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Hi, Havent been on here for a while but thanks for the tips, i will give them a try and see what happens

Yep, thats exactly what happened to us when we were private tenants. Our HB was paid direct to our landlord...no problems. But LHA was ntroduced and we had it paid to us instead. If we were ever...

Hi,
Im sure ive heard someone talking about gardening grants but dont know if i may have been dreaming it...
Is there any such thing?
Im asking cos I could REALLY do with a bit of help, both...

we get CA, Child tax, and CB weekly, DLA 4 weekly and IS fortnightly..
so if they do pay UC 4 weekly, its just going to be a case of forward planning ie set bill payments up rather than direct...

Ithink its ridiculous .
Why cant they ask the people what they want instead of assuming or just changing things because they feel its the right way to do things?THEY HAVENT GOT A CLUE!!!it makes me...

Hi there,
Im so sorry to hear that you are feeling so down.
My Dad suffered with depression for a very long time and i know that people with this awful illness are sometimes fobbed off and sadly...

oh dear, im not looking forward to this at all and i know im not alone when i say that..
why the bloody hell do they have to **** about? Yeah, the benefits system can be a bit complex and damn right...

sorry to sound daft but hows UC going to work?
Ive got a friend whos other friend works in welfare rights and shes told her that they are going to start trialing it early.
Shes also mentioned that...

MSE...benefits and tax credits forum...some nice people offering great advice but can be very bitchy with each other at times and get ready for a slamming if the know it alls think youve got it wrong.

Gab,
I hate it when people interopt you and wont let you finish speaking too, nothing worse! The lady you were speaking to WAS probably having a bad day but no need to take it out on you..

What...

Ive got to agree with dave. CA team are the nice people at DWP. Like i said, its usually them who are up to speed and others who arent
Got to admit though, when my bloke first got awarded DLA, i...

Hi Gab, havent been on here for a couple of days, weve all had that bloody norovirus...
anyway, sorry to hear about your problems with CA, they are usually quite good at sorting things, its...

ESA is not working for people
I know this from the problems my partner and I had with it in the past

Iwas actually glad when he got thrown off it because there was no more stress, no more stupid...

Hi,
im really sorry to hear that your having problems re benefits and DLA
THE BENEFITS SYSTEM IS NUTS!
we had problems with ESA too. To cut a long story short, my partner has severe fheumatoid...

Well i took 1940sfans advice and rang the Sun as it had been a while since i sent the booking form and payment off etc and the suspense was killing me...
They answered the phone straight away which...

Hi 1940sfan,
Thanks for replying to my post. Ive been tempted to try a sun holiday in the past but thought they wouldnt be up to much until a relative said that hey go on them quite a lot and...

Just want to say a huge thank you to you all for replying to my posts.
Ive been other forums in the past, one in particular (can i mention the name of the website on here?) where you either get...

yep, will do.
i hope we hear something soon as they have got 75 quid of my money lol. Well its a postal order actually but still my money!
They send the payment back if they cant book you a...

youre not kidding about it causing upset and confusion!
Maybe they should have all letter templates checked and double checked before they get sent out.....
And it would be nice if they could get...

Afternoon folks,
Well, i rang DWP about my IS this morning and surprise surprise, they couldnt give me a straight answer. So ive had to wait another 4 hours for someone to ring me back!
Anyway,...

Thank you, illlet you know how i get on

as the title says, has anyone been on a sun holiday before?
we didnt have a holiday last year and my sis in law has sold her caravan so no more cheap hols for us so thought id try a sun holiday. ...

well its d day tomorrow, ill find out whats happening with my claim and post on here when I know all the details.
Wish me luck!

yep, they are quick enough to stop your money but when it comes to paying you what they owe YOU, its a different matter...

Its hard enough trying to get by as it is without getting stupid letters like that from the DWP!
I mean, it wasnt very clear, no reason or explanation, just "were not taking money for your benefits...