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Questions ref Housing element of Universal Credit
Hi, The home I live in atm is with a good old work friend who has allowed me to live there rent free in his home which is mortgaged. Although I pay towards bills etc I have lived there for 10 + years. Unfortunately he is moving abroad with his partner & the house is going up for sale. I am 58 years old & presently claiming…
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Hi, my name is ripped_off_by_mother! Mother is holding onto my PIP payments
My mother has been holding onto my pip payments and I'm only getting what amounts to basic esa
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Migration Appointee Question Address
So Sorry to have to write another post. *Please excuse long post. *Daughters father is her appointee...he's always been her appointee since she first received ESA years ago. In 2020 Covid lockdown he had to leave the family home so he could continue to work and to protect my Daughter from Covid - She is Immunosuppressant…
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Migration to UC/New Style ESA?
Did anyone here 'Currently in the Support Group of ESA' - decide to NOT to Migrate onto UC? If yes, was you Automatically transferred onto New Style ESA - or did you have to apply to NS ESA? I've seen some people say they didn't want to go onto UC because they were anxious or other reasons. I understand we receive more…
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Hi, my name is craigmack903! ESA and Deprivation of assets
I need advice on esa and deprivation of assets I recently declared I have 4127 in savings i previously declared when I first migrated to esa contribution based and uc that I had 7559 in savings esa demanding bank statements from 1st if august I was transitioning at the time I transferred 2k to my mum for my living expenses…
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Hi, my name is debbiW! When will I receive my payment?
Hello, I have just had the telephone call about my new style esa claim and the lady on the phone said it was accepted and she would send the confirmation to release the payments. She said I would be paid every second friday in arrears and that my pay day was due this friday and every second friday afterwards. So when will…
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Do I have to migrate?
I've had my migration notice for UC. I currently receive esa but I believe it's CB with IR top up £323.50 a fortnight - not definite on that though. Haven't worked since 2004 and I'm in the support group and also receive enhanced pip for daily and mobility. No housing costs claimed. I understand (if the above assumption is…
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Cut in ESA payments
Apologies for the long post but I need to off load as I'm so worried and sad. A little backstory. Diagnosed with colorectal cancer stage 3, chemotherapy, surgery and ileostomy, ileostomy reversal. Following stoma reversal little to no bowel control. I had worked for the NHS for 20+ years prior to cancer diagnosis. Was…
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Taking DWP-UC and or their contractor to court for disability discrimination: your thoughts?
See my letter to DWP, (personal information removed) and let me know your thoughts on this matter? I don't want to be subjected to this traumatic loop of abuse on the phone. Has anyone else with mental health Autism, OCD, Panic disorder, severe Anxiety taken or considered taking this cause of action? I have no intentions…
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National Insurance credits
Hello, I just wanted to clarify something. I have a client who is age 64 and who's paid 44 consecutive years of NI credits through full time employment. [He therefore more than meets the 35 years requirement for his full state pension.] At age 60, he was medically retired on grounds of ill health. He hasn't worked since.…
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ESA And First Class Pension Contributions
Hello, Through disabilities i have never worked, yet somehow from incapacity benefit to ESA (mix of income based and contribution based) I have had my National Insurance contributions paid. How that is when i have never worked is a mystery, someone said its just one of those anomolies from incapacity to ESA with no breaks…
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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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Hi my name is christian
I was diagnosed Bipolar 22 years ago. About 10 years ago after losing my job, wife and home I bought a rucksack and went for a walk to clear my head. After a year or two I applied for support as I could no longer find ways to provide for myself. I got ESA and was put in the support group. I'm struggling with Long Covid…
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Will claiming carers allowance affect my benefits?
