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Can I claim esa
Hi I used to be on incapacity benifit. Was moved to esa contribution based for a year. My advisor suggested I claimed pip which I receive enhanced care and mobility. My husband is my carer and he was advised to claim inome support and carers and for me to come of esa. We do get housing benefit and free school meals for the…
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Universal Credit & Minimum Work Requirements
Hello everyone! I wonder if anyone can shed some light on this? My husband and I both currently work part-time and already receive some Universal Credit. However, our son is autistic and receives Middle-Rate DLA, and recently our childcare arrangements have fallen through. Thus my husband is quitting his job in January to…
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ESA WCA Reassessment Experience.
Well, finally had a my second assessment for ESA. Having been in Support Group for some time, I received an ESA50 to fill out in March and was given only 3 weeks notice recently to attend with no request for a new updated ESA50. Having been naive and inexperienced about assessment in the past and with experience of…
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So confused - how will this affect my benefits ?
My head is about to explode ! My situation. I live alone 49 years old - disabled - I work 20 hours a week (min wage) I get maximum PIP for both elements - I get wtc incl disabled element. I get no help with council tax or housing benefit - I pay my mortgage every month. No savings to speak of (maybe £475 in bank at…
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What can I claim?
My housing benefit claim is being reviewed due to my eldest turning 18 and losing CB for him, so have sent all the docs they require. The advisor then stated that: I was made redundant at the end of August, working part-time. Using entitledto, that states I am not eligible for IS, but using Turn2us it states that I am. I…
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DWP and recovery of compensation (Epitome)
Just been informed DWP have asked for nearly 2k off my friends civil compensation award ( employment tribunal) Unfortunately haven’t got the exact figures as could only get hold of solicitors receptionist and she told me the figure she will be receiving would be nearly 2k less than the 9k she was awarded as per the DWP…
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Filling In PIP Form For A Friend
I’m helping my friend with her PIP form. She suffers from Bipolar 1. In essence we are talking the questions over but I’m actually doing the writing and forming the sentences and paragraphs for her because she’s on a bipolar low at the moment and is not fit to fill in the form herselfj The problem I’m having is in how to…
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Help Needed, what are we entitled too
Im a bit of a situation and her is the background, I live with my partner in the south west and have two children, a 6 month old and 3 year old At present my OH works full time to support us on a salary of £28’000 which brings in £1700 after tax, I don’t work as im a stay at home mum The issue you we face is the fact his…
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DWP errors and cut off date for backdated premiums
With a great deal of help from Epitome, I filled in an ESA3 form and backdated it to Oct 2012 As I had been migrated from IB to ESA(cont) and Support Group at that time but did not receive and ESA3 form in 2012. I met all the criteria for Enhanced Disability Premium but never received these payments. Even though the…
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ESA and income
I have been on ESA since 2013 (due to mental health problems), in the Support Group. Due to when my claim began, I am on a much more generous package than more recent claimants or those now having to claim UC. Quite early on, I advised the DWP that I was doing permitted work (web design), so can earn up to £120 per week…
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Pip
rang pip yesterday re: tribunal win to be told the papers were received last weds but now with a case manager is this normal ? do you think any chance of payment before xmas any help
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tax free childcare
the guv rolled this out early this year for a certain age group, my twins are 6 years old and both at a registered chilminder. we pay £8150 per year, could anyone please tell me or give me some info when the guv will be rolling this out for this age group thanks
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UC and Changes
Hello I have two questions concerning UC and I am hoping for some advice. (1) We are not currently on UC but I entered our details into an online benefits calculator and the result was that we'd be worse off by about £80 a week. Is this correct, are people going to be much worse off than they are? (2) I have heard that for…
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Relative as a tenant
Hi, I bought my first house earlier this year and I have seen that a new house has come to market in the area, which I think is a good deal. I am considering if I would be able to do let to buy, where I switch my current property to a buy to let and move into the new one. Ideally I would like to have someone reliable and…
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UC/tax credits/PIP - and working
This is on behalf of my sister who has autism and developmental delay and a technology phobia (can only just manage a mobile phone and is scared of the internet). She claims PIP (enhanced care and mobility) but is also working. Her hours were cut to the extent that she no longer met the requirement for tax credits of 16…
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Will family paying mortagage interest affect benefits
Hope someone will have some ideas. My OH is a guarantor for my daughter's (ESA support group) mortgage. She has a relatively small mortgage but too much for us to pay off and we are prepared to pay the interest when SMI stops next April. The money will go straight to the BS as we could become liable if she defaults on…
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Self-employed writer
Hi all, So I am currently claiming tax credits. I work 40 hours a week writing a novel. But no earnings as of yet. I am planning my budget and want to make sue that claiming and receiving the tax credits is acceptable/viable in the medium to long term? I am receiving the maximum award at present and have been for over a…
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Difficult situation
A very good friend has been given custody of his 2 kids due to the mothers behaviour (violence and child neglect) and is attempting to get the benefits he is due/needs. 1 child is the subject of a DLA allowance but this is still with the mother after 2 months as she refuses to hand it over. He has worked all his life and…
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Pip Appeal
So in August, I went for my PIP assessment, then at the end of September, I got the dreaded 0 point letter, so on the 11/10/17 I sent in a mandatory reconsideration signed for to which they got on the 12/10/17. However six weeks later I still had not heard anything so on 28/11/17 I sent a reminder letter in saying I still…
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PIP Update and story
Hello all, I had an ESA assessment back in July where the assessor at the time appeared to be ignorant to my condition and had no understanding, which wound me up Asperger syndrome along with other multiple health conditions including personality disorder. She stopped the assessment and said I would not have to attend…
