Updating and proving your pre-settled or settled status
WEBThe 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.
Check if you're eligible for PIP - Citizens Advice
WEBCheck 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 ...
Proving your right to work in the UK - Citizens Advice
WEBYou might be able to prove your right to work online or by showing your employer certain documents. Any document you show your employer must be: valid - you can’t use a document that’s expired unless it’s a British or Irish passport. the original document - you can’t use a copy. If your document is expiring soon and you’ve applied to ...
Personal Independence Payment - Citizens Advice
WEBPIP resources. Letter to confirm the DWP has given you more time to send your PIP claim form. Letter to send evidence after your PIP claim form. Information on eligibility for claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP), how to fill in the claim form and how to challenge a …
How much ESA you can get - Citizens Advice
WEB1. Check the basic amount you can get. When you first claim, your basic amount is: £142.25 each week if you live with a partner. £90.50 each week if you don’t live with a partner and you’re aged 25 or over. £71.70 each week if you don’t live …
Check if something might be a scam - Citizens Advice
WEBRecognising a scam. It might be a scam if: it seems too good to be true – for example, a holiday that’s much cheaper than you’d expect. someone you don’t know contacts you unexpectedly. you suspect you’re not dealing with a real company – for example, if there’s no postal address. you’ve been asked to transfer money quickly.
How to claim PIP - Citizens Advice
WEBThere 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.
How much PIP you can get and for how long - Citizens Advice
WEBThis 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 ...
Getting Universal Credit if you’re sick or disabled
WEBTelephone: 0800 328 5644. Telephone (Welsh language): 0800 328 1744. Textphone: 0800 328 1344. Relay UK - if you can't hear or speak on the phone, you can type what you want to say: 18001 then 0800 328 5644. You can use Relay UK with an app or a textphone. There’s no extra charge to use it.
Carer's Allowance - Citizens Advice
WEBIf you need help making your claim, contact the Carer's Allowance Unit. Carer's Allowance Unit. Telephone: 0800 731 0297. Textphone: 0800 731 0317. Relay UK - if you can't hear or speak on the phone, you can type what you want to say: 18001 then 0800 731 0297. You can use Relay UK with an app or a textphone.