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LCWRA abruptly stopped after short exit from the UK
I hope you’re all doing well. I’m reaching out for advice regarding ongoing issues with my Universal Credit (UC) and Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related Activity (LCWRA) entitlement. I have worked in the NHS for 20 years in a clinical role supporting disabled individuals, paying taxes consistently. Unfortunately,…
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Hi, my name is nat58! Can anyone shed some light on what's happened to me as I don't think it's...
Can anyone shed some light on what's happened to me as I don't think it's right. First of all, I had to transition over from Income Support and housing benefit last September. 2024. I am in receipt of Carers allowance for my daughter, I get pip for my Physical and mental health. (genuine not fake.) I was told that my pip…
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Son gets care allowance for me
MMy Sdp stopped they take care from my benefit is that correct
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Carer's Allowance help required.
I suffer mental and physical health conditions, receiving the highest rate PIP daily living and mobility components. In June 2024 my (non-resident) carer realised that she would be eligible to apply for Carer's Allowance because she consistently puts in more than the 35 hours per week for the year or so she has been…
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Attendance allowance
I care for my father who has Louis- body form of dementia. He gets an attendance allowance once a month and a part of that not all is deposited into my bank account towards expenses toiletries sanitary products etc So obviously when it comes into my account it's just my dad's initials and not AA as on his statement. I have…
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Carers allowance suspended
hi my daughter receives high care and low mobility and I work one day a week! I was advised to apply for carers she under 16 no esa or pip had letter to say I was entitled and was expecting first payment today! Nothing called them said claim suspended no notes so no idea why he’s filled report in :(
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Carer
Hi all. I have been a carer for my elderly neighbour since June 2024.the person I was caring for started getting deductions from his benefits and he was not happy with this so I cancelled carers in Jan 2025.he has been in touch with dwp wanting the money back, they told him he couldn't have the money back. So he has told…
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Carers allowance
Hi I've bn awarded ADP enhanced rate and standard rate mobility I get carers allowance for my son who gets ADP and universal credit Limited capacity for work. My son is autistic and has learning disabilities but he's able bodied. My WRO who won my ADP tribunal for me said my son could claim carers allowance for me but…
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Pip and carer allowance
can I claim pip whilst I get carers allowance for my son? I dunno how it works anymore.
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Women's Shelter
Hello there In need of support for a friend, please. If she TEMPORARILY left the home, and went into a shelter, would her partner immediately lose his Carer's Allowance? If she PERMANENTLY left, reclaimed her SDP once his Carers Allowance was removed and she went into a women's shelter (or was sofa surfing) until a new…
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Hi, my name is Ank48! ’m after some advice. I get care allowance and have just been sent a...
Hi I’m after some advice. I get care allowance and have just been sent a letter requesting money to be repaid for over payment of my CA 2023/24 so I informed them of my job and hours which were 13 1/2 a week. Taking me just over the £139 per week. I was also getting universal credit. which would take about £120 off of me a…
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Hi, my name is hev548!
hi . my council housing said i could stop paying them £70 a mth for my 3rd bedroom as my disabled daughter and has a carer stay to help 2:-3 days week . next thing the universal credit has take. £70 off my benefit to pay the housing with it . ..i’ve rang the uc and asked why and they just keep saying . because they’re…
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Care charge
hey there everyone I was wondering if you could help me out I have a question about carers my mom has carers that come in 4 times a day and she has to pay for the whole hour even though they stay for 20mins this has resulted in me taking a 3grand debt in my name for her and now she owes 6 grand obviously she can’t pay this…
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Care element
My daughter get care element with universal credit she told me that job centre told her that my esa contribution based allowance stop money or not my money esa every two weeks £276.40 my daughter said not stop esa i am worried about my esa???
