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Higher payment in December
Hi everyone, can you please help. I have received a payment of UC today as usual on the correct date in the month but the amount differs this month of December, it's actually more than usual. I have had the same amount consonantly but this is more for December. Can someone explain to my why? Is it to do with with how the…
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Carers Allowance and Universal Credit Carers Element
Hi, I'm on UC with carers element, and have just recieved my carers allowance back pay (which backdates about a month before I was on UC). Do I need to inform UC about this or will they be automatically informed? Also, will they subtract £ for £ my CA back pay from my UC, so I will have 0 UC for a couple of months until…
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Updates on redacted info"Universal Credit Review - data protection breach!"
Hello I've just joined Scope as U have a number of non apparent Disabilities/health conditions (including Neurodiversity, diagnosed) , I'm on Universal Credit, self employed (have a limited company) but not earnt for awhile due to health, have fit note & just been granted LCWRA and have been asked (mandated)to supply 4…
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universal credit review and i have gambling on bank statements
Hi I have received notification from universal credit that I have to send then 4 months bank statements for a review. I have £5000 savings so I am under the lower capital limit however for the past 4 years I have been gambling. I have for example on a few occasions lost £500 and won it back and paid it into my bank account…
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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.…
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UC Review and Bank Statements
Hi! I received a message last week asking for 4 months bank statements. I managed to get these uploaded but not sure if I’ve done the right months. for my partners account we uploaded - July, August, September and October My statements are issues mid month so I’ve given June - July, July - August, August - September and…
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Anxious - Went on holiday for 7 days and didn’t know I had to tell them on LCWRA, have a case review
Hi, I’m feeling really anxious. I have a case review, I get anxious really easily so I’ve been googling a few things about my bank statements that I worry could be brought up in my review. I went on holiday to Spain for 7 days. Because it was less than 28 days and didn’t affect my payments and because I don’t have work…
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Universal Credit changes coming in april 2026
https://youtu.be/DhrXLlqQOC4?si=aDQ92tYcFjVfl9fQ Lcwra to be cut for claimants in april 2026
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Landlord holding up UC
I received my migration from ESA and HB letter on 11th September and made a UC journal right away. I had no problems filling in all my details but I didn't have the forms of ID required, which were confirmed via "biographical" appointment over the phone. I was then informed UC had all the details to begin my claim and that…
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UC Claim hell for Disabled partner
I am a full time carer for my partner, my partner has CP and gets the higher rate of PIP. We recently had to make a new claim for UC. The process has been very stressful for us both. It began with a telephone interview to explain the procedure, we then had to fill in a joint claim online. Then came a face to face interview…
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Hi, my name is eleanorleigh! How do backpayments work?
Hi im wondering if anybody can help me out, so I put in my fit note in may 2025, I handed in my UC50 form in June 2025, I had my assesment over the phone on 30th October 2025, and I have just been rewarded LCWRA believe £420 rate today 13th November 2025 - does anybody understand how the back payments work please ? Is it…
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Hi, my name is kymarnie! Will my UC be reduced when I join claims with my partner?
I get high rate universal Credit, £823 pm will it be reduced when I join claims with my partner when we move in together?
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Problems with "Review"
Can anyone give me some advice. I am at my wits end here. We have no Citizens advice in my town. 9 October 10.45am Statements requested 9 October 11.24am Statements provided 10 October 9.59am Refused to accept pdfs. Requested photos of paper copies. 10 October 11.35am Took photos of paper copies and sent. 13 October 8.13am…
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universal credit work and rent
hi there I was wondering if I could get some advice. I'm currently on pip and uc, i have high functioning autism anxiety and depression. I find it hard to leave the house I was hoping to do some remote work either part time or full time. I live with my mum and dad the both have uc and pip we live in a council property. if…
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Ongoing issues with getting cost of living payments disregarded from capital declarations.
