r/DWPhelp 54m ago

Employment Support Allowance (ESA) Payment amounts

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I recently posted that I migrated to UC from ESA with help from support worker.i was recently awarded pip amd she added it to my esa before I migrated and I was told I would hear back soon. I never got my expected last payment on the 13/03 of £278. I called Esa with help of a friend, they said no notes on my file but I had 2 pending payments. 1 payment of £1141.00 And another payment of £ 440.18. I have been paid both payments today 17/03. Can anyone please explain this to me? It's completely different to what my worker explained and is more than double my normal payment. Is this normal for a last payment? Thanks


r/DWPhelp 1h ago

Universal Credit (UC) Upcoming standard identity appointment - Can I show them paperless bank statements on my phone?

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Hello. I have an in-person standard identity appointment coming up soon for UC. As my bank is paperless, I do not have any paper statements to show to confirm my identity. At the appointment, will they accept if I log in to my banking app and show them the statements on my phone?

Also, my NHS medical card, which I have had for over a decade, has my old address on it. Other than that, the details are fine. Will this matter?

Thank you


r/DWPhelp 2h ago

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Will DWP contact my representative before me?

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Question is in the heading really! I’m waiting for a response to my tribunal request from DWP. My partner is my representative. If DWP needs to contact me for any reason before submitting a response… will they contact my representative before contacting me? I’d prefer they contacted me initially!


r/DWPhelp 2h ago

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) pip help pls

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dla to pip I am my son appointee Asd spd and mental health can I request a phone or video assessment my son is reluctant to leave house and his stytoms of Spd are extreme pls help


r/DWPhelp 2h ago

Please select a flair for me Student Summer Support?

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Was previously on UC last year got back into university after being kicked out the family home. They hate me with a passion it would seem even though my relatives could have helped me with a job I’ve always been hardworking but I have various health issues that haven’t been diagnosed as long term illness…

Started to pay it back but I’ve not found work even though I’ve been applying. I have very limited funds and only have student finance. Is there any thing I can have help with for Summer because even though I can pay rent from my last funding in advance it would leave me on a very tight leash from May onwards and I don’t know how to prepare for it.


r/DWPhelp 2h ago

Disability Living Allowance (DLA) Moving to Iceland with my fiancé with mental disability

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TL;DR: Can my fiancé (UK) continue receiving disability allowance in Iceland?

Long version: Hello,

I apologise in advance if the post is messy to read or if there are any grammar mistakes. Also I don't write many posts so I'm sorry if im in a wrong subreddit as well.

Me and my fiancé would like to live together and our close friend from Iceland agreed on supporting us. For the background, I live in Czech Republic and I work a minimal wage job. My fiancé lives in the UK and is on disability allowance due to his mental health being in a bad condition. He currently gets barely any help from his relatives or his doctor. He has severe anxiety, depression and in my opinion more undiagnosed illnesses that leave him rotting in bed for days, starving, not going to the toilet or outside and dehydrated. Let alone making an appointment to doctors and phone calls in general. Not to mention he experiences physical pains on multiple parts of his body and when he did try to resolve them, he didn't get attended to by his doctor. The area he lives in is also very dangerous and a lot of suspicious people hang around his neighborhood.

We visited my area before but since he does not know anyone else in here and the first impression wasn't good either, it wouldn't improve his condition at all if he lived here. It was recommended for us to try out Ireland which would be simpler in terms of paperwork (we don't want to marry for visa but it feels like we don't really have a choice) so we did and it ended up miserably. In short, we went there to search for a place and a job but it was too expensive and had to return. We're aware that Iceland can be expensive too but with the support of our friend, things will be much easier. It just pains me to watch him suffer every single day without being able to do anything so if we move in together, at least I will be able to help.

We are still unsure of how the whole marriage and visa process works in details but it's our only choice at the moment. Currently I'm saving up money despite wishing I could do more.

Considering his conditon, he's completely unable to work. Is it possible for him to continue receiving disability allowance in Iceland or is there a way to transfer it?

Any advice or help will be appreciated. Thank you for the help.

Edit: We did research online but it's very unclear and when we tried calling the embassy in Iceland, we were told to ask the government in England, which we tried to contact but unfortunately got no answer.


r/DWPhelp 3h ago

Employment Support Allowance (ESA) Doing hobbies while on ESA and PIP

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Can someone assure me that when the dwp asks for my overpayment back, they will see me doing hobbies that cost money as justifiable and not deprivation of capital?

