Hi Yoda, My service-user Marta is 47, single and lives in a housing association property She’s been off sick from work getting Statutory… Read More > "What’s the point of ESA?"
ESA: Old-Style / New-Style
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"
PIP: Re-Claiming While Waiting For A Tribunal
Hi Mike, I support a gentleman whose 1st PIP application has been rejected. He has done a mandatory reconsideration which also failed to score… Read More > "PIP: Re-Claiming While Waiting For A Tribunal"
PIP: What They Need To Know About You
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"
Getting UC Now, Then Getting More…
Update May 2023: The amounts shown in this post are now out of date. The concepts are still valid. Hello Mike, I visited… Read More > "Getting UC Now, Then Getting More…"
Tyrone is going on to college
Hello Mike My client Tyrone is doing his A Levels. He has a severe disability and gets PIP. His mum currently gets Child… Read More > "Tyrone is going on to college"
Domestic Abuse & Modern Slavery: New Exceptions To The Shared-Accommodation-LHA
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: Interim Payments on Account
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"
Housing Benefit: Overlaps and Run-Ons for Notice Period
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"
Lodgers, Boarders and Non-Dependents
Hello Mike My client Corinne is being bedroom-taxed because she has a spare bedroom in her housing association flat. Her friend Josie wants… Read More > "Lodgers, Boarders and Non-Dependents"
Switched to UC. Lost £130 per month.
Hey Mike. My client Camilla has been on ESA for six years. She used to get £107.60 per week. Recently she moved onto… Read More > "Switched to UC. Lost £130 per month."
The Cost of Love
Hey Mike. My clients want to move in together as a couple. They are both on Universal Credit. What will happen to their… Read More > "The Cost of Love"
Carer moving in. Better-off on UC?
Hey Mike. My Client Livia (44) gets PIP and old-style ESA from before UC arrived. The ESA of £204.75 per week (£887.75 per… Read More > "Carer moving in. Better-off on UC?"
UC and Education
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"
Preparing for Universal Credit Migration
What’s This Course About? Universal Credit has been on it’s way for the last ten years, but the process of migration will soon… Read More > "Preparing for Universal Credit Migration"
Who Can Claim for Children?
Hey Mike. I work in a DV service. Caroline has recently moved in with her three children. We need to claim Universal Credit,… Read More > "Who Can Claim for Children?"
ESA: Getting more!
The amounts shown in this post are now out-of-date. The ideas are absolutely correct. Hi Mike I hope you are well. Steph has… Read More > "ESA: Getting more!"
Appointees
Hi Mike, Tom is 22. He had a head injury when he was at school. He finds it difficult to learn new things… Read More > "Appointees"
PIP Appeals: Pre-Tribunal Offers
Hola Mike After waiting nine months, my client Chrissie has a PIP appeal coming up soon. The other day the DWP phoned her… Read More > "PIP Appeals: Pre-Tribunal Offers"
Catch 22: No UC, no WCA. No WCA no UC.
This post was updated on 6 May 2022 to include current benefit rates Hello Mike My clients Hannah and Hietor are in a… Read More > "Catch 22: No UC, no WCA. No WCA no UC."