I've been working on getting universal credit and have the UC50 form to complete. If you have cancer you can skip most of it, but you need to get a doctor or fill out one of the pages. I also need a letter to give the DVLA to tell them I'm not fit to drive.
I've written to my doctor's surgery twice about this now, and they are charging £40 per letter! I would barely need a bus pass after paying so much. Also the whole point of applying for UC is that I don't have an income, so paying £40 just as one of the many hoops I have to jump through for that seems crazy and very unfair. The whole process of claiming universal credit just goes on and on and on. Every time I think I've done all I need to, they tell me I need to attend this or that or fill out a form. It's barely worth it.
It's possible I could get one of the letters written by someone at the hospital, who may not charge, but it's proving difficult to get anywhere contacting someone there. Only my doctor knows all my history though, some unrelated to my cancer, so really I do need my own GP to deal with this.
Do I just have to suck it up and pay the £80? I have the money to do it but it's still a lot of money to me that I'd rather not spend.
Thanks very much,
Geoff.
