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12 hours 47 minutes ago #315269 by rachel1
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I currently receive contribution based esa £145.90 a week, and pip standard mobility and high care. Our rent is £765.
My husband has been unemployed for 18 months. During that time he received 6 months of new style jsa. We have now put in a claim for universal credit.
The result has come back as giving us only £34 a month on top of my esa. There is no mention of housing costs or council tax help. I can't believe that this is right. I know we won't get full help for housing but the one bedroom rate in our area is £136 a week.
Do you have any advice on how we should proceed? Thank you.
I currently receive contribution based esa £145.90 a week, and pip standard mobility and high care. Our rent is £765.
My husband has been unemployed for 18 months. During that time he received 6 months of new style jsa. We have now put in a claim for universal credit.
The result has come back as giving us only £34 a month on top of my esa. There is no mention of housing costs or council tax help. I can't believe that this is right. I know we won't get full help for housing but the one bedroom rate in our area is £136 a week.
Do you have any advice on how we should proceed? Thank you.
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5 hours 51 minutes ago #315281 by David
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Hi rachel1
Firstly you could try using a Benefits calculator such as Entitledto.co.uk
Then I would phone Citizens Advice Help to Claim. They will assist you with your new Universal Credit claim and also they have their own Benefits calculators.
Here is further information:-
Call our Help to Claim phone number
You can contact an adviser through our free Help to Claim phone service. Advisers are available 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday:
England: 0800 144 8 444
Scotland: 0800 023 2581
Wales: 08000 241 220
If you'd like to speak to a Welsh language adviser, call the Wales number
www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/unive...ut-universal-credit/
Let us know how you get on.
David
Firstly you could try using a Benefits calculator such as Entitledto.co.uk
Then I would phone Citizens Advice Help to Claim. They will assist you with your new Universal Credit claim and also they have their own Benefits calculators.
Here is further information:-
Call our Help to Claim phone number
You can contact an adviser through our free Help to Claim phone service. Advisers are available 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday:
England: 0800 144 8 444
Scotland: 0800 023 2581
Wales: 08000 241 220
If you'd like to speak to a Welsh language adviser, call the Wales number
www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/unive...ut-universal-credit/
Let us know how you get on.
David
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