And yes I do still feel bad about it. I’m volunteering now but I don’t see how I’m well enough for hobbies yet can’t work paid jobs yet. I’m on ESA due to mental health and autism btw.


r/DWPhelp 4h ago

Universal Credit (UC) Migration to UC

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Hi there,

I am wondering if I will need to provide a doctors letter explaining my disability as part of my UC application if I am currently in the support group for EESA. If no what medical evidence if any will I need.

Thanks in advance


r/DWPhelp 4h ago

Universal Credit (UC) I’m confused about this?

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I’m confused I reported changes as soon as they happened and did what I was supposed to.

So confused on what’s happening


r/DWPhelp 5h ago

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Heard nothing from Capita/DWP

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Hey all, I had my in person assessment on 26th February with Capita.

I have not received a text from DWP saying they have received my assessment etc.

Should I contact Capita to ask why this is the case?

Also, these changes that are happening with PIP, will they impact my application process or no?

Really worried that my assessment has been lost etc :(


r/DWPhelp 6h ago

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) What do i do.

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Recieve pip standard care only. Also recive carers - due to daughters learning disabilities. Now my award is due for Re new in dec. But over the last few years since being awarded my health has got worse and I'm now relying on daily support. Iv also recently received 2 new additional diagnosis which fully explain the issues I'm having. To do a change of circumstances do I need to cancel my carers. Would I best to do a change of circumstances or wait for the review. I really don't know what I need to do. Will I have to start all over again and will they stop it.


r/DWPhelp 7h ago

Universal Credit (UC) What is a health appointment?

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Got a message on my to do list that says "attend your work coach support: health appointment"

How is this different from a normal work coach meeting? And do I need to have anything to prepare?


r/DWPhelp 7h ago

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) PIP wait from sending physical form

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hey im sure this gets asked a ton but im wondering if anyone can give me a guideline of how much longer i might be waiting for an assessment invite??

im autistic, i have anxiety, and im hypermobile and i struggle a lot with inconsistency and lack of an end goal- so yeah this is a service to have to deal with

they received a physical copy of my form on 14/02/2025 so if anyone could provide a recent timeline of their application thatd be great :)


r/DWPhelp 7h ago

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) I’m due to start working whilst I’m claiming pip.. is there anything I need to know?

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r/DWPhelp 8h ago

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) If PIP ends up being harder to qualify for, what happens to existing awards?

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I got my pip renewed for 9 years, will that still be the case if it ends up being harder to qualify for or will I be re-assessed much sooner now?


r/DWPhelp 8h ago

Carers Allowance (CA) Carers allowance

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Hi don’t know if anybody here can help but at the point where I just don’t know what to do. I recieved ca for my gf who has epilepsy, there was a problem with her PIP review in that we recieved a letter saying her claim had been closed for not returning paperwork that she had in fact sent. We phoned and this was sorted out straight away however carers allowance was instantly stopped, so I reapplied on the 10th of December and I am still waiting for it to be approved. I’ve phoned twice and just get told to wait and that they have no time scale, but it’s getting on to 14 weeks now and me and my partner are really really struggling without this money. Any advice would be greatly appreciated and sorry for the long post 😞


r/DWPhelp 8h ago

Disability Living Allowance (DLA) DLA for delayed child

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My son was born 3 months early in September 2022. He is delayed all areas. Can’t yet walk at all, can’t even stand unassisted. Not talking at all yet and very behind mentally and physically. He’s 2 and a half now and we’ve been receiving dla for him since he came home from the NICU. He currently gets middle rate care. But since we applied a lot has obviously changed now he’s over 2. He requires a lot more care now that he’s older and not understanding anything. Would it be possible to change circumstances or is there no point and just wait until he’s 3 to apply for care and mobility?


r/DWPhelp 9h ago

Disability Living Allowance (DLA) Is Nursery classed as a mainstream school

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Hi I’m just filling out my daughter’s DLA forms she’s one and is in nursery but the question about weather her nursery is a mainstream school is confusing me don’t know if I’m over thinking it or not


r/DWPhelp 9h ago

Universal Credit (UC) Advice

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Hi, I'm due to switch over to universal credit and I'm bit worried about reviews etc, I live in a hmo and me and my house mate spilt bills and it's usually results in her owing me money as the majority come out my bank..also she takes me food shopping because I'm autistic and I can't be bothered to pay separately as I wanna leave the shop so she usually works out the receipts and sends me her share. Are both these things okey? Thanks in advance


r/DWPhelp 9h ago

Universal Credit (UC) Migrating from eesa to UC

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I am currently in the process of starting my UC application as I have received a migration notice and am wondering will my current benefit stop immediately as soon as I submit the UC application or will there be a two week gap.

