Nov 12, 20186 minPIP appeal – overprepared fraud?I had a PIP appeal today. I’ve been waiting for it for ten months. I don’t think it went well. There are some points in my favour: the...
Oct 23, 20183 minMissed telephone appointment – might I be sanctioned?Some moments of sick apprehension today. I remembered, some time after the appointment time, that today was the day for my monthly UC...
Oct 18, 20182 minSome good news – I thinkI’ve received some good news. My UC journal today had an letter added to it saying that they have decided that I have limited capability...
Oct 17, 20183 minLetter to council re council tax supportI’ve just tried phoning my council to explain to them that I don’t understand how my council tax support is calculated, would like to...
Oct 15, 20183 minThe Tories have messed up my council taxNaturally, when I’ve just got in from visiting my church’s office to ask for help because I can’t manage without paying someone to do...
Sep 27, 20182 minMoney mattersDWP-UC has apparently now told DWP-ESA to stop paying me. I have received, in three separate envelopes that arrived on the same day, a...
Sep 20, 20183 minUC updateMy telephone appointment last week went fine. All the Work Coach wanted was to ask if I had received, completed and sent off the form for...
Aug 31, 20183 minWhy am I the mediator for ESA and UC?Having phoned ESA a couple of days ago, today I phoned UC to tell them that ESA had told me that they needed to send a form to ESA to say...
Aug 28, 20183 minESA and UC aren’t talkingPhoning ESA again. It has a long spiel followed by ‘please press 1 to continue’. Why not just carry on without having to press 1? After...
Aug 27, 20183 minUniversal Credit and ESA transferI started my claim for UC on 16th July. I told ESA on the same day, or possibly a day or two before, that I had moved house, no longer...