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UC Review – Going out of my mind. Advice please!

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6 days 21 hours ago #309611 by Clare
I had a Universal Credit Review last year, lasting from mid June, when I uploaded my documents to October, when it was closed with no change to my payments.

Nine months later, in early July this year, they started another review, and as before, I uploaded all my documents immediately, within an hour of them asking for them.

I then heard nothing until ten days ago (so a wait of three months), when they gave me a phone appointment for today.

I have been sitting here waiting for an hour and a half since the time of the appointment and nobody has called. I left a message in my journal saying I was waiting, and also called them but was told that they might just be running late and that if nobody called I would be sent another appointment.

I have a severe and enduring mental health condition and am in the LCWRA group, as well as in receipt of high rate PIP. This situation is having a profound effect on my mental wellbeing and I am really getting the point where I just honestly can't take any more. I don't know what to do. I was depending on the whole thing finally being over. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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6 days 13 hours ago #309620 by BIS
Hi Clare

I'm sorry that this happened to you. Even if we had seen your post earlier the only advice would have been to sit and wait. I understand this is horrible for you. Did they ring you? I hope so? As you are in the LCWRA group, I'm not sure why you are being reviewed again so quickly, and I would raise this in your journal. Ask them why you are having a review two years running. Reiterate that you are a vulnerable person and tell them this is having a profound effect on your mental health, and see what response you get. Should you not get a response in 72 hours, then I would put in a formal complaint that you need to know why they are doing this.

BIS

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6 days 13 hours ago #309622 by Clare
Thank you. I will do as you say. Nobody called and there is no response to the messages left on my journal.
Should I post the message you suggest as a reply to the person doing the review? One of the problems I have is that nobody ever responds to my journal messages. I usually address them to ‘payment’ as I was told that this means they go to the case manager. But I never get a response anyway.
Thanks so much for getting back to me. I really appreciate it.

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5 days 12 hours ago #309642 by latetrain
Hi Clare

I would follow BIS's instructions, if you still have no joy contact your local Welfare Rights Organisation for assistance.

Gary

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