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Decision
Just wanted to let you all know I got my decision today and was awarded standard care and enhanced mobility. Wanted to say a huge thanks to everyone on here. First time application too so not all assessments go bad.
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Pip+ESA +Pension
I am 60 this year and do not work due to I'll Health, I am on Pip +ESA . I have about £16.000 in my Pension fund and if I take all my Pension out to put in my savings account will this make a Difference to my Pip and ESA payments , help me please
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Ending Universal Credit in first month
Hi, Am on Universal Credit/Intensive Work Search. Trying to find out where I stand financially coming to the realisation a number of this month's bills will default, appreciate I could be a victim of my success as I've accepted to start work tomorrow - sorry was going to ask questions at Job Centre but on route to my…
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Atos Appointment Cancellation
I am 65 years old - My PIP is due for renewal on 17th March 2020 - in March 2019 I contacted the DWP about my renewal and asked when they would send out the forms, I was told it takes approximately 6 months to get a decision from receiving the filled in forms , so my forms would come out to me around August time. I…
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Will PIP contact non-doctor references?
My councelor has finally agreed to write a letter for my PIP claim but has said she won't be able to (or just doesn't want to) reply to the DWP if they contact them for more. What are the chances the DWP will contact her? She is a private councelor. Thank you.
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ESA Permitted Work
Just a quick question the £131.50 permitted work allowed under ESA is this gross pay or net pay? also is this going to be raised from April
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Eligibility for Tax Free Childcare
My wife has recently started maternity leave for our second child. In May she will end her maternity leave and begin SPL, but elect not to take ShPP. Her SPL will end in August after which she will use any accrued annual leave. After this she will take eight weeks unpaid parental leave, again followed by accrued annual…
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UC, Inside the Welfare State BBC 2 21:00 hrs 04/02/2020
Wasn't sure where to post this or if its already been posted somewhere else . Read on https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000f1xj/episodes/guide ...
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How much PIP from april 2020
I currently get enhanced daily living component £350.60 every 4 weeks. How much will my PIP be from April 2020?
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Employment and Support Allowance
Friend was on ESA (Support Group) but failed to attend work capability assessment' in December. She says that she rang them and explained that she couldn't attend as it clashed with another appointment. She says that they didn't offer her another date and closed the claim. She submitted an MR which failed. She is living…
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What are light touch requirements?
"The AET for a joint claim is £541 per assessment period* Does that really mean in a couple if one had a part time job earning about £570 month then the other one does not have any work search requirements?
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Benefit cap grace period between it not being applied
“The benefit cap does not apply in Greater London for a Couple (with or without children) or a single parent if earnings are minimum £442.21 a week” This is very high for some low income families in London. How long is the grace period where this does not apply? What if a couple are doing their best but with kids and stuff…
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Tax credit overpayment
Hi i had an overpayment back in 2014. The debt was because me and my ex partner had split up in September 2014 but i didnt move out until December 2014. As we were still living together for those months we were still relying on each other for money etc. It was a large overpayment of about £1000 which got split and i have…
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LCW Mandatory Reconsideration
Hello i’m currently doing my Mandatory Reconsideration for LCW to get LCWRA. I dont have any new evidence but am disagreeing with things in the report. I have a counselling appointment this week so it will be after ive sent my MR. If they can write a letter or provide more evidence, is there any way to add that to the MR…
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Benefits cap
So you are not affected by the benefit cap if you get Universal Credit and you and your partner earn more than £569 a month combined, after tax and National Insurance contributions. But you are expected to try to earn more? My question is are you pressured to earn the minimum income floor? If neither of you do get up to…
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Benefits and new dual nationality
I am at present (and always have been) solely a British citizen. However, because of brexit I would like to apply for an Irish passport as I want to be an EU citizen. The problem is that I am on ESA (in the support group) and I am unsure if changing to dual nationality (British and Irish)would affect my ESA. Is it…
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Universal Credit and mortgage
Hello, I have recently split with my husband, we have 3 young children. We have a mortgage of about 180k. My ex works full time and earns a good wage, I work part time while the kids are at school, and pick up the childcare side of things. I cant afford to take on the mortgage, and I find the whole thing really confusing.…
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MIF grace period between jobs?
What if somebody is getting pressure to earn the minimum income floor and they finally achieve it, then they lose their job, What are the requirements for the 1 year grace where you don’t get pressured to earn the MIF? How long do you have to have been earning the MIF to get the grace period again?
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Joint Universal Credit claim - husband will move from legacy ESA
Hello everyone, new here and hoping to ask for some advice, please. I am looking to claim ESA, as I have difficulty working full-time. I work part-time, only a couple of hours a week, unfortunately anytime I do it really takes it out of me and I can't work consecutive days in a row, due to my fibromyalgia. I have enquired…
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ESA & Moving House
Hi All, need some advice. My mum is on ESA (income related) and due to a divorce she sold her house last month (where I also lived) and got a share of it. She is currently living with me in a rented house. We are however looking to purchase her a new property ASAP or she will eat in to her house funds. I understand she has…
