Universal Credit ESA PIP Update 21 06 2022 

Thanks for the information and I’m on ESA and first I’ve heard of this.

Thank you for all your hard work making these videos. I pay my yearly PPP this month so after the payment of £108.10 I will be left with £41.90 UMMMMMMM what should I use it for I know a party over at Boris's house it should get me a nice bottle of ???L S??T. Take care looking forward to seeing your next vid once again Thank You.

excellent, much appreciated! 👍😀

I've just got onto your site by accident and would like to offer some advice about going for assessments . I've been claiming various sick benefits since 2010 and during this time my health has deteriorated due to the whole nasty process of assessments etc. After every assessment I have had to go to ( about five assessments ) I quickly realised that these HCP,s were not telling the DWP the truth about my conditions. I started to make secret recordings audio and video to prove my case at appeal. Every assessment has had to go to the appeal court where I have won my case and did so by providing the appeal court with word for word transcripts of the assessments. I have for the second time applied for PIP ( gave up the first time ) but this time I appealed. After the assessment I informed the HCP that I knew she was not going to give me any points and would start on the appeal right away. I wrote on my mandatory reconsideration that I was just going through the process that I wasn't interested in anything they had to say. I told them that it was my intention to provide the court with proof of fraud by HCP,s by only submitting audio and video recordings of all my past assessments and then providing the proof of the court overturning the DWP,s decision in my favour. Just before my appeal hearing date was due I get a phone call from the DWP asking to discuss my case and yes it was agreed that the HCP should of awarded me points for my conditions. For the first time ever I got awarded a benefit without it going to appeal court and unbelievably the lady from the DWP not only awarded me the higher rate of mobility but also gave me the lower rate of daily living allowance. My advice for anyone going for an assessment is this ..... With regards to PIP you can ask for a recording of your assessment so do this but also if you can make your own recording do this in case their equipment fails to record. These HCP,s are not their to help us they are there to get us off the books and get paid a bonus. I have a video recording of an HCP terminating an assessment because she said I was being verbally abusive and the video evidence shows this is not the case.....she just wanted to go home on time ! I was furious because despite having an appointment I had waited for nearly four hours in the waiting room to be seen. So please people if you are offered an opportunity to have a recording take it especially if your health conditions are not obvious such as mental health issues. .

Thank you sir for the excellent information, I payed debts with mine 🙏🇬🇧

Thanks for the info mate

I worked on minimum wage in the UK all my life as a single guy (isn't it brilliant to be on universal credit ) and not being a druggie or alcoholic or gambling person.. I am better off now then I've ever been And now we are getting a pay rise in April and we don't even have to get off the couch Brilliant " this country is so soft ; I take advantage of it I'm nearly 60 years old now and i wish I knew this when I was 18 Because I would never have worked...... like some people I know Who left school at 16 and are now 61, and have never ever Worked not even fiddled not even worked in a charity shop for free NOTHING But is still entitled to his pension when he hits 67 like all people who have worked and paid into the system So I am now taking a leaf out of his book Because I can't work anymore Because of my disability But the DWP Dr , reckons I'm ok ? I have no sympathy for it all The way this government can just waste £ 37 billion on track and trace And then nobody is held accountable for it so if the people who are in charge take the Mickey " then I can

I want to thank you Stuart. Its a minefield but your videos really help. Have you done one on the dreadfully hard to understand, care home fees?

I called Uc and they were helpful in confirming that I will receive the cost of living allowance - first payment due 18 July or thereabouts.

Hi skler I’m the same as you contribution ESA so I get nothing because Iv worked and paid my taxes. I’m gutted Iv had to use my house as collateral to have my bathroom adapter for myself so I can wash myself safety. I applied for this grant to be told I was on the wrong ESA so I have to pay. I was gutted so upset and made me very angry. The keep us on this so they don’t have to pay more money. People who are capable of working but can’t be bothered get it all. I feel Iv been punished for asking for help yet my esa I pay tax on helps support those on income ESA how is that right. At least I can have pride in knowing my little handout was because I have worked. This isn’t for those who are unable to work but those who simply can’t be bothered so frustrating

There’s at least tens of thousands and perhaps over one hundred thousand benefits claimants who owe council tax arrears some of which go as far back as the 80’s poll tax and the arrears are taking off their benefits as well as the council tax deduction too. The DSS and council cannot tell the claimants how much they owe and when it will be repaid. If a claimant was to fight this deduction in court the claimant would no doubt win because it cannot be known how much council tax is owed. Someone should find a council tax owing benefit claimant and do a test case. A win would result in some money being paid back to the claimant.