Ive gone all the way to tribunal with this once already. The judge made recommendations and sent it back to DWP to recalculate. Then DWP refunded me nearly 1K of underpaid benefit. I had complained as well because my journal entries were being ignored and being given incorrect advice to deduct COls from account balances. I…
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Hi, my name is veron64!
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Carers element universal credit backdating
I currently get uc with lcrwa and pip for my physical and mental health. My best friend ( we live together ) cares for me an awful lot, little did we realise how much she actually does for me and it would be seen as being a carer although when we moved in together in july last year we never thought of adding carers element…
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Messages on UC Journal
Hi, I’ve started receiving messages on UC journal about invites to talk to someone about work and whether I’d be interested in looking at opportunities. They say the conversation won’t affect my LCWRA or PIP but I’m worried there is a trap in there. Has anyone else been receiving these messages on their journal?
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Volunteering
I am potentially wanting to try volunteering one day a week for a couple of hours at a local charity to help my mental health and build some confidence. I am on UC plus the basic PIP daily living and in the LCFW group due to my ongoing mental health problems. Do I need to let them know? I have not even started yet and have…
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Hi, my name is charliebarnes! UC50 Form help
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Will closing UC claim trigger review in another?
Hi, if you close your UC claim due to being too anxious to do the review, will it prompt a review in the likes of PIP and ESA? Many thanks
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WCA withdrawn after waiting 12 months
Hello, I was hoping to get some advice. I'm currently on UC and I started submitting fit notes from May 2024, recieved the WCA form in July, completed and sent back in August, before due date. I then had the assessment on October 8th 2024 via video call. I've waited patiently for an update, around the 6 month mark I…
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Trusting council with my data
The council said i could have help to clean but i dont really want it and i have been very ill with pain thats why things got bad. My issue is twice i tried to give 6 months bank statements the first time i had error from bank 'general error' and i lost lost login as i clear cookies to try access bank but it wiped my ref…
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Moving in with a partner
Hey! I currently receive pip standard daily living and lcwra. Me and my partner have been together for nearly 14 years and we both still live with parents because I've never been able to work and earn enough for us to move out together and live comfortably (this was before I knew anything about benefits and what I'm…
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Employment gap and UC payments
both my wife and I work, we have 3 children all school age and we rent our home. We rely on UC to top up our wages as my full time wage is rubbish and my wife only works part time. I recently started a new job and am still in the probationary period. The job isn’t working out as I seem to be pushed into doing overtime…
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Question on if I have acted within Universal Credit rules
I receive Universal Credit and PIP. The PIP primarily due to my mental health affecting my cognitive function. Two years ago I have been through bankrupcy, in the form of DRO, again primarily due to mental-health and consequent addictions. It was a debt charity that helped put that DRO through, and they helped managed/plan…
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ESA to UC Portal Registration
Hey all! I have a disabled younger sister (35) who is currently on ESA but needs to move to UC. My mum is her appointee and received a letter to notify this change a few weeks ago and we were a bit confused about the online portal registration. At the start of the registration process you are asked "are you applying for…
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Another Universal Credit / LCWRA query.
I'm really confused about when I will be paid and what I will receive. I started a UC claim at the beginning of the year and started submitting sick notes shortly after. I was found to have qualified for LCWRA on the 29/05 and was told that i would have to wait another 3 full assessment periods before i receive it. My last…
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Lwcra - Over 3 months wait for payment after supplying fit notes
I started sending sick notes from June 9th and have just been awarded lcwra they're saying I will receive a higher amount from November why is it longer than 3 months for the payment,and do I have to ask for the back pay or is it automatically given
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Hi, my name is Ang1336! Can we claim disability premiums?
hi my husband claimed CA for me as my carer he stopped claiming on 22nd August up till he got his pip at standard rate,and has now applied for new style esa ,he’s been told that because he’s on pips he will go into the support group.I also get pips but enhanced on both, I’m also in the support group. Can claim disability…
