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Hi all! I’m going to be inheriting around £40k soon. I claim UC jointly with my husband. He also works self employed but I am LCWRA. I also claim PIP. I believe I will continue to receive PIP because it’s not means tested BUT does it get included in the amount of money in my bank account (which should not exceed £16k when…

Hello, I woke up and had an emal from them its the same one as before talking about how ESA could impact my UC, since I was migrated over from ESA support group they have always taken a 609 deduction per month this month its only 220 meaning the UC is now 1,200 I just wonder please has anyone else had this? from the moment…

I have a message today saying that I have been paid more UC than I should have and they are going to claim it back. Looking back through my journal I see what I have done and it's 100% my error. The problem starts last September. In this period I made a error with the date I entered when declaring money savings and…

Hi My son was approved for weekly APA on 9th April and was to start from 29th April. He checked his statement today and it says your payment this month is £££ and it will be paid on 29th April. Tried phoning UC and they said it could he an error or the statement could be wrong and the APA has still been set up, she wasnt…

Hi, I’m a carer for a Disabled child on high care DLA, awarded 11th March. Updated UC on the 17th April when I found out. I have given up work to be her full timer carer. Money has been tight so was pleased with the decision. My elderly mother lives me, is on regular pension in her 70’s has been on my UC claim as someone…

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hi I wonder if any knows if my iv will be reduced because my pip has been reduced to standard rate?

hi everyone. i currently get uc with standard rate, LCWRA and housing element and i suffer from severe depression and anxiety, i was referred for adult autism and adhd on december 2024 and im still awaiting for an assessment and i may also have undiagnosed ptsd and agoraphobia however im really struggling because i was…

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Hi, just a simple one. I have a Universal Credit Review coming up and whilst I think everything is in order, I'm having slight anxiety over my rent. My tenancy agreement in my name says my rent is 800 a month and I pay 725-750 of it a month, as my parents pay the remaining 50-75 to help me out, directly to the landlord. I…

Long story short (as possible...) a couple of weeks ago my landlord tried to give me a new tenancy agreement with a £125 rent increase on. There was no point me signing a new tenancy, as the new rules come in on the 1st May, and he'd given me no notice (baring in mind my fixed term tenancy ended over 2 years ago and only…

My landlord wants to put my rent up and he's tried to do so by means of a new 12 month tenancy agreement. I've told him I won't be signing a new agreement as from the 1st of May it won't be worth the paperwork it's written on so there's no point to having one for 2 weeks (and because I know he can still increase it again…

Hi i migrated from esa to uc and got the protection also on new style uc and pip enchanced on both. Also uc pay my housing My adult daughter works and wants to move back in how will it effect my benifits please?

[Removed by moderator - Graphic] Yesterday, while in hospital, after my bowel cancer surgery, I received a request from the DWP to update my current rent for the year, even if there is no change. I didn't bring my desktop which has all the logins for my accounts into hospital with me, I only brought my laptop with me. So I…

So here goes we was on income support from 2017 was advised to stay on this all through won ESA support group however in 2024 was migrated to universal credit with transition amount of 390 we are a couple my wife has always claimed carer's allowance as I'm on enhanced pip both rates so surrenderd my sdp so can claim this…

hello I recently had a claim review because I added another child for child benefits which I didn’t add to my uc journal so I think this is what initiated it all. They then asked me to upload my tenancy agreement which again I hadn’t reported the change in my rent (which had changed a few months prior). I am sharing a two…

Hi, I've updated uc with rent increase today and I won't be entitled to the housing cost element. But my statement is due tomorrow. Will this effect payment

Hello I have been booked on a 'first commitment' appointment and have no idea what to expect. I haven't claimed benefits in over 15 years and it's all changed a lot since then. I have requested the appointment be changed as I have a phone GP appt that they don't give a time for and requested that future appointments are by…

Hello, I wrote last week about rent increases on UC. I got a message this morning on my UC journal but my rent increases on 13th April so it won't let me complete it as it can't be a future date. It says is due to be completed by 30th April. I am anxious that the message will disappear by then and I will have to phone…

hi all I get full pip, and contribution esa and in support group Also uc £420 pm which has carers and the not being able to work part question: partner has just received 22,000 from work (from emi shares) Tax needs to be paid, getting advice on how, and how much About half of that amount will consolidate debts, cards loans…

I filled out and sent back my UC50 form, back in June 2025. Now the DWP put my claim through as a referral and not as a new claim, for which they have apologised for. They said back in November that they would change it from a referral to a new claim. Now I phoned the WCA and they said that on the 9th march UC told WCA to…

Hi my rent is increasing on Monday 6 th april it's going up from was£ 86.94 per week to new amount £91.11 per week does anyone no what I'll get from universal credit i get standard element health element and rent paid directly to york city council also get £.236.00 transitional protection im reporting rent increase on…

Hello so i'm just looking for some advice please, i'm currently in receipt on UC LCWRA with full transitional protection i currently live in a one bedroom place while also being in receipt of enhanced rate pipe care/mobility, i receive financial help within UC towards rent/council tax, my parent has cancer and is…

Please bear with me I'm incredibly anixous and not coping so well. I was migrated from esa to uc last year. So I received transitional protection. My lha is £875 and my rent is £1000 meaning I havd a £125 top up. My landlord has just informed me that my rent is going up by £125. I know that this will erode my transitional…

sorry for the long post : Good morning. I am my son’s appointee and the UC was going into my account that like a fool I also used for my own wages etc. however I was paying his bills and transferring the rest of the money in his account. I have uploaded the statements for the said account and also have his bank statements…

Hi , first time posting but after a little advice please. I have been lucky enough to have inherited a large sum of money . Currently my son and myself live with my father but I am looking to use all the inheritance to purchase a property for us both outright. This would mean my savings would go back under the £16k…

Hello. I'm new here. Need a bit of advice please 🙏

Hi. When your total money across all accounts goes over 6k and you declare it, does it trigger a full finances check? (Possibly even a full review) When I was migrated over to UC from ESA, the lady on the phone who did the UC application completion, told me this happens and I'll have to provide bank statements. She…

My doctor has put nil for why can't I work and can travel onuc113 what does this mean does it go on my assessment for the uc50 outcome would I be better off in counselling my uc50 and reclaiming I 6 months get the highest on pip