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Limited work capacity & working ?
My hubby is on uc and limited work capacity and should be on pip. But was denied it at our tribunal this week devastated beyond belief my hubby is very ill and having treatment im his unpaid carer . We are struggling financially so i may be forced to go to work and leave my hubby at home and struggle just dont know what…
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Vinted sales £1014 for the year
Hello, Can anyone please help? I am on UC, LCWRA & PIP. I believed I was allowed to earn £1000 on Vinted sales before I had to let DWP know. Also, I'm now being told it's classed as a business?? I was only buying stupidly cheap jewelry off Temu and selling for like double the item price. It was a joint venture with my…
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Claim Closed After Review
My claim was closed for being over £16000 after a review, I have to pay back money which is fine and I intend to do so in full, but what is worrying me is LCWRA, does anybody know if there is a way to get my claim restarted after I paid back the money (I will be below £16000 after I paid it all back) Or am I screwed and…
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Help please!
Hi can somebody please help me as im getting conflicting information from everywhere. I am currently a student in university. However, i have missed so much time due to health issues. I have been submitting fit notes since the 22nd april. I had my WCA last month and have been awarded LCWRA. My question is, am i eligible…
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LCWRA
Engage or to not not engage on LCWRA? Will it stay to not engage or is it changing fast.
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Report a change
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?…
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Odd payment to bank account
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…
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Where do we start
Hello am new here and I am struggling yo know what to do next. I am disabled I can't walk for more than 2 to 3 minutes. I had a back op and they now confirmed it's failed back surgery. I have nerve damage in plbotj legs. So use a wheelchair and disability scooter to get around. My mental health is terrible because of all…
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Applying for ESA
I’m off work just now with cancer. If I apply for new style esa will it affect my wife’s benefit, she’s in a support group contributory ESA changed to new style ESA
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LCWRA and caring
Hi, I'm caring for my mother who has dementia. Im currently on UC with carers element and have applied for carers allowance (I'm aware it's deducted from UC when approved). Someone told me that I might be eligible for LCWRA because the scale of caring for my mum means I have no capacity for work, and it has deterious…
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Contribution based ESA wanting to claim UC
Hi, I currently claim Contribution based ESA and I am in the support group. That is the only benefit I am claiming. I do not receive income based ESA. I was going to apply for Universal Credit and was told that because I am in the support group that I would automaticaly be awarded LCWRA. Is this true ? Does that mean I…
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Future welfare cuts
Alan Milburn going after the long term sick
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LCWRA - Want a reassessment
So I getting no where ,with my work coach or senco, I send a ESA 50 of last year ,and still haven't had a assessment, my health deteriorated and diagnosed these with a number of conditions , which I add on my journal so I should be in support group, how do I ask the DWP to review my case , as if I don't get assessed till…
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LWCRA
Hi iv had LWCRA since December 2020 does anybody know when re assessments are at all
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ESA to UC Migration - is it possible to cancel new style ESA and just claim LCWRA/Universal Credit?
Hi there, I’m a newbie here. I hope everyone one is well. I am very nervous, but here goes. I made a migration claim from ESA Support Group to Universal Credit on the 10th July and have now found out like many others that I was claiming ESA(Contribution Based), that I wasn’t aware of, as I left work eleven years ago. I…
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LWCRA
I got awarded LWCRA yesterday and I just wanted to know when I will be paid and if I will be backdated. I am paid on the 14th every month and my assessment period is normally 7th-8th I think. I provided first fit note 17th July.
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LCWRA Backdating – Assessment Delay Issue
Hi, I’m looking for some advice about LCWRA backdating. I returned my UC50 form on 2 February 2024 and sent everything back on time. My assessment didn’t take place until 30 October 2025, which was a delay of nearly 20 months caused by the assessment provider, not by me. Universal Credit have now awarded me LCWRA, but they…
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Limited capability for work and work related activity - How long for appeal
Hi I just wondered if anyone knew how long it takes for a universal Credit appeal to be decided ? Thanks so much
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Advice
I made migration claim from ESA income related to UC on 18 November. Appointment at job centre for I’d and claims commitment. First UC payment on 24 December. At this stage I wasn’t aware of also being also on contribution based ESA. Today I got a letter dated 24 November that my contribution based ESAwas ending on 1…
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Universal credit reivew
Hi wanting to ask for advice me and my partner were due uc review telephone appointment this morning theyv cancelled last min and then moved it to next friday then cancelled again so now its on the 12th then I called up they gonna see what they gonna do as I see it as they can message on my journal if they cant call im so…
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Hello
just introducing myself at this stage
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Suddenly being told to do work stuff, but I'm LCWRA
I'm on UC with LCWRA, and also get the full rate of PIP. UC never bothered me at all since I switched over from ESA. However last week I contacted UC to ask for proof of my claim so I can see a dentist. It must have triggered something because that same day they put a message in my journal saying I need to meet a work…
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Re: cuts to the Health Element
I’m writing today because I’m ill with worry over cuts to the Health Element of UC. I feel like all the media and the population as a whole are discriminating against disabled individuals, particularly, individuals with Mental Illnesses. stigma against disabilities is still rife in the UK. We are marginalised and classed…
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residential care on universal credit
Hi I'm contnuing to have issues with my sister (learning disability) benefits. She lives in a residential care home and was assessed for the enhance rates of pip and now she is on UC has been awarded the LCWRA as well. She pays for her care out of her benefits approx 540 to the LA amonth. She no longer receives the care…
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Carers Allowance and ADP
Hi everybody my question and help is for the following. I’m on DLA higher rate Can II apply for carers allowance for my mum that lives at a different address. Does it affect her DLA UC payments If I became a carer does that go against me in future reviews with DLA
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Prescription and dentist
What do I take to the dentist to show I will be getting LCWRA uc next month. ?Also with prescriptions as well. ? My first statement on the 1st Dec, payment on 5th. I haven't had any letter s from uc , unless its stuck in the sorting office again.
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Fibromyalgia osteoarthritis
I don’t understand what this means
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Scared: CB-ESA and income reviews
This time last year, I had a letter from ESA stating “Every year we look at the savings and property that may affect your allowance.” It took ages and two Case Manager calls to sort out. I have not claimed any means-tested benefits for a few years. Another such letter has just landed. I have spoken briefly with an ESA…
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Lcwra award
MMorning Everyone. I have been on lcw for just over a year with no extra payment/element.my conditions have worsened so i asked for a review on the 27th of June. I sent in loads of new medical evidence and so on.i had my work capability assessment on the 7th of November and I was found to have lcwra on the 20th of…
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New style esa, uc and private pension
I currently receive uc, lcwra and pip. I am off work sick and employment due to come to an end. Early ill health retirement has been applied for, although I said I wasn't sure if I wanted it. I will apply for new style esa and I am aware that anything over £85 per week pension there is a reduction applied accordingly.…
