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1 week 5 days ago #311822 by joya
Hi, I'm on new style ESA (support group)and UC.
First, Thank you so much for your help over the years. The guides on this site have helped us get our survival pittance for a long time now. I don't know what would have happened otherwise. It's hard to overstate how important it's been for us.

But I want out of this nightmare.
I have had it with being treated like vermin for accepting money I'm legally entitled to.
I've lived like this for over three decades. I would rather be destitute than live like this anymore. I have friends and family who'll help some and my disability will be easier to manage than it ever has been without this imposed stress. As it happens, a good friend of mine has come into some money and has has already agreed to help how they can. I can live cheaply as all my hopes and dreams have been crushed and I don't really want anything anymore except to be left to my own devices

So, since simply ending my claim is considered a red flag how should I go about decoupling myself from their system?
What are the specific criteria for ending my claims and getting off of their hit list?
What wording should I use when telling them to piss off forever?
Losing some but not all of my benefits would be the worst of both worlds, can I ensure that I'm out of their crosshairs?
I definitely can't afford any fines or charges, so there's also that.

I recognise that this is the opposite of what we typically do here but who else will know the answer?
The CAB will tell me what the law is but you know their system.
Surely I have the right to not take the money even though I'm entitled to it? How do I make myself not entitled to it without getting myself or anyone else into trouble?

Thanks again

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1 week 9 hours ago #311952 by latetrain
Replied by latetrain on topic How can I safely get off of benefits?
Hi joya

It is a hard question to answer, you state in your post that you are on NS ESA and UC, which benefit are you thinking of coming off, NS ESA , UC or both?

Gary

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1 day 17 hours ago #312064 by joya
Replied by joya on topic How can I safely get off of benefits?
Hey there,
All of them. I want to be off of their system or at least off their radar.
Thanks for answering

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1 day 17 hours ago #312066 by joya
Replied by joya on topic How can I safely get off of benefits?
Hey there,
All of it, I want out of their system or at least off their radar.
Thanks for answering

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1 day 9 hours ago #312077 by latetrain
Replied by latetrain on topic How can I safely get off of benefits?
Hi joya

It's not an easy question to answer as there could be implications and inquiries if you just stopped claiming.

You need to seek specialist advice from your local Welfare Rights Organisation: advicelocal.uk where they can take all your circumstances into consideration when giving you advice.

Gary

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13 hours 15 minutes ago #312097 by joya
Replied by joya on topic How can I safely get off of benefits?
If I was going to just stop claiming I wouldn't be here talking with you now would I?
I pay to access this website because I need to know what the dwp policies are, and the specific wording to use with them. The CAB (which is all I have In my area according to that link) will not be able to tell me that. And I don't trust them to follow the law anyway.
I guess I'll have to try the CAB again but surely with all the effort we all put into fighting against the current to claim our welfare then getting out should be like falling off a log in water rapids.


""So, since simply ending my claim is considered a red flag how should I go about decoupling myself from their system?
What are the specific criteria for ending my claims and getting off of their hit list?
What wording should I use when telling them to piss off forever?
Losing some but not all of my benefits would be the worst of both worlds, can I ensure that I'm out of their crosshairs?
I definitely can't afford any fines or charges, so there's also that.

I recognise that this is the opposite of what we typically do here but who else will know the answer?
The CAB will tell me what the law is but you know their system.""

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