UC Review

Hello, I am new to the forum and will be very grateful for some help and advice please. The Jobcentre had unlawfully closed my UC claim which I successfully appealed. After the Appeal they are withholding the back dated money I am owed and future payments and want me to attend an identity verification appointment (which…

Back in 2022 my Uncle applied for UC and declared he has £8k in savings which is untrue. In fact he has no savings but as he has mental health issues he completed the form on his own and incorrectly. As his mental health has worsened I’ve been asked to help (I’m one of his nephews) and speaking to UC team they advised we…

Hello all, I'm new to the community and would like to ask some questions regarding the UC Work Capability Assessment process. Is the Work Capability Assessment still conducted over the phone or in person now? How often do you have a WCA after the first one? Is it reviewed annually or every couple of years? Additionally,…

Hi everyone, At the moment my heart is in my mouth. Tomorrow morning I have a phone appointment with DWP. I have already submitted my bank statements & a driver licence code(which I've never heard about before). I'll admit my finances are in a bit of a dire state, I'm disappointed with myself, as I've never let them get so…

hello… would be very grateful if somebody could help me please? I currently get LCWRA element on my UC claim so am I obligated to tell them about new health conditions or can I just wait until it’s reviewed? When I did my PIP review a few months ago I added a new diagnosis that I got in 2023 but I haven’t let UC know. I…

Hello, I sent my UC50 off in february and there are no work related activities on my account. the work coach calls me every 3 weeks for work focused interviews. I have two questions. Firstly, is there anyway that they would agree to less contact over the school summer holidays? My children will all be home and my oldest is…

Hi all, As the title says - my first fit note expires this Sunday 01/06/25. JC+ booked me a worked focused interview appointment for Monday 02/06/26. Is this normal? It says I have until 22nd of June to provide the next fit note in another message regarding the expiry of the fit note. It's confusing. I suffer from OCDs,…

Good afternoon everyone, im new to this forum and it has been rated a great place for advice. I am currently Claiming PIP/UC for sickness and my wife is my Carer. After Christmas my daughter was finished from a agency due to it being a temp position. But instead of her claiming straight away she thought she had to depleat…

hi im up for a review this friday, ive been claiming for nearly 5 yrs, i live with a friend whom i give 250 a month to, towards bills ect i do not claim for housing benefit i also get the lcwra as im unable to work i suffer with bipolar copd and few other things i also get pips, so i can manage okay, plus i do not have a…

Me and my husband received messages yesterday (Wednesday) that we will have a meeting on Saturday by phone at 10am for him and then 11am for me. I replied quickly that I ask these meetings to be moved onto during the week days and nursery hours as on Saturday our son is with us and we wont be able to make a conversation…

Hi again just a question that's confused me if in the past not these 4 months they've asked for but if I get quested about the savings I didn't tell them about as j wasn't aware unless I had 6k , if I have drawn cash out for stuff like buying my mum stuff bdays etc if I have no receipts will they just put this back in my…

I have been asked to provide 4 months of bank statements and my ID and I’m massively anxious. I haven’t been using my account (apart from one standing order for my phone bill) due to mental health and recently sent my boyfriend a few thousand pounds as he manages my bills and pays rent to my parents for me. (I live with my…

Hello, I had my annual mental health check up at my GP's recently and the mental health nurse said something that worried me about my universal credit LCWRA status. History: I was awarded UC LCWRA and PIP over 5 years ago for Psychosis and anxiety and was seeing CAMEO (mental health outpatients team in my area). While I…

I’m on lwcra but I have the unfortunate dealings with a UC Review not the LWCRA but the UCR agent has given a pause of the review and for me to have opportunity to get my carers bank statements of 4 months I have explained that due to the carer being unavailable and away I can’t obtain these documents the bank account is…

I have been sick for over 30 years but don’t get benefit as at that time I never had stamps I was on income support.i done permitted work in the year 2020 and recently started doing a delivery job for a takeaway 12 hours a week to help me get out of the house because of my condition this money is paid into my bank weekly,…

Good evening I won my tribunal 26th feb 2025 It's been 8 weeks and uc housing have cleared my debt finally!!!!! & have said its with the debt collectors now this was 2 weeks ago!! they also deducted my benefits over a year to pay back the debt i owed! which should of never happend as it was still going trough tribunal!!…

Hi Ive sent off bank statements. I get uc lcwra and pip. My son is my full time carer and pays into my account 350 every month to pay for his bills and food. I didnt know i had to tell uc. Also last year a friend over 8 months gave me 1200 as I was struggling with food and bills but because it didn't take me over 6k I…

Hi everyone, My work coach said I was entitled to 28 days holiday so I made the mistake of thinking as long as I wasn't on holiday for more than 28 days it was okay. I was summoned to an enhanced review because I was out of the country for 2 days and have been asked to provide 6 months bank statements as well as given 5…

the whole phone call took just 6 minutes. She didn’t ask me any questions about any transactions or anything. Five minutes after the call I got notice on my journal that my review is complete and my UC will not change. I had spent the past four weeks so panicked and distressed that I’d had to go on stronger medication to…

sorry to bring this up again as I did see you had discussions the other day . I’ve be asked for the usual 4mth bank statements and id . I’m so so worried I will loose my benefits. I have diabetes type 1 ( from 2yrs old) I have osteoporosis which is progressively getting worse, I can’t walk far or stand etc plus other…

Hello, I’m new here and I’m in need of some advice regarding Universal credit review call, I sent my 4 months bank statement along with my ID, she then booked me in for a call… they requested records from my GP, and they know I can’t do appointments without my support worker, I’ve even wrote it again in my journal, so I…

I am on LCW. As PIP is not income assessed, do I really need to inform work coach? Can't they just look it up? Why do I need to tell UC? Thanks

I sent my renewal form back in October and apart from one message to say they are reviewing. I have had no other update, and my PIP ends in May. Is this normal? This has been longer then my original application and I'm starting to worry. Any advice please? Currently on enhanced

Hello, I migrated 2 months ago to UC, so I am under the 12 month period where capital over 16k is disregarded. I am disabled, unable to work and have physical and mental health conditions. I have serious issues interacting with people and also fluctuating physical conditions and are often unable to physically get out of…

Hi, I'm in a difficult situation. Our landlord sent us a section 13 stating that our rent was increasing in oct 24 by £400. After negotiating with him over the phone he told us to start paying the increased rent from January 2025. When i tried to update UC in January they didn't accept that section 13 as it said october…

Hi everyone, Does anyone have any experience with applying for council housing and being on benefits? I have LCWRA and UC and I’m worried when applying for council housing they will stop the benefits. Does anyone know if they do this? Thank you

I was wondering how long it takes between sending in bank statements and getting an appointment for the review phone call? thanks

Good evening I've won my tribunal and I was told I have to wait 28 days to see if I get a SOR my qustion is? Is weekends counted in the 28days or just Week Days & Is it from the date of the tribunal win or the date I received my letter from the court just confused if somone can help me please thankyou I've won my case on…

Hello Everyone, My PiP review letter had come today and I have new medical letters proving my new illnessess and the existing illnesses worseing. I have been claiming PIP for last 6 years and last 2 times have sent lots of documents. Would advise me to only send the new ones or send the old and new documents together?…

I have been receiving my sons pip and UC for a few years. I am not his appointee, but I dealt with his claim etc and DWP were aware of everything and how unwell he was. I transfer him money weekly (works out just under half) the rest is used for his contributions towards bills, food, clothing etc. Is this ok?