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					Originally Posted by  Stephen
					 
				 
				Same 2ith me, wife has to be part of the claim and as she is a student on 10 hours a week she actually has to visit the job centre every week as well as applying for jobs still for her commitments.  
 
I mean how ridiculous. ESA getting deducted from UC, is just a joke. What help is that really.... 
 
We got lucky the woman that helped us get the paperwork sorted helped us a lot. 
			
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 If your wife can claim carers allowance depending on what benefits you're on now, then she would be exempt from those commitments. And less chance of sanctions etc too.