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Our concerns over timetable for moving existing disabled claimants to UC

Disability Organisations raise concerns regarding the Government’s timetable for moving existing disabled claimants onto Universal Credit. Rt Hon Esther McVey MP Secretary of State for Work and ...

Profile picture of the author Discussion in Research and opportunities - 31 Jul 2018

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Accused of fraud while saving for the HOLD scheme

I have a story that you may be interested in. I will keep this first contact short as the story itself is quite complex and is now spread over many years. It concerns the constant breaches of the ...

Profile picture of the author Discussion in Housing and independent living - 11 Oct 2022

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Leigh Day need case studies to support their JR case on lack of transitional protection in natural m

Tessa Gregory and Lucy Cadd from the law firm Leigh Day are bringing a judicial review challenge to the discontinuance of the Severe Disability Premium (SDP) and Enhanced Disability Premium (EDP) ...

Profile picture of the author Discussion in Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) - 7 Mar 2018

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Being changed to UC due to moving house. How will this affect PIP, DLA, Carers, HB, and ESA?

Hello, I am new here and I am lost already, I suffer from Agoraphobia and can't leave the house, last year I suffered a stroke and I was diagnosed with (HCM) HypertrophiC CardoMopathy, this means ...

Profile picture of the author Discussion in Universal Credit (UC) - 24 Oct 2021

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Moving to uc from esa and worried about reassessment

Hi guys so cut a long story somewhat short i am currently on esa in the support group getting the severe disability premium and i receive pip both at the enhanced rates for mobility and daily living ...

Profile picture of the author Discussion in Universal Credit (UC) - 5 Mar 2023

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Moving out a flat into a House Currently on PIP ESA & SDP

Could anybody advise me on my current situation. I currently live in a 1 bedroom flat with a housing association , but i have a horrible neighbor whom is destroying my life through unnecessary ...

Profile picture of the author Discussion in PIP, DLA, and AA - 5 Aug 2019

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'Thanks to Universal Credit, I can’t live with my girlfriend without losing financial independence'

In an article in the Metro Shona, a Scope storyteller, explains how Universal Credit rules mean she can't move in with her partner without losing her income and financial independence. When my ...

Profile picture of the author Discussion in Benefits and financial support - 29 Oct 2021

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Universal Credit debt

I was homeless for 3yrs and Plymouth BCHA was kind enough to house me in shared housing and helped me claim benefits and housing benefit. I have mental health illness and tried numerous occasions to ...

Profile picture of the author Discussion in Universal Credit (UC) - 11 Jun 2020

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Understanding the possibility of caring for ex "live in"

Hi, I will try and start by giving a picture of my ex partner and her situation before adding mine. My ex has a disability that entitles her to higher rate care, and lower rate mobility (pip) She is a ...

Profile picture of the author Discussion in Benefits and financial support - 10 Sep 2021

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Moving home - I am a home owner

Hi everyone I’m wondering if anyone can help me. I am current getting universal credit, the one where I don’t have to look for work etc. (I applied for pip but it was rejected) I own my own home ...

Profile picture of the author Discussion in Universal Credit (UC) - 31 Jul 2022

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