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Can anyone help with the issues re ESA and getting married?
I am so confused?? I've been to the CAB for advice and told flatly that I'd lose all my ESA if I got married, the advisor also phoned the ESA people during my visit and confirmed it with them. At the time I thought it was crazy or at least very unfair to give out an award like ESA, and then take it all away for the sake of…
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Glitch in Universal Credits System! – erratic UC payments. A warning to others…
Hi I just thought I would write this post to highlight yet another error in the Universal Credits System. When you initially visit the website and put in a claim using their online system there needs to be a warning to people which informs them that if they do this on either the 29th, 30th or 31st of the month it will…
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ESA help
Hi there, This is my 1st post and hopefully someone will be able to offer me some advice please? Basically I have fibromyalgia, depression and anxiety caused by the aforementioned and because of having £6k in a bond (tied in until July 2018) I have been awarded £33.10 to survive on paid every fortnight, my council tax is…
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Housing benefit reconsideration process and time
Hi peoples, Just wondering if anyone has appealed a decision and how long it took... Thanks in advance :)
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MSE News: Universal credit helpline charges to be scrapped
Controversial charges of up to 55p a minute for calls to the universal credit helpline are to be abolished, the Government has announced...Read the full story: 'Universal credit helpline charges to be scrapped' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply.
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Should I claim Housing Benefit?
Just wondering For a short while Housing Benefit has helped with my rent. As my wages fall short. I have applied for more work hours at work and hopefully should get some on zero hours contract(bank/flexi) alongside my usual contracted hours. I used the Turn2Us benefits calculator and based on that if I get the amount…
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Secretary of State questioned on Universal Credit rollout
On Wednesday 18 October at 9.30am, the Work and Pensions Committee will question Secretary of State David Gauke on the Universal Credit rollout. The Committee will be asking about some of the many individual cases and scenarios it has heard. You can watch the session live or catch-up later on Parliament TV. The Committee…
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Any info/guidelines over 3rd child.....
Me and the bf are trying for a baby together. My other children are 12 and 15. I know i wont be able to claim when we first have a baby but will i be able to claim tax credits for it when my eldest leaves home/cant claim for her anymore. Ive seached around and cant find any info on this. Just so we know what to expect in…
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ESA claim still waiting.
I put in a claim for ESA back in June and started to get payments within a couple of weeks and got a letter to have a Assessment at start of oct. but then a week later had another to say that i dont need to go to a assessment as they had enough details from my doctor about my health issues so it was cancelled and that i am…
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Proof of income for self-employed UC
Hi - I'm self-employed and I'm wandering how people prepare proof of income statements on a monthly basis to claim Universal Credit. I haven't had to do my accounts before since I don't earn enough to file a self-assessment tax return. Any recommendations on tools I could use to do this? Does anyone use accounting software…
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budgeting question
Can points be awarded if the claimant requires prompting to spend their money? For example if they weren't to be prompted they would not buy food or pay bills even though they have enough money and know they have enough money? The claimant scored 0 because they got a maths qualification at school. In other words it's not…
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Appeal letter- how long is too long?
On the MR form there is only a small box. But what if you have a few pages? Is that too much?
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Universal credit glitch
my daughter sent this to her MP I copy and pasted it so others wont get caught out s you may know, Universal Credits (UC) is paid on the same date each month. My payment date for UC is the 6th of the month. However my payment amount depends on how much money I earned on a monthly basis during what is called an Assessment…
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Universal Credit/JSA application - should I have heard anything?
So, I applied online on Friday. Should I have had a phone call or even a confirmation email from them by now? I've had nothing...
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ESA - Wrong Overpayment Details
Hi, this is a long story but Ill keep it as short as I can. I currently claim ESA, support Group, I am unable to work due to health problems and this will not change, anyway, when I first claimed back in 2010 I explained on my claim form that I receive a pension from my old employer and therefore got stopped a percentage…
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Back Pay Limitations - Severe Disability Premium
Just a quick question, hopefully it has a clear answer that someone knows. Last week I had a better off calculation done for me, which highlighted I should be in receipt of a severe disability premium of £62.40 on top of my WRAG ESA, since my PIP was awarded in January 2015. I wasn't aware of this before last week. So this…
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PIP appeal and ESA reassessment (autism etc)
Forget it. Too complex for most!! suggest to the dwp their decisions potentially result in disabled vulnerable peoples deaths and it gets complex. Add to that comments and Google links found by searching words death suicide atos dwp decision fit for work and it doesn't become a standard claim. blacktrianglecampaign…
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PIP communication points
Claimant was awarded 0 points for communication because he was asked to spell "word" and because he spelt it was told on the decision letter communication no problems so 0 points. But that is only because it was a very quiet controlled environment with noone else present. Claimant would not speak without assistance…
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Council Tax - Bailiffs
Afternoon everyone, I need urgent advice, I am currently in debt of £400 of my council tax and the debt is with enforcement Jacobs, I had a visit from the removal team and they said that I need to pay the all amount including they fees, I told them that I can't pay the full amount as I am only on a small wage and I asked…
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trying to understand my p60
Hello, Im trying to understand my p60 as im not sure if i was overcharged or not, i would like to be able to do this manually every year correctly and accurately to confirm everything is in order without relying on employers. Ok so i had 2 different jobs in the tax year so my p60 shows: Previous emplyment £16124.97 Tax…
