Hi Mike, My service user claimed Carer’s Allowance and the DWP deducted the same amount off her Universal Credit. So there was no… Read More > "What’s the point of Carer’s Allowance?"
What’s the point of ESA?
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Update May 2023: The amounts shown in this post are now out of date.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"
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."