Check if you're eligible for PIP - Citizens Advice
Check the main eligibility rules. To get PIP you must find it hard to do everyday tasks or get around because of a physical or mental condition. You must have found these things hard for 3 months and expect them to continue to be hard for another 9 months. You must be living in England or Wales when you apply - unless you or a close family ...
Updating and proving your pre-settled or settled status
The DWP might ask for proof of your pre-settled status or settled status by adding a message to the journal section of your online account. You should check your journal regularly to make sure you don’t miss any messages. You can give the DWP your share code as evidence - you can get a share code on GOV.UK.
Proving your right to work in the UK - Citizens Advice
You can prove your right to work by showing your employer your British or Irish passport. It doesn’t matter if your passport has expired. If you don’t have a British or Irish passport, you can use a valid passport from another country. The passport must have a stamp or sticker on it saying you have right of abode.
How to claim PIP - Citizens Advice
There are 3 stages to claiming PIP: Contact the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and fill in the PIP1 form - they can do this for you over the phone. Fill in the ‘How your disability affects you’ form - you can choose to get a paper form by post or get an email with a link to an online form. Go to a medical assessment.
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How much PIP you can get and for how long - Citizens Advice
This is called an ‘indefinite award’. If you have an indefinite award the DWP will usually review it every 10 years. If you don’t get an indefinite award, you’ll get PIP for a fixed amount of time – your decision letter will tell you for how long. If you’re terminally ill the award will be for 3 years. If you're awarded PIP for a ...
How to claim Housing Benefit - Citizens Advice
Only one of you needs to claim Housing Benefit. You’ll need to put your and your partner’s details on the form. Your local council will look at both your incomes to decide how much Housing Benefit you’ll get. If one of you gets ESA, it’s usually best for the other partner to claim Housing Benefit.
Applying for Universal Credit - Citizens Advice
You'll usually have to apply for Universal Credit online. The first thing you need to do is set up an online account - you'll use this to apply and manage your claim. You might be able to apply by phone in special circumstances. Find out more about starting your …
Check how much Universal Credit you'll get - Citizens Advice
Niamh has £7,700 in capital. This is £1,700 over £6,000 - which is 6 full lots of £250 and one part of £250. This means their capital reduces their Universal Credit by 7 x £4.35 = £30.45 per month. You'll usually no longer be able to get Universal Credit if you have more than £16,000 in capital.
How to claim Pension Credit - Citizens Advice
Dec 10, 2018 · If you can’t apply online, you can claim by calling the Pension Service and telling them you want to claim Pension Credit. Pension Credit claim line. Telephone: 0800 99 1234. Textphone: 0800 169 0133. Relay UK - if you can't hear or speak on the phone, you can type what you want to say: 18001 then 0800 99 1234.