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3 days 20 minutes ago #309810 by Michael
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Hi there I my partner is on ESA in the support group I was added onto her claim around 15 years ago I am also her appointee and we both receive PIP so also get disability premiums at a couples rate we have received the migration notice to UC so should receive transitional protection also. I have submitted the UC claim this morning also did my partner's as her appointee and joined them together I have a couple of issues with things that have shown up in both our to do lists firstly in my partner's list it is asking to accept claimant commitments which she cannot as I understand it she cannot accept them because she has an appointee could you please confirm this to s correct and secondly in my to do list it is saying about work coaches and work related stuff which in 15 years of being added on to my partner's ESA claim I have never had to do I spoke to citizens advice this morning and they said for this universal credit claim I will need a fit note obviously because I have my own health conditions and an assessment this has never been the case on my partners ESA claim it has come as a big shock can this be correct also? Please help.
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1 day 12 hours ago #309870 by latetrain
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Hi Michael
I am not sure about accepting a claimant commitment and appointee, I do know that if a partner refuses to accept a claimant commitment then their claim will fail.
I take it that you are the carer for your partner even though you have your own disabilities, in which case you would claim the care element of UC and as your partner was in the support group then they would transfer over to the LCWRA group.
You can only have one LCWRA element in a joint claim, did you tell CA that your partner was in the support group and you were her appointee/carer, I am not sure why CA said you need to supply a fit note, as a carer you just have to be doing substantial care, UC follows similar rules to Carers Allowance but there are some differences.
Gary
I am not sure about accepting a claimant commitment and appointee, I do know that if a partner refuses to accept a claimant commitment then their claim will fail.
I take it that you are the carer for your partner even though you have your own disabilities, in which case you would claim the care element of UC and as your partner was in the support group then they would transfer over to the LCWRA group.
You can only have one LCWRA element in a joint claim, did you tell CA that your partner was in the support group and you were her appointee/carer, I am not sure why CA said you need to supply a fit note, as a carer you just have to be doing substantial care, UC follows similar rules to Carers Allowance but there are some differences.
Gary
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