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22 hours 37 minutes ago #306933 by tillyboo
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Finally did the migration today. Had a charity support worker help me.
What an absolute nightmare. 3 hrs it took, I ended up crying with the confusion of it.
And still not finished as couldnt complete ID Proof, one question was about addresses where I lived & never heard of them & no option to say none.
So both myself & husband have a "biographic" I think its called, telephone call next Weds. Me at 2.15pm & him at 2.50pm.
The support worker rung the Help to Claim line for advice of what would be needed during these calls & she was told the same questions as online. So if we both failed those, then surely we'll fail again. We cant get into a job centre due to our illnesses.
Has anyone had one of these calls & if so what are you asked? There is a list online says birth certs, tenancy agreements etc how do you show those down a phone. Plus we both suffer with brain fog, my husband more so due to cancer.
I've literally collated every piece of paperwork over 3 months & still not done with the migration.
No idea of next payments etc completely in limbo.
In hindsight I wish I had pushed for a home visit, as today as been a nightmare.
Any advice re these calls next Weds would be appreciated as we are both totally confused, stressed & tired.
Thank you
What an absolute nightmare. 3 hrs it took, I ended up crying with the confusion of it.
And still not finished as couldnt complete ID Proof, one question was about addresses where I lived & never heard of them & no option to say none.
So both myself & husband have a "biographic" I think its called, telephone call next Weds. Me at 2.15pm & him at 2.50pm.
The support worker rung the Help to Claim line for advice of what would be needed during these calls & she was told the same questions as online. So if we both failed those, then surely we'll fail again. We cant get into a job centre due to our illnesses.
Has anyone had one of these calls & if so what are you asked? There is a list online says birth certs, tenancy agreements etc how do you show those down a phone. Plus we both suffer with brain fog, my husband more so due to cancer.
I've literally collated every piece of paperwork over 3 months & still not done with the migration.
No idea of next payments etc completely in limbo.
In hindsight I wish I had pushed for a home visit, as today as been a nightmare.
Any advice re these calls next Weds would be appreciated as we are both totally confused, stressed & tired.
Thank you
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17 hours 28 minutes ago #306941 by latetrain
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Hi tillyboo
Due to both your conditions, you should have gone for a home visit as the process can be doubting for claimants who are not computer literate.
I will open up your query to members to give you advice on biographical. I have done a quick search on our forum, Juney made a post on the subject matter; www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/forum/10-dla-e...ographical-interview
Gary
Due to both your conditions, you should have gone for a home visit as the process can be doubting for claimants who are not computer literate.
I will open up your query to members to give you advice on biographical. I have done a quick search on our forum, Juney made a post on the subject matter; www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/forum/10-dla-e...ographical-interview
Gary
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16 hours 56 minutes ago #306944 by K
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I had a biographical phone call to verify my ID. The man I spoke to was lovely and really kind. You don’t need any documents, they just ask questions that you will know the answers to but other people wouldn’t.
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