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7 years 2 months ago #197687 by dvdgremlin
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Hi, thanks to this website I found out that I should have been receiving severe disability premium which I now get The £6k+ in arrears was lovely.
However, my area is now on Universal credit for new claimants. I believe existing (legacy) claimants wont move over to UC until 2019 unless there is a change of circumstances. I think when this happens I will lose my disability premium .
My question is does moving home count as a change of circumstances ? Even if it's within the same council area ? If so I could lose this allowance earlier than 2019 ?
any help appreciated
However, my area is now on Universal credit for new claimants. I believe existing (legacy) claimants wont move over to UC until 2019 unless there is a change of circumstances. I think when this happens I will lose my disability premium .
My question is does moving home count as a change of circumstances ? Even if it's within the same council area ? If so I could lose this allowance earlier than 2019 ?
any help appreciated
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7 years 2 months ago #197712 by Gordon
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Moving within the same Local Authority should not result in your being required to claim UC, the primary issue is when a claimant moves from one LA to another, which requires a new claim for Housing Benefit, so as long as their is no new claim involved you should be OK.
However, one of the big problems with UC is the training, or lack of it, that many DWP staff have, so if you are told that you do need to claim UC then get immediate face to face advice.
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Moving within the same Local Authority should not result in your being required to claim UC, the primary issue is when a claimant moves from one LA to another, which requires a new claim for Housing Benefit, so as long as their is no new claim involved you should be OK.
However, one of the big problems with UC is the training, or lack of it, that many DWP staff have, so if you are told that you do need to claim UC then get immediate face to face advice.
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7 years 2 months ago #197754 by dvdgremlin
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Hi Gordon,
Many thanks for the quick response.
However, when you say I should get face to face with someone is that my local DWP JCP ? When I have gone in to them to get advice they have told me to leave as it is nothing to do with them and they only deal with the unemployed and not disabled.
thanks,
Peter
Many thanks for the quick response.
However, when you say I should get face to face with someone is that my local DWP JCP ? When I have gone in to them to get advice they have told me to leave as it is nothing to do with them and they only deal with the unemployed and not disabled.
thanks,
Peter
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7 years 2 months ago #197760 by slugsta
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I would not expect the JSA staff to be able to help. You would need to get face2face advice from a trained benefits advisor. Try doing an internet search for 'welfare advice' and your area/postcode.
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7 years 2 months ago #197763 by dvdgremlin
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sorry but 'a trained benefits advisor' would be a charity worker of some kind presumably ? Certainly they can give an opinion but surely the only people that can make a definitive answer are the people that interpret the rules ? i.e. someone working for the DWP ?
I don't want to take advice that says it's not a change of circumstances within the same LHA to move and then the DWP say under xyz it is so I lose £62 a week.
I don't want to take advice that says it's not a change of circumstances within the same LHA to move and then the DWP say under xyz it is so I lose £62 a week.
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7 years 2 months ago #197780 by Gordon
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A trained welfare worker would be a professionally trained and salaried person.
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A trained welfare worker would be a professionally trained and salaried person.
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