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Its about helping people get their entitlement! Not about benefits policy!
Its about helping people get their entitlement! Not about benefits policy! This board is here for help and support for those on or looking to claim benefits, not for judgement. Its ONLY focus is helping people with their money. It's here to help people find out what they are entitled to under the current system, and to…
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*USEFUL LINKS*
MoneySavingExpert insert: Huge thanks to Fran for compiling this list some time ago. The MSE article and forum links are up to date but links to other sites may be broken. Back to Fran's original post: ---- The following links may prove useful in looking for information about Benefits and Jobseeking. MSE Attendance…
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PIP - 4 points on a descriptor?
Hello, There was talk some time ago about needing to get at least 4 points on a daily activity descriptor to be eligible for PIP. Did that idea get binned? Do you now need to get at least 4 points on one of the non-mobility descriptors? Is that rule coming into force soon in the future? Renewal PIP forms dropped through my…
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How to know what benefits you could be entitled to?
Asking on behalf of my mother as she wont seek help herself yet if we insist on it she'll accept it then. Going back quite a few years I know she was on DLA & something else. I forget what. One was means tested & the other wasn't. I remember her getting herself all worked up over one of them she had to be assessed for…
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PIP is new to me - how long does it take? And what changes do I need to tell them & when?
I'm in a period of sick leave due to what I'd call a physical disability from an accident. I'm sure others would have a more official name for it and not "physical disability" but basically an accident prevented me from doing a number of things we all take for granted. Someone told me to apply for PIP. Back story to that…
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UAL level 3 art foundation diploma + child benefit
The UAL level 3 one year standalone foundation diploma (for an 18 year old) = full-time non-advanced education but the HMRC webpage hasn't got a category for it, so you have to phone the office on 0300 200 3100 and ask them to add the extra year on your account.
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Advice: UC and deprivation of capital
I've recently been made redundant. I'm in my mid-50s and had a retirement date in mind based on continuing to contribute to a pension. Obviously I'm making no contributions right now. I've just started my nJSA claim but the job market seems brutal. Far harder than when I was looking voluntarily 4 years ago (when I was…
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Gifting Problem
What is best way to gift money to adult relative on benefits due to childhood illness? If I gift the money, the relative will have benefits withdrawn. Is a Trust best way of doing it? or will my relative still lose out?
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Anyone else been this unlucky with UC?
For years, i claimed Child Tax Credits. My husband works full time and i was bringing up 3 children. 2 years or so ago it all ended abruptly when they became UC. Applied for this, attended job centre interviews, only to be abruptly told 'we have stopped your claim'. Looking into it, it's because, even though we are classed…
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Universal credit
if someone has a wife who looks after their only disabled child, what would their earnings have to be to claim uc?
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Is there a 2 year wait, before you can apply for PIP again after residency fail?
So I failed residency I was out the country for 3 years , I failed the appeal. Its now 1.6 years since arriving back to the UK.
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Benefits appointee timescale
Hi, can anyone give me a rough idea how long an application to become a benefits appointee takes? It would be for state pension only.
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Partner in hospital JSA being uncooperative
Hi all, Based in England, my partner receives JSA and had a rrgualr meeting planned yesterday which she always says she absolutely has to attend. Unfortunately since Sunday night shes been sedated in hospital with a severe illness that, best case scenario, will stay like that for another two weeks but reality is probably…
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How do I contact this Child Benefit team with regards a Child Benefit rival claim
The situation is as follows - my ex and I split a number of years ago, since then my daughter spends roughly 20 nights out of a month with me and the other 10 nights with her mother. My ex has always been in receipt of the CB. I was working full time on a reasonable wage and was happy for her to receive the CB.…
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PIP Tribunal second attempt
Hi. My wife applied for PIP in January 2024. She got zero points. Mandatory reconsideration also awarded her zero points. Went to a tribunal which was in March. They also awarded my wife zero points. The main reasons for refusing her PIP were as follows from the 'statement of reasons': My wife went to school so is…
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PIP Extension
I was originally awarded pip in August 2023 till 2026 but award letter said we will contact you August 2025 which DWP did but at the same time I had my tribunal and they extended my award by 1 year so DWP had to back down. My new award letter now says awarded untill August 2027 but again we will contact you in August 2026.…
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Stuck with UC new claim
Hello I recently started a new claim for UC. I have got to the section called "About your Partner", but I don't have a partner and can't seem to get passed this part. Even if I log out and then log back in, it takes me straight back to the same section again, and there is no option to 'go back' either, so don't know what…
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Confused by pip extension
Hi I just got a letter in the post saying that my pip due to run out August 2027 is being extended to August 2028. However the wording is confusing me. Your current PIP award has been extended to 8 August 2028 You do not need to do anything. We will contact you again after 8 August 2027 to see if your needs have changed…
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Having someone with you at a pips assessment
Under what circumstances is someone likely to have to go to an assessment for a claim to PIPs for anxiety and depression? this person is virtually housebound because of this. I presume someone could go into the examination room with that person? how much would they be able to answer questions for them? If this person…
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Mandatory Reconsideration
This discussion was created from comments split from: Mandatory Reconsideration.
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Universal credit child with cancer
evening all I was hoping to get some support around claiming for benefits, my 1 year old was diagnosed with cancer at the start of the year and I have been off work since on SSP. This is due to end July and the treatment won’t finish until January earliest. I have always had a professional role and so the benefits side is…
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Attendance Allowance qualification?
Hi, My uncle is 91 and lives on his own in a rented house. He has two hip replacements one of which is getting more and more painful making it harder for him to get around. He can only be on his feet for a short time before he has to sit down to and recover. He also suffers from Macular degeneration of the eyes so has to…
