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ESA and college
Hi, I’m a single Mum of a 19 month old. I currently receive ESA in the support group due to my OCD & Borderline Personality Disorder, however, I do not want my child to grow up on benefits, having nothing, and have enrolled ion an Access To Higher Education course at college with a view to starting a Law Degree next year.…
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Buy sell
Hi all thanks for reading this and if you advise its appreciated. I'm wanting to but sell a few bits I've had my eyes on for sometime now but unsure on how to go about informing the dwp and others. I'm claiming carers and know how much I can earn per week when in receipt of this. The items sometimes will cost more some…
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PIP assessment ordeal - mental health probkems
Good evening all. I'm very nervous about posting but i would really appreciate it anyone could drag some positives out of my PIP f2f assessment. Please forgive my rambling... My problem is a very severe and treatment resistant depression - sectioned many times, spent years in hospital, weird and wonderful drug concoction…
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Esa
Hi, At appeal it was found that an overpayment was non recoverable now they are saying I am not entitled to any ESA as there had been a previous overpayment. Can they disregard an appeal decision
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ESA unusual situation.
About two months ago I received the dreaded ESA renewal forms. I duly completed them and as my last review was only a year previous I sent the old evidence. I advised them as the review was so recent I didn't have any new medical info and nothing had changed. I have been waiting for my assessment letter to come through,…
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PIP 1.6 million claims review
I'm a little bit confused and unsure if I will be affected during this review and any help would be appreciated :) I'm currently claiming PIP and received my 1st PIP payment on 30th November 2016. Do the changes affect the claims of people who received their 1st payment on or after the 28th November 2016? or is it the date…
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DLA TO PIP with mental illness - I'm terrified
I have seriously bad mental health and I have today received the letter telling me DLA and I need to apply for pip. I have been absolutely dreading this. Will this trigger me onto UC? How does this work in terms of timings? when will DLA stop? How quickly after DLA stopping will pip start if it goes smoothly? If it doesn't…
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Can ESA be paid weekly to a vulnerable claimant
As per the thread title. If a claimant is classed as vulnerable (alcohol issues and mental health problems) and is getting into debt from misspending two weeks worth of ESA in three days on alcohol can the DWP pay ESA each week? An answer to a question asked at whatdotheyknow.com suggests it is possible. The question asked…
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College and benefits help
Hi, Can anyone tell me if tax credits and child benefit is still payable for a young person aged 19 doing a level 3 sub diploma at college?thanks. Young person has been at college since leaving school and was automatically enrolled by the college for this course.
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PIP worries?
I have applied for PIP and the PIP people have rang me up and cancelled 3 times. The excuse used is, the nurses not available on that date or she is on long-term sickness. A nice gentleman put on my notes for when they send me another date, that I could change it if it was unsuitable, and it wouldn't be used against me. I…
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Voluntry additional contributions & tax credits
Hi can anyone please help me. I have contacted a tax credits adviser via web chat but am very unclear on what I put down on our tax credits renewal form. My husband earns £21000 a year, pays £500 a month additional voluntary contributions, as well as 5% of his wage which I have ignored for tax credits. Do I add the tax…
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P11d
Please help, I have just received notification that my company did not send my 2018 P11D in to the HMRC. Which has left me with a significant tax bill. I understand it is my employers duty to send this in, and they can get fined for not doing so. Could anyone advise me what I should do. I have spoken to HR but they just…
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child maintenance
Hi all I hope you can shed some light for a sad and disillusioned person- my partner has always paid his child maintenance through the CSA, for the last 3/4yrs, previously directly. However his daughter will be 18 next month and is not continuing with higher education as she started A levels, has done 1yr but now decided…
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NI Homeless Help
I had originally posted this under Rent/Housing Help but was advised by another helpful user to perhaps post it in the benefits section to see if anyone has any suggestions on some sort of help. I live in Northern Ireland, I have been awarded 190 points by the NIHE (Northern Ireland Housing Executive), but have been told…
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Advance payment repayment enquiry
I have looked online but unable to find anywhere what relates to the exact situation. If someone receives a backdated amount following a tribunal hearing, can that amount be reduced before it being paid if the person has had an advance payment of UC? I ask because someone I have helped is in the position. I would hope the…
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Universal Credit account closed
Looking for a bit of advice please. I am retired and in receipt of a previous employment pension, my wife died in January and consequently my income reduced drastically as she was registered disabled. I applied for UC shortly after and did not qualify for any payment due to my pension. I do not keep good health myself and…
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Another Universal credit question......
Hi all, just a bit of advice/knowledge please :j I became unemployed on 12th July and submitted my claim for UC on 15th July. My previous employer did not pay monies owed until 26th July. UC have now awarded me zero, as they say they take into account any payment made in the period irrelevant to whether it was earned then.…
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Posting PIP form by courier...
Hi, I've got a PIP form that needs to be with the DWP by tomorrow, I was going to post it yesterday but unfortunately our post office in town has decided to change it's opening hours without telling anyone and so was shut when I went. We live in a small rural town and our post office is absolutely useless, it's in the One…
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What else can I claim?
Hi First time poster so I hope it is the correct forum - mods please move if necessary. I am retired and my wife, although now 65, was made redundant last New Year's Eve but cannot claim her state pension until next April. We applied for housing and council tax benefits around six months ago and we receive these in the…
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ESA disability premiums / UC / PIP
Hi I have a question about ESA, PIP and disability premiums. I phoned the DWP today to find out if I had been allocated to the support group for my contributions based ESA. I was told that I have been allocated to the support group and the letter is on its way. I was also told the amount of benefit that I will be receiving…