This is the best info guy!! Love u

Top fella! Thank you. ♥

I'm on contribution based ESA (support group) for the last 3 years and I get nothing. The government keep us on contribution based so we don't qualify for any help.

Is anyone coming to the realisation that the DWP are :- quote from a question I posed , as to why I haven’t received my face to face assessment form as my time is now overlapping the maximum three years for my benefit/work group , before reassessment . Anyway having put it to them “ why “ , I was informed that “ they are not currently doing assessments “ .

Thank you 😊

Subscribed. Very useful info. Thanks

Thank you so much

What happens with the cost of living payments if partner is in receipt of child tax credits and there is a joint award for income related ESA? Who gets the payment and will there be payments for both benefits?

Hi Stu my name is Stu as Well.

Thank you for the explanation but please clarify this for me, I made a successful claim for UC on the 29th of April, got my first statement on 30th May and had my first payment on the 3rd of June, does it mean I don't qualify for the first payment?

Iv retyed now on my £150 im set for life now

I’m on contribution esa we get left out on everything. Iv just had to pay for my bathroom adaption to walk in shower as I’m disabled but as I’m not on ESA income don’t get housing or working tax credits so Iv had to put a lean on my house so when we sell or die they take the money from my house. It’s not right I worked 38 years paid my taxes but the disability facility grant isn’t for me ( disabled, can’t work, paid taxes ) benefit isn’t for me as I don’t claim all the other benefits. Sorry food goes up gas/elec up but I’m not entitled to any of it. People who get it all can claim yet illegal immigrants can claim it all. Was it worth working? Hmm

Hi Stuart I am on PIP, Standard Daily Living I also work, 16 hours my partner clams DLA both high rate, we get tax credits, my partner is on ESA contributions, does her ESA block us getting the cost of living even though we are on Working Tax credits

Hi stu im on the high rate of pip and hi rate mobility i used to get 1300 a month but i only get 800month now do you now if we have had a cut in money thanks

Thankyou for info

Hi Flintshire Ewloe deducted £130 ou is of my ESA and a pound been taking out phone DWP ESA They told me to phone them back which I did And the options have change

Hi stu cann you please help me out with an issue. I’m in universal credit I also receive enhanced mobility I have a neurological illness.i was getting child element for my 17 year old.he has been awarded enhanced daily living pip.and universal have stopped my child element.is it correct that he still qualifys for child element because he is on enhanced daily living.please help me

Do you know where I can get help?I get so confused🙏🏻

How can pointy that I finish can deducted £130 and a pound transferred the same day Flintshire

I won't get the payment as I'm esa contributed 🥺 that's a bummer 😕

How does the £650 cost of living work out for people on a mixture of ESA, income based and contribution based support?

thank you

PIP....I love this organization....10 months ago I fell off the second floor roof, shattered both my legs into pieces one had surgery. I spent 4 months in a wheelchair, now 6 months on crutches and torn tendons and needing a second surgery, and despite problems they refuse ...I have collected 0 points.We have been talking on the phone for 10 months, I have been waiting for help for 10 months, they lie that one of the forms was lost by royal mail, then they send an MRN in which there is nothing of what I said on the phone or sent as evidence. This is a criminal organization

whats diffrence between contribution and income based?

hi my a full time carer , i claim child tax credits & my partner is on esa support allowance but we are joint claim , but its all in his name but im just in bk ground a didnt get a payment from tax credit? do u no why im confused with all this

Is that a minlogue, or a monologue in the background?

Hi i have scheuermanns disease and a left sided disc protrusion compression on s1 root with mri and i also suffer with depression and anxiety for both i take medication i have been waiting since February what are the chances of approval? Thanks

If I didn’t get my cost of living payment in 2021 because I was waiting for a decision after the assessment, can I still claim for the cost of living payment from 2021 now in 2022? I started my claim around April 2021. is there going another payment coming up this year?

