universal credit

Has anyone submitted a diary along with their ESA/UC or PIP form? I am struggling with what to write and include. I've seen some PIP diaries explicitly based around the descriptors, which is of course a sound idea, but I've decided not to go down that route, and instead just give an overall...

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I am starting this thread to bring together all the links to guidance and advice for claiming the main UK disability benefits of Employment Support Allowance (ESA) and the new Universal Credit (UC). This thread is intended for general links and advice, not specific to any individual's...

I was wondering if anyone would like to share their response to this question from a successful UC50 (or ESA50) application, or has a template for the response. Failing that, are there any good resources for answering this question? Primarily, I am interested in what to include here, the level...

Hi all, I am looking for advice RE: Universal Credit and limited capability for work. A few months ago I started claiming UC. I work freelance and despite suggesting that the maximum I work in a given week was around 10 hours, the option of limited capability for work did not come up, and I am...

I wouldn't usually post the news from the Benefits and Work website, but this item will be relevant to anyone claiming ESA or UC. From 26th March updates: In spite of the risk to claimants’ health, the DWP are wilfully discouraging doctors from issuing fit notes to employment and support...

The IAPT-LTC pathway full implementation guidance was recently published (see below) to support national roll-out of 'IAPT-LTC' (which encompasses MUS). As IAPT-employment adviser cross-referral may be of increasing relevance (due to roll out of IAPT-LTC and inclusion of CFS under MUS in the...

" Work and Pensions Secretary Esther McVey has agreed to publish a series of reviews of Universal Credit after acknowledging there was “no point” in keeping them under wraps. The project assessment reviews for the flagship welfare reform reveal claims of bullying, harassment and discrimination...

Background for those unfamiliar with the system: Universal Credit replaces half a dozen other benefits including means-tested ESA ('sickness benefit', intended to replace a wage for those too ill to work). Disabled people who are considered sufficiently incapacitated, and who meet a couple of...