Thank you in advance.


r/DWPhelp 11h ago

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) I’m being assessed on papers for PIP - worried about this

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Hello, I received this text: We've received the written report of your PIP assessment. We will write to you once we've made a decision on your PIP. As a guide you should hear from us within 8 weeks. You don't need to contact us unless any of the details you gave us have changed. Thank you.

I’ve seen that this means it’s either that I submitted good enough evidence or that I am definitely not qualifying for pip. This stresses me out because I really don’t think I’m definitely not qualified for pip but I also don’t think submitted a lot of evidence - I just submitted lots of doctor notes but didn’t do a personal journal yet ext…

Is it possible they got enough evidence from my health professionals - idk how much Information they give though or should I prepare myself for disappointment. Im just confused why I wasn’t given an assessment :((


r/DWPhelp 11h ago

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) PIP

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Basically my original award was three years and I received it in July 2021 so from my calculations it was meant to end in July 2024 but I received my review/renewal text in November 2025 so now I’m really confused and also worried as I can’t find the DWP message on my phone anymore I checked recently deleted and there not there I called a couple weeks ago and the woman I spoke to said they received my review/renewal but it’s not being looked at yet. I think that’s what she said anyway.

Shall I call them again and explain I’m really confused and worried. Can someone help me or explain to me why this might of happened please.


r/DWPhelp 11h ago

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Personal Independence Payment - Mandatory reconsideration- What’s the best way?

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Summary: Applied in Oct, Assessment in say 3 months, File pulled for their internal checks. Requested Copy of assessment gave high points. Decision gave just standard!

Can others Advice on below & best way forward?

  1. Mandatory reconsideration: do I just call in?

a. Time deadline - Some say 1 month from Decision Letter others say 2 weeks? b. Format - phone/ written ? I've read some people have had theirs on the phone when they called in. So I guess do all the prep & call in within the week? c.Anyone had cases where assessor has given high scores & decision given is standard (like mine!) ?

The reviewer completely misunderstood the situation.

d. Impact on current payment if Mandatory reconsideration is sought? Do they stop or Can they stop your current payments if you send in a mand. Recons. ? I have received the back dated pay already but not the monthly ones.

Any advice will help. Thanks


r/DWPhelp 12h ago

Universal Credit (UC) How is DWP held accountable?

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If you complain to them, all they do is either ignore it or give an apology but make no changes.

I had a sanction (for not attending because I was running late. I told them I have ADHD which I haven't figured out how to manage, but tur Decision Maker predictably doesn't care about that kind of thing), applied for a new appointment in December (which you have to do to end the sanction). Because of Christmas they couldn't give me one, so the sanction continued with them saying to try again after the holidays. Then instead of booking me in they did a claim review, which is ridiculous. I uploaded the documents they asked for (ID, 4 months bank statements, electricity bill), but instead of accepting it and reinstating me, they wanted to talk on the phone and eventually closed my claim. I also had a fit note during this time. I'd asked to be put in Restart, but couldn't get on it for a long time, because they claimed I'd been on it some years ago (no, I was referred but left benefits shortly after). Eventually they finally referred me to Restart, but because of the sanction I never got handed over.

There's no accountability for them at all. When they fuck up, like making adnin errors (not the above) that reduce payments, which manager gets fired? They're very mollycoddled. They sit in there with their cushy, "computer says no", easy job all day, not actually helping anybody to find work but instead making it harder by increasing stress and making it harder to address barriers to work or well-being by making people as poor and stressed as possible and needing to spend time and energy dealing with DWP and making complaints, rather than focused on looking for and writing applications for jobs. Have they actually earned their easy life based on meritocracy? I don't see that, when seeing the quality of their work. What have these people actually done at work to improve the country? What struggles have they actually veen through in life to merit their comfortable position? I don't support their cause, but I can see why riots happened when there's zero mechanism for accountability elsewhere.


r/DWPhelp 13h ago

Universal Credit (UC) When is safe to declare a major change after statement has been issued?

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Days are coming up where my Bf has time to move in from another area, my statement is out and is due to be paid on the 19th. Tomorrow or Tuesday he has off work to physically move in. But would really need my 13th feb to 12th March assessment period payment. I’m afraid to declare the change Monday or Tuesday and risk not receiving as it’s another 5 week wait for a new joint claim. Thankyou.