’m woundering does this meet any criteria for mobility if there’s anyone reading this and suffer with the same please let me know how and what I could do many thank

poppy123456

Declan22 said:

I’m woundering does this meet any criteria for mobility if there’s anyone reading this and suffer with the same please let me know how and what I could do many thank

PIP isn't awarded based on any diagnosis. Comparing yourself to someone else isn't helpful because of this reason. PIP is award based on how exactly your conditions affect you for at least 50% of the time over a 12 month period. As we are all affected differently then it's impossible to compare 2 people.

The mobility part of moving around takes into consideration how far you're able to work outside on level ground. Walking up the stairs, in the house, up hills etc is not considered.

There some information here that may help. https://pipinfo.net/activities/moving-around

Declan22

thankyou thankyou for the link thats what I needed 👍

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