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Read me: What is ESA and how do I claim it?
ESA, or Employment Support Allowance, is a benefit which
you can receive if your ability to work is limited by disability or poor health. You can find out more
on our Employment Support Allowance page. If you’d like to determine your
eligibility for ESA and other benefits, use our
online benefits calculator. How
do I claim…
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ESA Credit only query
I currently receive ESA Credits Only. I have recently been added as a director to my partners Limited Company. It is more to offer me some protection should anything happen to him as we are not married but have been living together for over 15 years. His accountant has said that as a director I could take wage even though…
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Hi, my name is sarad74! Have a health assessment can anyone guide me on questions that will be asked
HI everyone
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Random ESA payment?
Hi all, I applied for UC on the 10th and got my final ESA payment last Friday but today I suddenly received an extra payment but of just more than half of what I usually get, and I am so confused. My UC hasn’t started yet, so it’s not that, plus it says ESA on the bank statement. Could it be because I applied for UC half…
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ESA
good evening all I filled my capacity for work form from ESA they received its 6th back on the 6/12/24 Can anyone tell me how long it takes for a decision to see what group your put into? Thanks in advance
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Hi, my name is Sukisue! My ESA payment hasn’t been paid in so I’m panicking……
hi, new member here. My ESA payment hasn’t been paid in so I’m panicking……..
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UC Migration to ESA - questions they will ask at the Identity Interview at the Jobcentre
I have to go in to the Jobcentre to present my ID. With my mental health issues it will be a bit of an ordeal but I'm willing to do it just to get the whole process over with. My question is will I be asked any details about my medical condition? I'm OK to tell them the disorders I am diagnosed with but if I have to…
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Lcwra
Does this sound right ? Was on incapacity benifit ----2008 Got changed to CBESA SG ---—2013 Found out they made mistake like they did with alot of people and I got a back dated payment believe I was then on CBESA with IR top up SG---— 2018 Voulentarlly moved to UC 2022 I now get 276 every two weeks CBESA SG And I think Im…
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Cold Weather Payment
Hello, I am getting Income Related Employment and Support Allowance. I have looked on the gov.uk website and it says my area is due a £25 Cold Weather Payment. It appeared last Monday 13th January. I haven't yet received anything. Can anyone tell me if Income Related Employment and Support Allowance is still eligible? It…
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Work
I recently went back to work (hurray) part time 5-10 hours a week as a home carer the company understand my needs are helping me which is great, I rang esa and told them they said they would send me out a Pw1 form I think the name is anyway I’ve received a ESA capability form instead it states to send it back the date on…
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Esa credits only. Move to UC
Hello, can anyone please advise me. I recieve ns esa, credits only, as not worked for several years due to illness. I am in LCWRA group, have been for over 2yrs. I do not receive any payments just ni credits. I also recieve PIP. My questions are where do I stand if I moved over to UC? Would I recieve any payments or not as…
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Contribution ESA
can somebody please tell me if contribution based ESA is being got rid of ?! I am trying to decide if I am upto a new job (22hrs) I think it will be too much for me but part of me wants to give it a go. I have been on this for many years. I’ve heard even people on this will be moving over to New style esa/uc this year ?…
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Got a appointment over the phone for New ESA
can anyone tell me what kind of questions they will ask me for the new ESA
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Deciding not to move to uc
If a person in receipt of esa cb with ir top up does not want to move to uc can they just return the migration notice stating they don't want to claim? Also when would their income related esa stop and would their contribution based esa change to new style esa at this point or change at a later date?
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ESA migration to UC finally got letter
hi hope everyone is doing ok, so finally got letter yesterday saying it’s time to move to UC, i answered all the questions and sent my passport and provisional driving license as 2 things to prove my ID. just wondering what happens now as I am on esa ir and pip and get sdp, but when I asked them on journal about what…
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LCWRA and ESA for autism
Hello everyone i recently put a claim in for New Style Esa. Ive been claiming LCWRA for a short while now and found out about ESA after doing some research to see what I'd be entitled to. My question is ,when you're on LCWRA and you put a claim in for New Style ESA,do you get both as long as you aren't working? I still…
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Can you claim Carers Allowance & New ESA ?
Hi, I've tried all the Govt helplines (Benefits office, Job Seekers etc) and spend days rining round. All the Govt ones say we cannot advise you, sign up for both and see. Which seems a drastic approach. Citizens Advise give conflicting info - I either can't or I can, but they remove the Carers Allowance but you then have…
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Severe Disability Premium
Hi I'm wondering if anyone can give me any advice. Out of the blue last month I received a phone call from DWP saying there had been a "review" and inviting me to fill in IS10 forms for SDP both for my current address and my previous address which I left in 2016. I filled the forms in and don't have a decision yet but DWP…
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Late mum SDP entitlement
Hello all , Im new to the boards and have a bit of an odd question . My husband has been advised that he should have been in reciept of SDP for a while , thus is now being looked into , but it got me thinking that my beloved Mum who has very recently passed should have been entitled to SDP according to the regulations we…
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Just got a text from DWP telling me to apply for UC by Feb 8th
I was expecting a migration letter but they've sent a text. I live in Hackney borough, if that makes any difference. Anyone else got a text, should I wait for the letter? I get Housing Benefit and Income Related ESA (Support Group).
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Hi, my name is ami121! I get severe benefit stoped because of my two adult sons living with me
Hi I am on ESA and pip I get severe benefit stoped because of my two adult sons living with me if my tow 25 years old children move out well I be moved from EAS to universal credit Or not Please help me Thank you Ami121