Benefits System

Temporary Absences If you are getting Housing Benefit or Universal Credit Housing Costs Element and you temporarily leave your home because of fear… Read More > "Leaving Your Home Because Of Domestic Abuse"

Hello Mike, My client Ria has been getting old-style ESA since 2016. She just claimed UC after getting a migration notice. When she… Read More > "Just Moved to UC: Do I Need a New Work Capability Assessment?"

The Rules The rules of migration are laws. They come from the Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2014 Legacy Benefits: Working Tax Credit –… Read More > "Managed Migration to Universal Crediit"

I am a benefits specialist, not a homelessness adviser, but I am reasonably familiar with homelessness law. If you have any doubt about… Read More > "Local Connection"

This post was written in 2021, so the amounts are now out-of-date, but the ideas are still completely valid. Old-Style ESA and New-Style… Read More > "Old Style ESA: Getting a New iESA Award"

If your disability causes care needs you may get: DLA Care Component if you claim/ed before the age of 16. PIP Daily Living… Read More > "DLA, PIP & AA: The Age Related Rules"

This post was updated on 26 April 2024 You can download a PDF of this information This information is about people who are… Read More > "Working While You Live in a Hostel, Refuge or Supported Accommodation."

A couple of days ago, I injured my left foot. It’s a trivial injury and I’m confident that it will heal in a… Read More > "My Left Foot"

The purpose of PIP is to enable someone who has a disability to live, as far as possible, the life they wish to… Read More > "PIP Points"

Carer’s Allowance – 35 Hours If you spend 35 or more hours each week caring for someone who gets PIP-Daily-Living, or Attendance Allowance,… Read More > "National Insurance: Carer’s Credits"

A pension pot is an amount of money that is held under a personal pension scheme. The value of this fund is disregarded… Read More > "Pension Pots and Universal Credit"

Employment and Support Allowance is a benefit for people whose illness or disability means that they have Limited Capability for Work If you… Read More > "ESA: Old-Style / New-Style"

The PIP Scoring System PIP Daily Living Component is assessed by scoring your ability to do ten activities: Making a simple cooked one-course… Read More > "PIP: What They Need To Know About You"

Local Housing Allowances If you are a private-renter there is a ceiling on the amount of rent that can be counted when the… Read More > "Domestic Abuse & Modern Slavery: New Exceptions To The Shared-Accommodation-LHA"

Housing Benefit Claims and Delays Since the introduction of Universal Credit you can only make a new claim for Housing Benefit if: You… Read More > "Housing Benefit: Interim Payments on Account"

Usually, to claim Housing Benefit or Universal Credit Housing Costs Element for a property you must occupy the accommodation as your home. But… Read More > "Housing Benefit: Overlaps and Run-Ons for Notice Period"

You cannot claim Universal Credit if you are:  Aged 16-19, doing a course of A-level standard or below, for more than 12 hours… Read More > "UC and Education"

PIP is assessed by scoring the care needs and mobility difficulties that arise from your illnesses or disabilities. One of the activities that… Read More > "PIP – Engaging With Other People Face-To-Face"