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uc & earnings
initially june ap had no earnings shown so i had to ask my work coach to manually report these which after a week were added to my recalculated statement for the month . however that same earning showed up alongside my july earnings in my july AP. they then recalculated my july ap and removed last months earnings. but now…
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Hi, my name is Billybobbat! I am looking for an independent capacity assessor for my adult brother.
I am looking for an independent capacity assessor for my adult brother.
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Migration From ESA (wrag) to Universal Credit - Fit Note Required
Hi, I am going through the process of migrating from ESA to Universal Credit. I am in the work related activity group, but I am also a carer for my elderly mother, and receive carer's allowance. I sent off my Work Capability Assessment ESA50 forms back in September last year, and have not heard anything from the DWP since.…
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Appointee
I am the appointee for my son for DWP PIP and universal credit. The universal credit is paid to his bank account every 2 weeks. I log in and monitor this account and make sure it's topped up, so he has money for anything he needs. Someone has said I should not be able to access his bank account. Is that correct? He has the…
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Inster 2 adaptation - has anyone else had extended seat runners fitted?
I recently discovered that there is an adaptation that can be done to my prospective new car that will massively increase the leg room, viz. an extended seat runner. I am 6ft4 with long legs and the inster ticks most of my boxes except it is an "ok" fit, not perfect. Legs are a bit bunched up and because of the short space…
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How does going to university affect your benefits?
I just wondered if anyone had any insight on how going back to university would impact me financially when I have been claiming UC and LWCRA? I am looking to do a masters degree January 2025 and waiting to see if I have been accepted on the course. I’ve rang student finance and what they told me doesn’t align with what’s…
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Esa con to new style esa
Hello, I. Migrated on 17th May from Esa support to UC, did all to do list and commitments, all ok. I received letter from Dwp regarding Esa Con changing to New style Esa, saying would contact regarding health status update & commitment. Does anybody know from time of letter received how long it takes Dwp to arranged…
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Dla go pip
My son is moving from dla to pip. He is 16 he had his assessment a few days ago . I asked them to record the telephone appointment so thd assessor could not falsifying her report I realised during the call the assessor asked me the same questions but in a different way. I wondered if anyone could advise me on why they my…
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DVLA help
Hi! So DVLA sent a questionnaire to someone in my mental health team (who I've never met, spoken to and was not the doctor I named on my M1 form they'd sent me). My team also haven't actually received this letter but when I called the DVLA to ask if they could resend it to them or send it to the secretary's email, they…
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universal credit - journal says my child needs to be verified
PLS HELP My child is on PIP and was on DLA I just reported coc re this , on my claim I get child disability element and carers element ,to add my child will be goi g to collage just 15 hours aweek from SEP . ON MY JOURNAL ITS SAYING CHILD NEEDS TO BE VERIFIELD ????? Is this due to PIP So worried my uc statement in week…
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Universal credit calculations with tp
hi I am a bit confused and wondering if one of you lovely people can help me my parents migrated to uc back in April while that was all done and they receive exactly what they were getting before thanks to the tp i am now confused how it works from here as they have just been given a bungalow by their local housing…
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Disability element pay and arrears - 2025
Hello all, Quick question My daughter recently moved over from dla to pip so her claim was reviewed and they decided she is now entitled to the enhanced mobility and enhanced daily living (she was getting the standard daily living before) Due to this change I updated u.c on my journal as I know the disability element will…
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Updating UC with PIP
Hi, my daughter was on DLA (High) and has been awarded PIP (enhanced) from today. I've gone in to my UC account to update but it's taking me through a load of questions including info about school - which is causing an issue because it asks the start date and end date of the course. What end date do I put? She finishing at…
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Uc and start work
hi, I’m due to start work just waiting for my dbs to go through, I don’t get paid till last Friday of every month and my uc assesment period is from 31st May to 29th June, if I start work say the 23rd June I won’t get paid till 25th July will I get a last uc payment or no? Judt unsure how it all works thanjs
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Moving over to universal credit from esa
Hi looking for some advise im migrating over frames to uc on the 24th June my deadline is 3rd July me and my partner will obviously opening our own claim then joining them together as a joint couples claim my issue is my partner has claimed for us both for years he gets housing benefit paid council tax is in both our names…
