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Hello, I have just tried to change my account details via "make a change" and now Im being told I need to attend a face to face in order to complete this change. I hardly ever go outside due to crippling anxiety and depression mainly caused by my being autistic and having adhd. I also dont have anyone to attend on my…

we both qualify for uc lcwra one of us one pip can we claim any carers

Hi there I'm just wondering if anyone can help prepare me for what to expect. My partner will be moving in with me in the next few weeks. My current benefits are UC at £538 per month, £183 of which is transition payment which I know I'll automatically lose. I also get ADP at high rate for both components and new style ESA…

Hello so I was employed as a Xmas temp and each monthly pay I didn’t exceed the limit of 196 so was still entitled to carers allowance but in December being busy period I went over the limit , so I did the right thing and let carers know and they have suspended my claim. But I’m sadly having to leave in January due to the…

Hello I think i made a mistake with benefits and i dont know what to do because everyone is given diff advice to me TLDR:: I got 12,000 back pay, paid 2 k off debts and gave 10k to charity Long version I been massivly underpaid by uc for years and struggling so bad they wouldnt listen any time i said to them about it and i…

Just ended my phone appointments with dietitian after a few months, do I need to inform UC ,its not a change of circumstance as all my health conditions are still very much ongoing ,including the ones i was speaking to her about ,and I see no option on my journal to add this anyway. Health changes only seem to allow you to…

hi, will try to keep this simple: I live in Mum’s house, she passed away in 2024. House is now sold stc. My sister and I are joint executors and beneficiaries. The idea was for us each to buy our own flats/ homes. my sister found hers immediately and had offer accepted so it’s progressing alongside the sale of this house.…

Hi there I started claiming carers element for my 5 year old daughter who receives middle rate care I asked for a back date but they refused saying One of the conditions for claiming Universal Credit following a change of circumstances is that it is reported within a prescribed period. You must tell us about your change of…

I currently get contribution based ESA and have done for about 5 years they have paid my NI credits no problem, asking for some advice because I now have to claim UC and my ESA is deducted over £600pm from UC when I receive around £560 which leaves me with a small amount on the date I get paid UC. can I receive NI credits…

hi. I am looking to apply for a budgeting advance, I’ve never had one from UC just the advance payment when I first claimed. I need a new bed but I’m worried I won’t get it as I live with parents, does anyone have any advice on how I could ask to make sure my application is approved? Thank you

Hi, not sure if anyone has had a similar experience but I am appointee for our daughter who has migrated over from ESA to UC. This took place in July and she has had 4 payments. She is on LCWRA and everything seemed ok till I informed them that we are going on holiday yesterday. Today I now have a message to say an…

Hi all I wondered if anyone had experience/knowledge of whether it's ever possible for a UC claimant to be assessed and awarded LCW when they are already working (part time and struggling to continue with it due to health problems)? I'm just thinking about this from the angle of the Work Allowance, I've helped clients who…

Hi. I was switched over to UC from Tax credits last year. I am currently also on ESA & PIP as I am disabled. I still live in the house that my ex and I bought together so I have no housing costs for benefit purposes. My youngest son still lives with me and is in further education. My eldest son also still lives with me,…

we live in an old caravan if we were to be gifted say 30k for a new one how would this affect our universal credit

hello everyone, I’ve recently been diagnosed with autism and I am currently receiving UC and LCWRA. I’m in the process of applying for pip as advised by my mental health nurse but don’t I have to report a health change in my UC journal about my autism diagnosis? Also, would this health change trigger anything like a WCA?…

Hi there I'm my son's appointee and he migrated from ESA to UC in September with a lot of help from people on here and he is due another payment including LCWRA on Monday which looks correct. But today a payment just shows his Nat Ins number and £115.19p paid into his bank account I'm worried what it is and don't know what…

I hope this is in the right place! I will be receiving inheritance in the new year which will be more than 16k so I will be closing my UC claim. I am in receipt of contribution based ESA which I know isn’t means tested but I’m wondering if it will also stop when I come off UC? Many thanks for any information 🥰

hi everyone Any advice please. I have been on UC and have now been sent an appointment for a WCA on 12 december I am a single claimant and a widow I rang them and asked if it was worth attending as i reach state pension age and retire on 22 december, and the decision most probably wont ever be made. They insisted i attend…

Hi , my dad is my carer he claims uc and has transitional protection when he moved over from legacy , my pip is up for review if I lose it will he lose the transitional protection, he claims carers allowance and has a pension which uc deducts

How much uc top up will I get on top of nsesa . I will get uc fortnightly and in the support group. Will I get transferred protection as well. The housing will be paid to the housing association directly

Hi (I have had to open a new account on here) On my old account I wrote about under the heading Spine Stenosis and being refused. My work put it in to be relooked at on the fact that they didn't look at the spine stenosis and went off a form i put in 8 years plus ago. I have received a phone call this morning wanting to…

I'm on NS ESA & UC. If the DWP send me a WCA form, which form might I receive - the ESA50 form, or the UC50 form? Are they more or less the same? Thanks for help.

Hi, My last esa payment was short upon moving to UC ,I did the transfer on the day of my last esa payment 4th Nov. I was in support group and I understand that should now be LCWRA, I looked at my journal earlier and noticed it said "Standard payment," and we might ask you to do an assessment. I wont get my first payment…

I have been on UC for 4 months. I completed a UC50 in October. I also just started receiving ESA (contributions based). If I am awarded LCWRA will it be in relation to UC or ESA now I am receiving ESA?

Me & my partner live separately we both claim LWCRA & enhanced Daily living & enhanced Mobility PIP, also claiming housing elements of UC. My query is how much money would we lose if we decided to move in together? We both have mental health diagnoses & physical hence the PIP entitlements. I am reading conflicting things…

If I'm currently still paying off a new claim advance can I still get a uc budgeting advance or not possible?? Thanks and what's best way to do it

I am seventy-four years of age with a sixty-five year old wife. I am getting state pension and the wife gets ESA. We have not received any letters to be migrated. If we voluntarily migrate without receiving invitation letters will we be covered by something which Ithink is called transitional protection? I was in a meeting…

hi i have a question i was signed off work 3 years with ill health i have been on esa cb ever since and in support group (new style) however i have been informed by a friend i should ask to be put into income related as i would get more premiums i am also on pip standard both elements does anyone know if this is true that…

hi. If anyone can help me then would be very grateful. I’m currently on PIP(daily- enhanced mobility-none) and I’m also receiving LCWRA however I’m looking to become a carer for my mother too. I’ve read that if I do become a carer then it would be deducted from my UC and that my mother would also lose the same amount from…

Hello everyone, I am reaching out in the hope that anyone else has been through the process of moving from full UC & PIP to self employment. I have some ideas and aspirations on where to go with my business. I feel with my ailments I will never be able to work to the rigid PAYE commitments and schedules. I need to work for…