Benefits and Work has published a brief members’ guide to “Life after managed migration”, now that the managed migration of employment and support allowance claimants to universal credit is all but ...

I don't normally pick up phone calls from unknown numbers, but I've been reading that sometimes assessors will sometimes call when they need ask a few questions. Can I know what number they will call ...

The type of assessment you have for PIP or the WCA makes little material difference to the outcome, according to a trial involving over 350,000 randomly assigned assessments covering face-to-face, ...

I'm due to receive an inheritance which will take me over £16,000 savings limit. I am aware that I will lose means tested benefits.I have some debt to pay off etc which would quickly (around 4 weeks) ...

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Can I get free prescriptions if I’m on Employment and Support Allowance? If you qualify for income-related ESA, you automatically qualify for free prescriptions. If you qualify for New Style ESA, you ...

In 2023, there were 5,224 PIP claimants with Long Covid listed as their main disabling condition. This makes it the 94th most common condition to get an award of PIP for out of over 500 conditions ...

As my son's NS-ESA is coming to an end, I called the HAAS provider (Serco) to find out what was happening. They had all the information needed since December (!). Son needs a specialist assessor, ...

I currently live in Lancashire and thanks to your brilliant site, I have successfully been migrated to UC. However, shortly I am moving to Flintshire, in Wales, to live with my Mother. She is not my ...

I sent my PIP review form last July. In January, I got a text from Serco, saying "we are managing your PIP assessment". This morning I had two missed calls from 0800 2600700 According to a web search ...

I claimed contributions based ESA for 12months and was put into the support group LCWRA in December 2024. When i go to the opticians or dentists i am given a form to fill in to obtain free NHS ...

My relative got arrears of severe disability premium in December 2022 amounting to £16,300. In the letter it says this will not count towards savings until the end of the ESA claim. However he has to ...