Hi everyone, I’m hoping for some advice please. I claim universal credit lcwra, PIP enhanced daily living and enhanced mobility and new style ESA. When I migrated to UC I received transitional protection for the severe disability premium. My daughter is 18, lives with me and has an apprenticeship. Could she claim carers…
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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 Telephone Assessment Tomorrow GP Still not returned ESA113
Hi, I am looking for some help and advice. Maximus received my ESA50 form and sent a ESA113 form to my GP, The GP has had it since 15th August, and has still not completed it, although they say it will be done tomorrow (Monday). As my telephone assessment is due tomorrow: Will Maximus not receiving it make a big Difference…
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Etsy shop
Hi, I’ve recently been put into the ESA Support Group. I have a small Etsy store, which I currently make around £15 profit per week (if it’s a good week!). I sell digital printable papers so pay out for a lot of software but really enjoy creating. My goal was to push the shop on social media etc to really increase profit…
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Advice regarding permitted work number of hours whilst receiving PIP and ESA
Hi all Ive been reading the permitted work form and info sheet that goes with and googling for hours and I can't find this scenario covered, so reaching out to see if anyone has come across this. Ive not worked for number of years now, due to several disabilities. I'm receiving PIP and ESA currently (support group) but…
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ESA without reassessment for many years
I'm hearing about and reading an increasing number of posts from ESA claimants who have not been assessed for many years. This was true for me when I was on IR-ESA and has continued on CB-ESA. Is this simply attributable to back-logs? Or are we assessed every three years in some back office using what data they hold…
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ESA CB support group
I know this a long shot but before I head into a world of googling with lots of misleading information I thought I would ask here. Does anyone have any idea of when ESA CB support group reassessments will restart? I haven’t been reassessed for a very very long time and I’m concerned. I don’t know if it’s worth calling to…
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incorrect declaration of my funds in savings too dwp
hello, everyone when making the move too uc from esa i declared money that is in my savings account incorrectly i put in the wrong numbers by mistake so dwp thinks i have 12k but really i only have 6k how long does this take too sort out and what is the process. for appealing it it was a genuine typing error on my part
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Severe disability payment
Just wondering if anyone knows how long it takes to review a possible backdated claim? They have dragged their feet for 15 months now and we filled in the IS10 forms over the phone 8 weeks ago (one for old address where my husband lived alone he was living alone for 10 years before we got together) and one for his current…
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RECEIVED MIGRATION NOTICE TO UNIVERSAL CREDIT
Hi everyone can someone please help me with some advice. My husband has received his migration letter. My husband has Chronic Myloid Leaukaemia. He has had this for over 15 years. He has been receiving IR ESA, also in the support group. I am on his claim because I’m his wife but I don’t receive any individual money myself…
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Help with Housing costs as an owner occupier on irESA
Hi Has anyone had any success getting some sort of help with housing expenses such as house service charges, ground rent and buildings insurance as a flat owner on irESA? I am aware I am not eligible for Housing Benefit through my Local Authority but have read somewhere online that there may be assistance through the DWP -…
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Baffled over new style ESA and UC
I am now on Universal Credit after getting a letter telling me that I must apply for Universal Credit as part of the migration from ESA support group as I have anxiety, depression and panic disorder that stops me from working. Anyway, what has baffled me is that I am now getting New style CB ESA as well as UC and I have a…
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CLAIMING ESA
Hi, ive been off unable to do my job since the beginning of the year, ive just worked out my 28 weeks ssp is up this week , however because i have been with the same employer doing the same job for nearly 40 years, i get up to a year sick pay (worked out by hours , so my HR have told me it ends mid october) so i have been…
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Setting up Charity on UC
Hi everyone, I’m currently on Universal Credit with LCWRA and am in the support group New Style ESA as I’m disabled. I also have a disabled son, and I’m hoping to set up a charity in his name to support other children and families with the same disability. I just want to check how this would affect my UC. I won’t be paying…
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Do I need to inform UC if I’m setting up a charity (unpaid)?
Hi everyone, I’m currently on Universal Credit with LCWRA and am in the support group New Style ESA as I’m disabled. I also have a disabled son, and I’m hoping to set up a charity in his name to support other children and families with the same disability. I just want to check how this would affect my UC. I won’t be paying…
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ESA and conflicting information about a Sick Note
Hi, Please excuse the long post as I am a bit confused and want to give as much information as I can. On the 19th May 2025 I applied for New Style ESA and Uploaded a Sick note for the period 19th May to 11th August stating that I am Unfit for work. After waiting for two months I heard nothing back, no phone calls or…
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Anyone else not recieved their ESA today?
Help - anyone wih the same issue today? I have checked with my bank and they show absolutely no pending payment to me today. I have had it like clockwork for the last year (support group, cont -based). Last few weeks they deducted a DMP debt from my account (despite FOUR calls to them and they all said they had stopped and…
