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Benifit help
Fliss2019
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How do l get help with benifits..on UC been put in LCW group but am not well enough to work and cannot survive long term on £73 per wk.
Have MH problems Severe Anxiety and depression..
Have MH problems Severe Anxiety and depression..
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Hi @Fliss2019
Welcome to the community, have you tried filling in a benefits calculator to check if you are claiming everything you are entitled to?Scope
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Only way appeal or that’s it I’m going tribunal they stopped my money feb had nowt since I can’t use my hands but say I can work
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Fliss2019,
You can challenge the decision by asking for a mandatory reconsideration and appealing if necessary. You could use the self-test to check if it agrees you have limited capability for work-related activity (it's the same test as for ESA).
https://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/employment-and-support-allowance/start-the-esa-test
Make sure you've claiming council tax reduction as this is separate. You might also be able to get PIP, although this has a different test:
https://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/personal-independence-payment-pip/pip-self-test
If you're not working and you're on UC you should get free prescriptions. I know that's not a lot of help so in the meantime do challenge the LCW decision if you think you should be someone with LCWRA (limited capability for work-related activity). Your anxiety and depression could be really relevant to this.
You might be able to get help with the MR/appeal from a local advice agency, such as a CAB.
WillThe Benefits Training Co: -
Hello@ Fliss✋?I also have Depression and Socialphobia and i've been put in the lcw group too i have been appealing against it but they keep refusing to back down just bcos i can use my hands.They're asking for more evidence if they are to change their decision and i have given them all the evidence i can get.I'm also a T2 Diabetic and control it by diet so that's adding to my worry if i have no money to eat!!?
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