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Carers allowance and UC
hi all, My mum gets carers allowance for caring for me, but she’s planning on getting her pension instead. I’ve read that if my mum doesn’t get carers allowance, it can impact how much I receive with UC (LCWRA) - I was wondering how much I could expect to lose (if any) when she stops getting carers allowance, please, so I…
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Carers Allowance and working
hey i currently receive carers allowance 327 every 4 weeks and universal credit 154 every month as I am a carer for my mom with cancer. I recently got accepted to a job. Im confused as how this will affect my benefits. It’s a zero hour contract but the most hours I would work weekly would be 14. It’s 11.55 an hour. So say…
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Carers' Allowance - £10,000 Overpayment Demand
Hi - anyone have any experience of this or advice on how to deal with it. We've contacted loads of people/charities/agencies, but not getting any real practical support. Claimed Carers' Allowance for several years for looking after our autistic son (I am also autistic), but it seems we inadvertently went very slightly over…
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Hi, my name is izzy123! My friend needs some advice please she struggles with mental health...
Hi my friend needs some advice please she struggles with mental health and has sepsis last year nearly died was in a coma for a week. She is classed as a career for her mum as she couldn't cope with weekly appointments with job centre. Dose this affect getting other benefits because she rents of the council a 2 bed flat…
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Council tax
Do u have to pay council tax if on universal credit and carers allowance
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Carers allowance
hi im single parent im currently on disability lwrca and pip my son is 18 in education but his down as full time he only does 21 hours 3 days a week can he claim carers allowance for me? Thanks
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Carers allowance
I applied on the 12th of December and received a phone call yesterday just asking me some follow up questions and he said it would be sent to a decision maker that day, I’m just wondering if anyone has experienced the same could tell me how long untill I know I’ve been awarded or not? Thank you
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UC and NSESA
@poppy123456 can you help please ? Hi all, I’m very confused! I’m new to all this - it’s a minefield! Have been claiming the last 4 months due to ill health and not being able to work. We get the following benefits; UC is about £820/month. My earnings are zero but my wife has self employed earnings which fluctuate a bit,…
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Hi, my name is lankyess! Is carer's allowance paid the same way as carer's element?
Just wandering if anyone can tell me if carers allowance is paid the same way that carers element is paid, like Into the same account? How long after the carers element payment will you receive the first carers allowance payment... Can anyone let me know please
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Carers
The old ESA carers (allowance - we think please see our image), is it has transitioned to UC (we had TP). So we couldn't find anything about "carers" on UC payments. Sorry, it's our first time and we want to get everything right so we don't miss out. Does we need carers allowance or carers element? We are both pip enhanced…
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Carer's Allowance halted after hospital stay, is there hope this will change?
carers allowance has been halted for our son as he has been in hospital seven months.. despite the fact that we still care for him whilst there apart from nights.. is there any hope that this ruling will change?
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Carers Allowance and Working
I started doing some work for my old boss, just casual and at home, I advised Carers Allowance and always made sure I was under the permitted amount to earn and did self assessment tax returns. Fast forward to last year and I broke my left arm so could no longer type, I advised carers allowance and self assessment that I…
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Carers Allowance or Element? Confused!
So this maybe straight forward or maybe confusing. I get daily living pip. Also UC and LCWRA I am told that someone could get carers allowance/element for helping me? Firstly is that true? Which one would they have to claim, allowance or element? Do they have to be related to me? Or can they be your partner? Even though we…
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UC Migration
Hiya Everyone this is my first post I need advice please. We have put in our application to move from ESA & Carers Allowance to UC on 1st Feb 2025 they have told us our first payment will be on 6th March this will be 6 days after our usual ESA payment and will also see us missing 3 Carers Allowance payments if this weeks…
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Hi, my name is Mizpah! My daughter started receiving Carers Allowance last November as she looks...
My daughter started receiving Carers Allowance last November as she looks after me. Everything was fine until two weeks ago when the allowance stopped with no communication as to why. She works three half days a week doing domestic cleaning and gets paid cash which she takes into town to put in the bank. Since the weather…
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Care element UC
Hi I have been advised by autism services to apply for carers and care elements on our Uc claim for our children. I am not sure how this works if any one has any information that could help us. it’s a joint UC claim, with 2 children who both get the disabled element. My son is the n high care/high mobility rate DLA, my…
