women with visible and invisible disabilities
An open letter from WinVisible, highlighting problems with the forced move to Universal Credit, including risk of destitution for some claimants, was sent in to the Work and Pensions Committee. They are MPs from different parties whose task is to scrutinise the DWP. The Chair of the Committee is Debbie Abrahams MP. Our letter features … Read more
Women in our group and the community have been contacting us about the move from ESA to Universal Credit (UC). We want to share what we found out — what you can do to keep your benefits, what rights you have, and some helpful tips. Get in touch to add useful info from your own … Read more
Hi all, we’ve updated our Universal Credit self-help tips here. The page includes info for ESA claimants on postponing ESA to UC, and our rights.
“I am currently ending an inpatient stay, due to a crisis brought on by the requirement to complete a PIP review. The papers arrived 11 months earlier than expected, claim due to end Feb 2023, papers arrived April 2022 to be completed in two weeks,” says Ms X. “My PIP award is till 25/02/23 but … Read more
Your benefit rights — if you have to move local authority area. If you are in the Support Group of ESA and have to move out of your local authority area, your ESA is not protected anymore, you have to claim Universal Credit (UC). We wanted to share some info you may not know — … Read more