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Challenging a decision regarding my support plan - ?? Appeal and complaint at same time
This concerns how to best go about raising some sticking points in my Care Act support plan. I am mindful of having to challenge my local council within a set time limit from the date of the decision I’m not happy about. I want to appeal, but am concerned if it takes too long, I’ll be ‘timed out’ of then being able to make…
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Moving from residential care into solo accommodation: what's the process
Hi All, We need some advice. Our daughter of 23, who is disabled (PWS) is currently in a small specialist residential care home. it has been agreed that she would benefit from being in her own environment. Now, the process has started and had several meeting with existing support agencies and potential new vendors. The…
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Migration end date is 2 August and Transitional protection ends 2 September
The deadline for submitting my Universal Credit migration application is 2 August. I was informed by DWP that if I do not submit my application by that date, I would still have until 2 September to apply without losing my transitional protection. Could someone please confirm this please? I’m feeling very anxious and want…
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ESA Premiums > Universal Credit
Good day forum, I’m hoping on some insight as what I’ve looked at online just doesn’t seem concrete. And I’m not familiar with DWP myself nor based in the UK anymore. My younger sister was diagnosed with a condition at birth, her mental health into late 20’s had taken an impact. She has several conditions/diagnosis’s. From…
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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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Voluntary Ni conribution on UC
please can somebody advise me as I am now very frustrated I have a joint claim with my wife for UC I am her carer I believe universal credit pays voluntary national insurancecontributions if you are on universal credit I myself being on carers allowance for caring for my wife they are paid by carers allowance When I…
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Migration to uc
Hi were migrsting from support group esa,im in support group my husband doesn't keep great health either we both receive standard rate adp both elements,we went for ide city checks at local jobcentre they recommended my husband be my carer to stop his work commitments as he's unable to work due to his own health anyway,we…
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About pension state
Hi , I have received a letter from a pension service telling me that I’m not entitled to a state pension as my national insurance credit less than 10 years . I have been for years on income support them moved to job seeker allowance then to Uc. The claim was by my husband name and I joint him . It was about more than 20…
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Anyone been through a Carers' Allowance Overpayment First Tier Tribunal to appeal massive bill?
Ours has just been scheduled for late August and we have no idea whatsoever (apart from the short paragraph of standard info, which doesn't tell us much) how it works, what happens on the day, how to prepare, etc. It would be so helpful to be able to talk to someone who's been through it for their experiences and thoughts.
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Cane training and albinism
Wondering if anyone could help me I have albinism and severe hearing loss I'm registered blind but only just on the borderline if that makes sense I've considered starting cane training but I'm having really bad imposter syndrome I struggle with unfamiliar and bright environments but have always to got on with it nobody…
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Universal Credit & Personal Independence Payment Back Payment
Hello I have been asked to provide bank statements for the past 3 months of both of my bank accounts. which I went into my local job centre to provide these by pdf file the job centre adviser had gone over these bank statements and sent this off to a decision maker on the 10th of July 2025, since I am over the 16k mark my…
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Hi, my name is marg70! Will I be able to get pension guarantee credit now my AA has renewed?
Hi i am getting pension guarantee credit but it stops on 8 Oct same time as my attendance allowance does but I have been rewarded attendance allowance at the higher rate so will I be able to get pension guarantee credit now I have sent a letter to them but not heard anything ty
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Hi, my name is neo1! Is child benefit classed as savings in a UC review?
Regarding UC review is child benefit classed as savings
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Hi, my name is Dani26! Stressed about messages in my UC journal, any advice?
Hi, I have Autism & ADHD (AuDHD), Complex Mental Health issues, including EUPD, Depression, Anxiety and eating disorders. I have migrated to UC and an waiting for my first payments. I am so stressed with the Journal and that I am getting messages from lots of different people. I was in the Income Related ESA Support Group…
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Is claim review still ongoing??
ok so I had journal message saying I was going to have a review over phone and would be told what to expect in actual review. In the phone call was told to upload the usual 4 months bank statements and ID (not sure why they didn’t just ask in journal in first place to avoid extra stressful calls!!). On phone mentioned I…
