My daughter 20. She gets PIP and is a full time student. Is there anything else she can claim?

odonnell
odonnell Online Community Member Posts: 21 Connected
edited July 2022 in Benefits and income
She gets  pip   she full  time student 
Trying to. Get  money on top of her pip 
Tried  unversuisl credit   said no   so  I made  complain  planning  to. Appeal  it 
Tried esa  they  said  no    because she never  worked  any advice  you can give me 

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    edited June 2022
    There's no point appealing this decision because it will be a waste of your time. It's new regulations that full time students are unable to claim UC, unless they were assessed as having either LCW or LCWRA before their course started.
    I totally disagree with these regulations and think it's disgusting that disabled students can't claim UC but it is what is and there's nothing that can be done.
    Is she at Uni? If so, lots of students claim student finance so you could look into that, at least for September, if she continues as a student. https://www.ucas.com/sfe

  • odonnell
    odonnell Online Community Member Posts: 21 Connected
    No   it's college  only   bursary  she got last year was  about  12 pounds  week   for   dinner and   stationary  it's nothing 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    I don't know for definite but I think she could do a credits only ESA claim to get a work capability assessment and then once awarded lcw or lcwra apply for Universal Credit? Someone might know for sure but that's what I've read before

    That's no longer possible because the rules changed. A student must have been found to have LCW/LCWRA before the course started. See link. https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/827/made

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    They can as a NI credits only, if they are found to have LCW but this won't help a claim for UC.
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    I get you now, thank you so much @poppy123456 you're truly just incredible <3

    You're welcome and thank you for the kind words!
  • L_Volunteer
    L_Volunteer Community Volunteer Adviser, Scope Member Posts: 7,922 Championing
    The support is wonderful to see here! Thanks. Kind people are the ones who make this community the supportive and friendly space it is  :)
  • odonnell
    odonnell Online Community Member Posts: 21 Connected
    I don't know for definite but I think she could do a credits only ESA claim to get a work capability assessment and then once awarded lcw or lcwra apply for Universal Credit? Someone might know for sure but that's what I've read before
    She. Started to get uc   as she  done.  Wca.  Got award part of it. Put now appealing the descion. Put her in the wrong. Group. And. Not gettingvextra money she  should be getting  due to disabity  sent all evidenice now. For. The trubuial now. Waiting DWP responded  to it. Been 28 days on Monday. But they closed. So  trubuial might have to. Send another letter DWP  as from Friday just gone. Courts had no. Relpy from dwp