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Thankyou kimmy87 you have really put my mind at rest. I have made myself so ill thinking how I would survive if it went through like this false ridiculous article said. We need more people like you kimmy and poppy you always give good honest replies.
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Makes you so ill i judt spoke to my doctor and even he saod the media are guessing putting alot of false stories out this is psychological warfare i trie not to engage but its everywhere and impossible to ignore we live in a very cruel society i cant get put of bed we really have been treated very badly simce 2023 waiting big higs
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Anyone shed any light on the bank account checks and powers coming to take money out of your account, I mean why would they. They know what's coming in and j have no savings. I use for shopping, lottery a small amount and sometimes transfer to my daughter which I reference as mum. So why is this still going on.
Also what is this eirh you can't go on holiday, my daughter saves up and as do I little bit by bit we have a huge jar my daughter got from IKEA and we as and when put something aside for anything really a treat to eat or as my daughter says mum we could do with a break which j don't go anywhere. And if we did I can't stay away the most a week. So what we can't do that. And they will look at your passports for a week. And another one which is out there that they can come and search your house… i Mean for what exactly...my jar of savings. Honestly this makes me want to immigrate to an island and take my daughterand my cat with us. This country is not the country i knew bavk in the days so sad and i just am getting myself so sick over what. Sorry guys but I just feel so down and saddened for everyonewho is in more or less same situation and overthinks too much like myself.
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They've always had the ability to check bank accounts if they suspect fraud. They won't just check bank accounts for no reason at all. Searching your home? where did you get that from?
Yes, you can go on holiday, what makes you think you can't? You can spend your money on anything you want to and there's never been any rules for that. I've just booked my holiday for this year, just like I do every year.
My advice would be to stop reading those click bait articles because they contain mostly incorrect information.
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Thank you as always I will.npw stop watching and listening to these articles honestly they seem so real
It's all on tiktok or just general when my daughter scrolls down her phone she will tell me. It makes me feel quite sick and thought they just want to target the sick. Thankyou so much for putting my mind at rest.
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If you go on hiday for just 4 days do you still need to inform dwp. I get pip and esa.
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No, if you’re going out of the country when claiming ESA you can go for up to 4 weeks. For PIP it’s 13 weeks.
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Ok thanks 😊
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Hello can anyone let me know if you all have migrated to universal credit yet. I am in esa support group and housing benefit and not had a migration letter yet. Getting slightly worried about the whole thing and don't want to be worse off. I hope the change is simple as I have trouble with these sort of stuff and panic leads to stress and worse for me. Please advise
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Please read through the thread again to remind yourself of previous advice given.
Your questions about not having a letter, worries about being worse off and not coping with the change have all already been answered in December and January.
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NNo Haven't yet it can be up till December 2025 I'm the same terrible at this kind of stuff
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Can someone tell me once you apply for uc when you get your migration letter will I need to go for an interview at the job centre if I'm in the esa support group.
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You will need to verify your identity. Depending on which ID you have available, this can be done online, or over the phone, or at a Job Centre, or at a home visit.
You will not need another work capability assessment because your ESA work status gets carried across into UC.
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Hello everyone, I am wondering and getting very anxious about the news about the pip reforms and how the changes are literally around the corner. I have been feeling so unwell thinking if they take away my award. I'm on pip for mental health and I get the enhanced rate and my award is til 2026. I'm so worried as its already a struggle for me and I find this scope my only family apart from my daughter who is my sole carer. Its the not knowing and I'm getting all stressed out thinking they are attacking the disabled and ones who have mental health, I thought they were here to support not throw you under the bus. Any updates from anyone or Any thoughts as how soon if it was to go ahead. I find it very sick that the disabled are being a target I feel for people like myself.
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They can't fast track the legal process.
They were able to change the Winter fuel payment criteria so quickly because it was a government perk, not protected by legislation.
Green Paper: These are our plans, what do you think.
Consultation and feedback.
Then they release a White Paper.
White Paper: These are our proposals
Then the long legal process, going through both houses of parliament, delayed by any court challenges, amendments proposed by the House of Lords.
Then they finally become law.
The whole process takes years, and what eventually becomes law is usually a watered down version of the Green paper
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Thankyou kimmy87 you always put my stress levels down and I'm.sure others agree. I'm.glad you are on here. Thankyou
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Sorry just another question when I get migrated to uc which I'm.still waiting for the letter will my housing or council tax get reduced. I get pip and esa in the support group.
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Unless you live in supported or sheltered housing, your rent will be paid via UC Housing Element. It should stay the same.
You'll need to let your local council know you've claimed UC. They'll probably ask to see your first payment statement so your Council Tax Reduction award can be recalculated.
Some local authorities treat UC income differently to legacy benefits, and some people have seen an increase in what they need to pay towards their CT.
As each area has different rules we cannot advise on individual cases from here.
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