Top drawer pal🤘👍

Hi I had a paper based assessment can you tell me if this is a good thing & do dwp usually go against this. Thanks

Hello Stuart. I wondered I'd you were based in London & you do meetings for support?

I wanted to ask if property agencies reject those who are on UC? We are both working but income is not high enough.

I get uc and pip stuart so will i get the cost of living payment for both uc and pip.??

Hi, i am in the support group for ESA (contibution based. I know I do not qualify with this benefit) but i receive Universal credit also. Am I entitled to the payment? It's very confusing. Many thanks

Does anyone know if people who only receive child tax credits without any other benefit will receive the cost of living payment?

I've just had my WCA and I'm now eligible for LCWRA on top of UC..I thought I was going straight on to ESA but it's not been made very clear to me. My payments have been backdated as LCWRA payments. Any idea why?

Hello I wonder if he could help me please I am currently claiming pip I have just been awarded high rate care And I got 10 points for my mobility This being I can walk 20 meters but not more than 50 meters Before my review I was getting high rate care But I only got 4 points for mobility For psychological damage when travelling alone But no on my new reward I am not getting those 4 points any longer but my condition has not changed if I ask them for a mandatory reconsideration will this be taken into consideration therefore giving me 14 points Any help would be greatly appreciated thank you Any help would be greatly appreciated thank you

I get pip and esa (the higher rate one.. Income I think)... Will I not qualify for it cause I receive pip?

Can I claim universal credit and not look for work. I have mental health issues but look well so probably wouldn't pass any health checks.

I’m disabled and get DLA and that crappy extra £150 is a slap in the face. Like why are disabled getting less than able bodied people? Feels like discrimination to me.

All of this will just back fire as Ricki Sunak is doing the same as the Furlough as he's treating everyone differently and discriminating though's who can't work on the support group, Who to say that still those on the support group can't cope, as only income base esa will get it and universal credit people, not the support group people, This system completely stinks as Wishy Washy is more for the working person and for those who can work. can see protests and people complaining saying it's not fare being means tested, And who to say that it's the best system they have like he says, it's gone from bad to worse since universal credit took over as it's like a strew pot, everything tost in one pan Bet he and his cronies would last a day if they where a normal UK person living

I have applied for pip I am in support group ESA (contribution) and UC , I have been told my assessment is tomorrow ,,,,,however My support worker phoned them up and told them I have not sent the forms back yet , the telephone advisor said “don’t worry she does not have to as you (the support worker) made the claim for her on the phone” (I was present when he made the claim on my behalf ) my support worker was flummoxed when he phoned and asked about my assessment as he has never heard of this before and he asked his colleagues in the office if they had ever heard of this before where no forms had to be filled and it was straight to a phone assessment because “a support worker” had phoned on a clients behalf ! Have you ever heard of this before where no forms had been filled beforehand ? Any advice ? Thank you

Hi , I was wondering if you had any idea why I have to be assessed again for PIP,? I had my assessment on the 29th of July and received a letter yesterday telling me they need to make an assessment on the 6th of September , I assumed it was an admin error so I called them , they said to me it wasn’t an admin error and they need to assess me again to make sure it is accurate ! Has anyone come across this scenario before ? Thank you in advance for any advice . PS I’ve never claimed pip before .

What about when someone claims UC and pip at the same time?

Is this for those who claim Universal Credit?

You be tried to get pip but keep getting told I’m not eligible even though I’m in a support group on esa an have been for years due to my adhd I also have severe nerve damage so I struggle getting around but for some reason I don’t qualify even though my my doctors tell me I qualify.

ESA has already increased months ago

Hello am on esa a support group will I get the payment thankyou

I'm on universal credit I have been for years and years but still have no clue if I'm eligible or not I don't understand all there government talk I speak English lol

Hello. Sir. I am a disable . I made a pip. Claim. In March. When do you recogne I ll be called for. Assessment. Please. As. My application is with assessment team. Many thank s.

Im on Esa and pip will I get he 650??

hi im on working tax credit plus pip will i get the payment .

If I get work related activity group esa and standard rate of pip will I qualify