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Can I send my fresh PIP claim form in my own enveloppe?
I brought my form to a citizen advice bureau appointment where the person helped me with filling it out, typing answers on her laptop. At the end she said she'll send me the form filled out for me. I don't remember it but I assume I gave her the empty form with the enveloppe. I did receive the form filled out. But the…
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Adding income related ESA to old style esa
I have been on contribution based ESA support group since April 2018. I also get PIP standard care. Since December 2023 my partner, who is a pensioner, has been on enhanced Attendance allowance. No one lives with us or gets paid carers allowance. I have just found out that I could be claiming severe disability premiums for…
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Will I need to undergo another medical assessment if I move home and claim Universal Credit?
Hi all, I am thinking of moving home, as my landlord keeps putting the rent up substantially every year, whilst my housing benefit remains frozen (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyx7z4ynr5o). I simply can't sustain that in the long-term. I received news this afternoon that my landlord is putting the rent up…
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HELP! Universal credit email and error
Good evening, We're migrating to UC from tax credits and ESA, we started our online application this evening and within an hour we both had emails saying "a significant change has happened to your universal credit account which may affect your payment" we haven't had any changes apart from the question that asked if my…
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Paying back debts from legacy
If I were to use money left to me in a will to pay back a relative for money I borrowed from them would this be seen as deprivation of capital?
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Carers allowance and Salary Sacrifice
I currently receive carers allowance and have the opportunity to increase my income but it wouldn't cover the loss of the benefit. I know I can claim childcare/pension contributions, but I can't see any information on how salary sacrifice would be implemented with carers allowance. From my understanding it wouldn't affect…
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Universal credit
Just gone on to our universal credit award for this month to find its 0. Only one pay day in the award period but husband take home pay is double what it normally is. Any ideas?
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Benefits and moving in together with partner
Hello, due to long term disabilities and chronic health conditions my partner and I are looking to move in together but we are concerned on how this will affect our benefits. We have PIP, ESA Contributions and Universal Credit. Will any of these be affected when we move in? Will we get more or less? This is all very new to…
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Who else can see my Universal Credit Journal?
I have a joint UC claim with my husband. I suffer with anxiety and panic attacks and I am awaiting a capacity for work assessment. I want to communicate with my work coach through my journal about my mental health but I am worried about who else can see my messages. I am afraid of my husband's work coach because she treats…
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Natural Migration UC
We might be moving local authorities, and we're aware this will trigger a natural migration to UC from ESA. We're a bit worried about the ID side of things given the fact we'll be moving house and have little paperwork with new address in the first instance, as with any move it takes a while for paperwork to come through.…
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DWP changing the decision of a previous tribunal decision?
Hi all, I'd really appreciate any advice here. I fought for and won an enhanced award on daily living, not enough for mobility. This was about 18 months ago and I was awarded 5 years on the DL payments. I recently had a change in circumstances and I'm required to update the DWP. I had a new full assessment and my daily…
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Historical overpayment of child tax credit
Can anyone advise/help us? In 2008 we were overpaid by the Child Tax credit due to their error. We were not aware that we had been overpaid until approximately a year later. At this time they stopped any further benefits to 'reclaim' what they felt we had been overpaid. The overpayment was completely their fault and we had…
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On ESA - former company sending P45, will it affect ESA
Hi, my neighbour is on ESA (in the support group) and last worked in 2021. Their (former?) employer has been in contact a few times to get them to start work (which they would not be able to), and have now said that unless they return or confirm that they wish to resign, then it will be assumed they have resigned and P45…
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eVisa letter doesn't look right, but is expected - for Mum
My mother has just received a letter about applying for an eVisa before her Biometric Residence Permit runs out. She reports it as not looking official, being addressed to "the occupant"/ "Dear sir/madam", on very cheap paper and generally not what you'd expect. Does anyone have experience that matches this? Might it be a…
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council tax
Hii me on the new state pension i live alone .i have less than £16 000 in the bank made a claim on you gov .Then my local council had it back dated to may. got full discount so if you dont ask you wont get it goodluck
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Moving in with a partner and uc/pip
Good afternoon all, i was hoping for some advice, sometime soon i am planning on moving in with my partner, she is not on benefits and gets a good wage. i am on high rate pip and universal credit. i know when we move in together i will lose my universal credit but at what point do i tell them that we are moving in? and…
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How to prevent benefits being effected whilst holding money as an executor.
My elderly mother is executor for her brothers estate. The estate did not need probate and so she has transferred the money to a separate account in her name and then was going to change it to an executor account with Lloyds bank. However we have been told this account cannot be managed on line and she would have to go…
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Inheritance and Benefits
Is contributions based ESA affected by inheritance?
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SSP please explain in simple terms.
i have been off work since mid April, I’ve been getting full pay until mid August. I was then on 1/2 pay with SSP included. My payroll dept has advised that the SSP runs out the 1st week of November. I was under the impression it’s paid for 28 weeks but from August to November won’t have been 28 weeks!
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claiming UC and expenses
I am possibly entitled to some UC, however I do claim mileage costs back for work and I am wondering if this is taken into account when claiming UC. The amount changes every month and I claim 45p per mile
