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ESA SG Migration to UC LCWRA
Hello, I started my migration from ESA to UC last week (24/09), in my notes I added that I was migrating from ESA SG to UC LCWRA and that if I need an appointment that I'd need an home visit and why. I have heard nothing at all back from them, no responses to my notes, nothing, is that normal and how long does it usually…
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Paying for help
I receive PIP. If I pay my daughter to help me with housework and shopping etc does she have to declare it?
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Esa help
I’m currently on esa support group. I’ll have my yearly review in January. The on the form how many disabilities qualifies me?
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JSA or ESA
Hi wondering if anyone can shed any light on my situation. I went to the JC after losing my job for health reasonswhich i told the lady i had the appt with. She told me she would open a claim online then i had to go to get a drs note and claim esa which i did. However, I have received a letter dated 24.10.24 saying i had…
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mortgaged property, service charges and esa
Hi, I have had to claim ESA and i am waiting for the first payment. I have aplied to my council for council tax support but I dont know iff i am entitled to help towards paying service charges on my mortgaged flat Does anyone have any information about this please x
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Child's wages on UC
My son who is 17 and in college full time has just started a part time job, do I need to declare this to Universal Credit? Getting conflicting info on Google. My claim is running smoothly and don't want to upset the apple cart if I don't have to.
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Share in property abroad and universal credit
Hi, My mother passed away a few years ago. My mother and father jointly own a property in France. It is worth £62000. My father wants to give sole ownership of the property to me and my brother. A 50% share each. I am on Universal Credit. My brother is refusing to sell the property. Instead, he wants to rent it out. I am…
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Hc3 certificate help with cost
I've recently received a hc3 certificate and in the box it says £49.26 per course of treatment or prescribed item, I'm looking at to seeing if I can get my broken crown fixed, if I can will I have to have the above amount towards the total cost of the treatment ? Its not clearly explained on the letter and I've never had…
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Video appointment UC
Supposed to have a video appointment today. Joined the meeting at the correct time but nobody else joined. Just had a message saying failed to attend. I was waiting for the advisor to join for over 20 mins.
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Pip and UC
My son is on low level PIP and Universal credit, I think the figures are Universal credit £272 per month and UC virtually the same £272. Is there anything else he can claim for, hhe suffers from M.A.D.D. which is mixed anxiety and depressive disorders
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Because I have a deputyship at social services are UC likely to ask for bank statements?
And if so how would it look if I went on 4 holidays abroad (less than 26 days each holiday) in a year, only able to do this because deputyship budgets and manages my finances. I'm not lying or exaggerating on disability forms which anyway my supported living manager and community nurse fill in. How would this look?
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Budgeting loan
Hi this is a strange one I have never heard of before.. On Tuesday last week my ex partner applied for and got offered a Budgeting loan on the same day, he accepted it and got a text saying he will receive another text with a date for payment within 3 days... He never got that text it's been a week now. I've heard of…
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High Income Child Benefit Charge letter
I received a letter from HMRC asking me to check if I need to pay the HICBC for 2023/24. I have used the calculator and it confirmed what I already knew (my gross income is over the threshold but my pension contributions bring me under the threshold). So my question is, why have I received the letter and should I check…
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Attendance applications 2024
I’ve recently used the guide on here to help my relative apply for attendance allowance - thank you. We are now waiting for a decision. I was just wondering how long the decisions are currently taking. Does anyone have any experience of recent applications? I will keep this forum updated of the decision when it comes…
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bit early i know but esa and pip question re budget
hi, been trying to google a definitive answer, but i guess it may be worth a shot that someone can explain how new changes to benefits will affect me, been on ill health contribution based benefits since 2003, dla changed to pip which i now get enhanced on both components, i know the pip payments have not been made p;ublic…
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Benifits
Good morning, I am after some advice while being made redundant. We have a 6 year old autistic son which we currently claim high rate care and low rate mobility. My last employer company was amazing regarding flexi hours due to him not being able to go on the bus to be taken to his special school because of separation…
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Universal credit and the £6000 threshold
Hi MSE Forum. 1st-time poster here, but I am familiar with forums. Since 2010, I am a single working tax credits claimant, working 30 hours a week. I also have the disability element including the extra given from PIP's enhanced rate. I've finally had the letter to convert to universal credit, and my understanding is that…
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UC migration letter from Child tax credits.
Hi there folks, We have just got the UC migration letter from Child Tax Credits to UC, and would like some advice. Myself and my partner do have quite a lot of savings due to a frugal standard of living, and at the moment we realise that we won't be entitled to any UC after the one year transitional protection is up. Even…
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Child benefit repayments - high income charge as a single parent
This is probably a long shot but very frustrating none the less.... I have been a resident single parent for the last few years, so claimed child benefit from around Sepember 2022 to October 2023. I cancelled the benefit after realising I would have to pay it ALL of it back due to the high income charge because my salary…
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Change Details
Hi, I'm trying to find some answers for someone in my family, as they appear to have an issue. On Monday they had a mobile phone stolen, they've tried to get a new sim but as its paygo and unregistered they are told its going to need a lot of effort to recover it. They have contacted bank, changed number but UC are saying…
