Recovering from badly broken leg - only basic UC allowance and struggling financially

BikerMooFromMars

poppy12345 said:

BikerMooFromMars said:

That’s strange - this is up to date information from the government website and it doesn’t say that I’m only eligible if I started claiming before April 2017?
https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit/what-youll-get

It says 2023-2024 too?

You missed a whole part of the information that was given in that link. It says the following...

if you have a disability or health condition

How much you’ll get	Extra monthly amount
If you have limited capability for work and work-related activity	£390.06
If you have limited capability for work and you started your health-related Universal Credit or Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) claim before 3 April 2017	£146.31

Ah...apologies! Wow that's really crap - it will be a while until I'm able to take on more clients. 

Thanks for your help x

pallyman

Is this thread the same broken leg, https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6323347/my-partner-broke-his-leg-when-working

poppy12345

pallyman said:

Is this thread the same broken leg, https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6323347/my-partner-broke-his-leg-when-working

They are talking about a partner breaking a leg in that thread and this thread they are talking about theirself. Unless it's the same person.

sheramber

poppy12345 said:

pallyman said:

Is this thread the same broken leg, https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6323347/my-partner-broke-his-leg-when-working

They are talking about a partner breaking a leg in that thread and this thread they are talking about theirself. Unless it's the same person.

Partners’s accident was Dec/Jan 22.

The OP’s accident was April 22.

Newcad

Bikers do frequently get their legs broken in even minor collisions, so although it's the same OP more than one broken leg, both OP and partner, is quite possible, some would say inevitable.