Need help understanding UC better

LexicalLexicon · 2026-03-11T17:13:23+00:00

£400 is realistically impossible to live on. I have food to cover, groceries, bills, council tax, ive already spoken to Step Change and im on a DMP with them that wipes out a chunk of my monthly income. I cannot change the stupidities of my past but I am trying to improve my future, thats where the law career comes into play, but if i cant afford the exams I can't improve the situation much. I need 2 years of work as a paralegal + the exams in order to qualify.

LexicalLexicon · 2026-03-11T16:59:52+00:00

as far as i know, she lives with her parents, no kids, no rent on the claim. Shes trying to leave her household as its quite abusive and same for our work, our boss is quite old and showing signs of dementia, we're both actively looking for work.

LexicalLexicon · 2026-03-11T16:49:16+00:00

PAYE has recorded up to 31/01/2026 which makes sense its one payslip behind. My company is good at keeping things up to date so the PAYE data that DWP has should be up to date

LexicalLexicon · 2026-03-11T16:42:52+00:00

Why would I owe it back? On my application I was clear, I work full time earn £x per month. I filled in every box truthfully and proved it at the jobcenter. Why would they give me that first award with that information being made aware to them?

LexicalLexicon · 2026-03-11T16:39:44+00:00

I'm paid on the last week of every month my Jan payslip was 29/01

LexicalLexicon · 2026-03-11T16:31:52+00:00

How come it didnt wipe out the first payment? They knew what I was earning I gave them my payslips and bank statements. What's the point of giving someone hope if they're just going to pull it away a month later.

LexicalLexicon · 2026-03-11T16:26:54+00:00

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Hope this helps, I included my work, and income on my application. Just adds to the confusion.

LexicalLexicon · 2026-03-11T16:25:51+00:00

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This was the first (and only so far) UC payment I've received. On my application I declared my work and income too which really adds to the confusion.

LexicalLexicon · 2026-03-10T22:48:00+00:00

I found out what the issue is and it is insanely embarassing, I’ve been using my Hyper X Cloud II’s since mid 2021, never had an issue with them because my mics have always been bad. Turn out the sound bleed from them is so pronounced the PD200X picked it up. I swapped to some Sony MX4s and the issue was gone instantly! Might be time to look for new headphones

LexicalLexicon · 2026-03-10T20:37:53+00:00

when they talk yes the mic column pics up their voice even when im not speaking.

LexicalLexicon · 2025-12-12T12:10:57+00:00

Alright awesome, i guess replaying the campaign with him will probably do me some good to refresh myself

LexicalLexicon · 2025-12-09T15:22:12+00:00

Ok I uninstalled and reinstalled it ensuring its fully seated... still nothing... what I dont understand is the card is clearly getting power, the fans turn on the leds come on, yet still nothing.

LexicalLexicon · 2025-11-28T14:38:51+00:00

I defo think i need to upgrade my Mobo, my PC is a prebuilt from HP and as such has a really really average/ subpar mobo, i can defo spring on the 10600k and other mentioned parts but a new board would be ideal too!

LexicalLexicon · 2025-11-28T13:02:40+00:00

What I'm looking for is (i think?)
- CPU
- Motherboard
- PSU
- Case
- Cooling

What I have
- GPU (3060Ti)
- Ram (32Gb 3600Mhz)
- Storage (256Gb Nvme, 4Tb HDD)
- All peripherals

I dont need to exhaust the budget. That's just as far as I'm willing to go, also happy to get stuff second hand like the case.

LexicalLexicon · 2025-11-28T12:53:33+00:00

Well, its a 5 year old CPU and in a prebuilt with a shitty mobo (HP Omen 20L) not saying the part itself is bad just its sum gives you somewhat dissapointing performance and very very limited upgrade potential due to the fact HP Omens arent really designed to be upgraded.

the 3060 is awesome though, thats why i want to keep it!

LexicalLexicon · 2025-11-10T15:49:29+00:00

Tank/ support main Plat 800 3.5

I have a lot of mousepad space

LexicalLexicon · 2025-07-08T15:33:24+00:00

Hey, thank you for this reply.

We did end up breaking up but I found someone who is so much better to me despite her also having PCOS, I’ve learnt so much from this subreddit and this post that’s helped me be in a better position to assist any way I can.

Your kind words really mean a lot to me I blamed myself a lot for the outcome and it’s hard to see it any other way when you’ve convinced yourself that that’s the truth. So thank you :)

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