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Question
Hello Anyone had a same letter from UC like this? If yes pls tell me if my backdate payment was approved or not? Thanks for all comment
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Question about this letter from UC
Can anyone tell me who has experience in such a case that they asked for a backdate payment and received the same answer as to what it means. Has the payment been approved and when will it be sent to the a ccount? thank you for every comment
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Universal Credit Advice
I am claiming UC and I'm listed as 'Limited Capability' due to a disability, so am not required to look for work etc. My wife is my Career, is listed with my GP as my Career and Carry's a Photo ID Careers Card. She provides care for 35+ Hours. Recently she has been asked to attend Jobcentre Plus. We have explained she…
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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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Hi, my name is DavidS14! My wife & I have just received our UC Migration letters...
My wife & I have just received our UC Migration letters. These only mention her Housing Benefit and my Income Support, but we do receive other benefits; in her case these are PIP (Support Group) and Contribution based ESA, in mine Carers Allowance. Have I correctly understood that her ESA will be eroded even though it…
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Can anyone help? Care costs
Can anyone help? I live in Canada and have POA for my sister in Glasgow who his 82 with Alzheimers, lives alone. I pay £400 weekly for care for my sister, 4 hours a day for five days a week. The govt. sends someone to check on her at night, 5 mins, not much use. In Canada, when we pay for care we can deduct part of the…
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Carers allowance and UC
i have been sent a "migration notice" to claim universal credit i receive ESA and enhanced PIP on daily and mobility and my husband claims carers allowance for me will he be expected to look for work if he is my full time carer? Im really worried because i have PTSD and depressive disorder and dont know how i will cope if…
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Carers responsibility’s for carers element
does anyone know what the dwp set as requirements for the definition of caring for someone as it’s very vague on the dwp website and doesn’t really explain exactly what they want you to be doing ?
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Claiming carers allowence, working part time but make to sell at home how does it work?
Hi there i hope someone can help and hope this is the right place to ask this as i did talk to citizens advice online but all they kept doing was giving lings to carers allowance info which did not answer my questions. right now i work 25hr per week on minimum wage but also i am registered as a sole trader with the…
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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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Rules on couple claiming care support?
This discussion was created from comments split from: Can I claim PIP , LCWRA and carers allowance at the same time .
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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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Paying friends for help
I posted this query elsewhere today and received one good answer. If anyone else would chip I'd very grateful. I've no confidence at the moment. I don't want to cheat otter but neither can I afford to be way out of pocket: https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/128693/petrol-costs#latest
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Overpayment Crisis
Hi - we've just been notified that there were many weeks when we were overpaid carers allowance when we were claiming (until last year - we're still barely making ends meet, but through work now). It's likely to have been tiny amounts over the limit for most of those weeks, and we were never told that we needed to give…
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Carers Allowance
Hello everybody Could somebody please help. This is all new to me. I currently receive PIP enhanced on both. My husband has just been approved for carers allowance. My question is, does he have to let the tax office know or will tax be deducted automatically? He does not work but has a private company pension which he gets…
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Hi, my name is gaynorb! my daughter is working and. I’m on pop she been caring for me since 2022...
my daughter is working and. I’m on pop she been caring for me since 2022 as I have a lot of health conditions anyway we were never told we could claim carers as she worked so I told her too phone up it was then that they told us about carers element so I told her too ask for a backdate as we had no clue it was even…
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Hi, my name is jesus1! Hello everyone so my son has been my carer for 15 years...
Hello everyone so my son has been my carer for 15 years the esa are taking carers allowance from me recently my son was moved to universal credit and they are deducing carers allowance plus £30.00 extra so dwp are receiving 2 carers allowance payments I don't understand why they are doing this and when he phoned uc they…
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Carer Element Query
hi,I am on adult disability and my husband receives the carer element through UC. We briefly seperated for 3 months where he moved out the family home however he did continue to provide care to me during this time but was no given carer element for this. Now living back together and he is back receiving carer element. Do…
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Hi, my name is Farnaz! I am currently get benefit because of my mental health from Universal Credit
I am currently get benefit because of my mental health from Universal Credi. Also my husband is on PiP. If I apply for Allowance carer for my husband it will affect my benefits? Thank you for your support
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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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Dla past 16
Hello all! Hope all is well. My eldest son is due to get transition from dla to pipbas he is 16 next month. He has been awarded dla till February 2026. Can anyone please advise me on how to transfer to pip for him and what other benefits he'll be entitled to. Also does anyone know of any careers neurodivergent friendly…
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Will we be better off
weve just applied for UC with managed migration and on ESA esi had enhanced disability premium. I've done the calculation and it says we should be better off plus I'm ialso getting new style ESA and they've said it should be the same amount just from ESA and UC. Is this correct thank you
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Can you claim Carers Allowance & New ESA ?
Hi, I've tried all the Govt helplines (Benefits office, Job Seekers etc) and spend days rining round. All the Govt ones say we cannot advise you, sign up for both and see. Which seems a drastic approach. Citizens Advise give conflicting info - I either can't or I can, but they remove the Carers Allowance but you then have…
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Career allowance
Morning, A friend of mine is caring for her boyfriend. His applying for PIP. My friend is in receipt of UC if she was to get carers allowance monthly from PIP would this affect her UC and housing benefit claim? Thanks everyone DD X
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Hi, my name is CAsh! Carers allowance is stopping for me I get Pip for care and mobility
Carers allowance is stopping for me I get Pip for care and mobility I am pension age and my husband will get his state pension what can we claim? Thank you
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Universal credit Lcw
hi I’ve noticed a few people are having the same problem I claimed u c in July was given transitional payment .when I applied for and was awarded Lcw My payments changed and now I get less I do claim carers allowance for my son Sorry I’m new to scope so hope I’ve put my message in the right place
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Hi, my name is sage26
I know rules have recently changed but I am currently in receipt of LWRCA and pip enhanced rate and low mobility. My adult child is going through psychotic episode and has been told by the psychiatrist he cannot work and will not be able to attend uni in September as he had hoped as he definitely will relapse due to…
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Transitional protection
Hello, Partner Received migration letter with a deadline of 18th December. He receives IR ESA,Support group and carers. I receive CB ESA Support group. We did the migration on the 6th Dec, applying as a couple. They have said that I do not qualify for TP due to a change of circumstances. We queried this on the journal but…
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Hi, my name is RosieRo! Carers allowance, what route should we take?
Hi I wonder if anybody can help we are a married couple on UC migrated from Working Tax where we better off. I have applied for PIP and capability assessment is in with DWP| My husband has cared for since September after I was diaignosed with a rare skin disease which is life changing. I have put fit notes in, my last one…
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Carers Element
Since the Winter Fuel Payment was stopped, I decided to go onto the Entitledto website to see if my partner was entitled to pension credit as I had heard that even though we are above the threshold, as he is my carer, he is indeed entitled to PC of around £8 pw. He gets his SP as retired ( 76 years old) and 2 private…