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UC and buying a house
Has anyone ever been in receipt of UC, bought a house and then gone onto to claim govt help with the interest immediately? Smi I think it's called.I work 30hrs a week but I'm a long term claimant of UC.
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ESA UC q please
I moved to UC 4 months ago I currently get 278 per fortnight ESA AND 177 universal credit a month The other day my universal credit was 490. I'm in the partially unfit(?) for work group. The man says it was because my ESA was below 300 but it's been like that for 4 months until this month. Any idea what will happen next…
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Who decides if you get LCW or LCWRA on UC?
With my WCA tomorrow I am wondering who is empowered to decide if I have LCW or LCWRA? is it just the WCA assessor? But presumably the original assessor who looked at my application for must have made a decision also? Or can a GP make this judgement on a sick note? And what about a job coach? Do I have any right of appeal?…
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UNiversalk Credit : if asessed as unfit for work
MY WCA is due next week. At the moment, my Work Coach has agreed with me that I have Limited Capability for Work. Right now, I am really struggling and feel barely capable of any work, but I am hoping to carry on as I don't want to stop work. I was wondering what the financial implications would be of being declared unfit…
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Universal Credit and other income advice
Can someone here with good knowledge of the universal credit benifit please help. I have been pushed from pillar to post for nearly a month now. If my wife and i have an entitlment of 905 pounds with no earnings coming in as my wife is in uni and i am caring full time and on carers element and it states this on are claim…
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Has the criteria for (former ESA) UC support group changed?
I got a message in my UC journal asking if the claimant regularly needs overnight care from a non family member because of their needs. If they didn't before and qualified for support group and still don't, does that automatically mean they will now be moved into one of the work groups?
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ESA assessment and sight loss query
Hi there, I hope someone can help me with a question regarding my upcoming ESA assessment. I know that my vision will be tested during the assessment, particularly when it comes to reading print. I used to use a magnifier to assist with reading, but I can no longer do so because my vision has become blurry. This means it…
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When do new UC rates show on statement?
Just got my Statement for period 31st March to 29th April but it does not have the new 2025/2026 rates on it. The standard allowance is still showing as £617.60 as we are a couple over 25 so when do we get the new rates? Also for some reason the housing cost part of it is the same but my rent went up on April 1st and i…
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Advice please, on PIP back pay
Hi all, Does anyone have a rough idea how long it takes for PIP to pay any back pay on renewal.. had a phone call to say renewal had been successful and that I’m due back pay , need to check if I owe money first … received my first months pip at new rate and later confirming award and it says I maybe entitled to back pay ……
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How is new style JSA clawed back if you earn more than the allowed amount?
Posting for a friend. He has just started claiming new style JSA, meeting earlier this week with a work adviser from Jobcentre Plus. Friend asked what happens if he gets some adhoc work, what happens to his claim? Adviser gave an example, and said that if he earned £200 in a week, then any JSA he had received would be…
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JSA nuances - help please!
Hi. I'm after some advice on how best to work with JSA please. I've just been made redundant from my full-time job (last date of employment was yesterday - 14/04), and submitted a claim for New-Style JSA this morning. My redundancy money will be paid on 29/04. I have a weekend job which pays minimum wage on a zero-hours…
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Housing benefit paid direct moving to UC
A have a long term tenant migrating on to Universal Credit. Has been a tenant for over 10 years, due to initial persistent rent arrears, the rent has been paid directly to me for the last 10+ years. This is an agreement I made with the council many years ago - if they paid direct I would keep the tenant. The rent has been…
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Migrated over to UC from ESA (SG) and have ESA payment
Hi everyone. I was migrated over the UC in March, they gave me the amount I'd be getting on the 16th of April and paid it on 23rd minus some because of payments I'd received from ESA. Then without me knowing, yesterday they paid me an ESA payment (slightly less) and I don't know why. Is anyone else who transferred over…
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UC Claim effectively ending - should I stop claiming or just let it end through ineligibility?
I was migrated 12 months ago to UC from WTC. Due to having savings earmarked for paying off my mortgage when my fix ends I am not eligible for UC except via the transitional protection so my eligibility will end with the 12 months post migration. Each month I have to have my payment reassessed to include my private pension…
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Council asking for tax from several years ago
My mother has received a bill from our local authority asking for Council Tax. For several years she and my father when he was alive, received assistance from the local council that has resulted in no monies being required towards the council tax. Father suffered with dementia and was registered blind. The support they got…
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Universal Migration Nightmare
Hello all you lovely peeps....I was wondering if anyone else is in the same boat, I recieved my UC migration letter in March 2025, I went online and filled it all in , done what was asked, then letters started arriving saying this has been stopped and this has been suspended, it was confusing , but I think I understood.…
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Worried
Am I in trouble for never declaring savings to universal credit I’ve claimed for 4 years and now under review my statement will show I’m well over£16k for a few years scared this is fraud
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Universal credit and child maintenance
Hello, I’m a newly separated mum of 2. I work 18 hours per week and make ends meet on my small wage (approx £1000 per month), child benefit and my ex pays me an amount per month for the kids. He pays more than the CSA would award if we went down that route. I am aware that child maintenance is disregarded when assessing…
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Pension Credit (Care Home)
Friend's father is in care home it's been made permanent so new calculation. His state pension is £287.41 and share of private pension & annuity is £18.05 totalling £305.46 With allowances his payment towards costs £238.92 having looked at it it seems correct. (all figures per week) The issue I have the accompanying letter…
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CA + Cont ESA, who should pay?
Hi all My wife went off sick from work last year with a back injury, her SSP period ended a few weeks ago and she has moved onto contribution based ESA. She is also in receipt of carers allowance. I know these are overlapping benefits and she would only receive the higher of the 2, ESA, but who should pay that amount?…
