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Hello and help please

Hi. I'm here as a carer for a person whom I am taking to a PIP assessment tomorrow. Should the worst happen and he is turned down can anyone tell whether he will lose all his current benefits? Ath the moment he receives ESA, DLA(low rate), Housing Benefit and is exempt from Council Tax due to mental illness. Will he lose all of these and have to re-apply for Housing benefit as Universal Credit? Any help on this appreciated, thanks.
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Depending on his age and circumstances, his housing rate may change. If he's under-35 it could drop down to the shared room rate as opposed to a one-bed. He won't need to re-apply for that though, it should automatically change.
As you're his carer, I assume he doesn't get SDP? If he does, he'll lose this from his ESA/Housing Benefit. It shouldn't affect his basic ESA aside from any premiums as they're different benefits.
(@poppy123456 I don't suppose you have time to help clarify this point?)
It's also worth noticing that if he loses DLA/PIP no-one will be able to claim Carer's Allowance for him. Don't forget though that if the worst were to happen, he can always do a a Mandatory Reconsideration and take it through to appeal.
Best of luck with the assessment tomorrow and I hope it all goes smoothly!
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Leave it about a week after the assessment and then he can request a copy of the assessor report. This will give you a good indication as to which way the decision may go.
Best of luck to you both for tomorrow. I know how worrying it can be for the carer too.
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