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Read me: What is ESA and how do I claim it?
What is Employment Support Allowance (ESA)? 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, try…
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Sending the work capability questionnaire late
Good afternoon scope family, because waiting blood tests, waiting for GP to give appointments and now the bank holiday, I will sending my work capability questionnaire for esa late. Has anyone got any information what I can do. Thank you.
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ESA- How much longer to wait?
Hi everyone! I applied for ESA back in early July due to my sick pay from work being ended by mid July. I was told by DWP that I should start getting payments by end of July - which was great cause it would land a week after my sick pay ended. It is now nearly the end of August and I have heard absolutely nothing - no…
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When do I tell I tell ESA I'm staring university?
Google had mixed answers. One said "with in a month of the change" one said "when the change happens" I've got my enrollment on the 10th of September so I'm assuming that's when the change happens? I did plan on sending a notification letter explaining it wasn't a change in health just filling my legal duty and sending…
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NEW Style ESA
Last July(2025) after years of seamless payments, DWP transferred my son to so-called NEW STYLE ESA and UC. Since January, on alternate months, DWP have omitted to pay any ESA. Each time I’ve phoned up (waiting HOURS on hold, while they knew I’m waiting) they apologised and reimbursed the missing amounts, and said it had…
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Finishing work
I've recently handed my notice into work and put a claim in for ESA. I am due a full pay check at the end of the month then I'll be unemployed. They are asking for my P45 as I don't claim SSP. Will they start ESA after that? This is a rapid reclaim and I already have a meeting scheduled with a work coach next week.
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ESA Tribunal - anyone successful?
Hello , has anyone been given zero points after ESA assessment and been awarded at Tribunal? after almost a year of fit notes and bad health finally had the phone assessment to be awarded nothing, I’ve sent relevant information and doctors letter but I imagine this is going to be a long drawn out wait . Anyone successful?…
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Uc lcwra
Hello. I last got reassessed for lcwra in February 2021. Anyone know when the reassessments are starting up again? Loads of different information online and most contradicts it self. I've read they have started but only for people with short awards etc.
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Universal Credit lcwra reassessments
Hi all Any idea if reassessments are up and running for UC? I'm currently in LCWRA group and last assessed early 2021 (February). Thanks in advance
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Received odd and confusing postal letter from DWP about my ESA
Basically, it says: We have looked at your claim again following a recent change. From 14 March 2024, —- then it goes on to explain the rates then. Eh? 2024? Then, after more lines of rates relating to 2024 and 2025, it says - From 9 April 2026 your ESA will be £145.90 a week. Is that right? The letter is confusing. I am…
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Esa
I have written an explanation of why i paid mum the 2k it was for her buying me clothes and plane tickets over several years I kept no reciepts also I paid her back in full by bank transfer what will be the likely outcome of this before the transfer I had 6210#£ now I have 4210£ i sent the letter to esa today I also had a…
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NS-ESA and UC - do you get a UC notification if a WCA50 needs filling in?
Anyone on NS-ESA and UC - did you get a UC notification if a WCA50 needed filling in? Thanks.
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Severe disability premiums and transitional payment protection backdated
Home Home› Employment & Support Allowance (ESA) Severe disability premium backdated payment youhave13hours youhave13hours Community Member Posts: 40 Contributor June 2025 edited June 2025 Hi, My husband may be due a large backdated payment for SDP going back to 2014, he's filled in all the relevant forms etc. We are…
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Severe disability premium backdated payment
Hi, My husband may be due a large backdated payment for SDP going back to 2014, he's filled in all the relevant forms etc. We are awaiting the decision now, my question is, how will this affect our UC claim with it being over the threshold for savings? I have tried searching on here for the answer but couldn't find one so…
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What's the process for challenging claimant commitments? (NS ESA)
I phoned the ESA helpline after asking four times for a reasonable adjustment and they messaged the W/C who said "They can't see a justifiable reason for a paper based blank Claiment commitment to be sent to me" As a dylexic person this is an outrage... as I need to see it before I sign it and struggle to accept via the…
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ESA Payment Late
I’ve been claiming Income-Related ESA since 2017, and I’m in the support group. My fortnightly payment has until now always gone in at 00:01 on Wednesday at the latest, often as early as 23:59 on Tuesday, but I haven’t received it today. The only thing that’s changed is that I’ve just been awarded Adult Disability Payment…
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Benefits - Will my final pay affect my new style ESA?
I receive new style ESA support group but have just received my final payment from my former employer do I have to inform ESA and will my payment be affected,I don’t get any universal credit..thanks
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New style esa - will it end after 12 months?
Dear community, I have been awarded New Style ESA and placed in the Support Group. My letter says my award will end after 12 months. Is this an assessment/review period, or does my ESA actually stop after 12 months? I also receive LCWRA. Thanks
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Hi, my name is Pacer1968! Claiming ESA and SSP
Hi my husband has been signed of sick for 30 days this could increase his illness is achol dependence and mental health he is reaceiving support from gp and councillng to stop drinking and is receiving statuary sick pay we were adviced to claim for esa which we did last week we recieved a message from them for him to get…
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Hi, my name is manowarman! ESA support group backpay not paid
Hello. I have a big problem. I have been processing an application for inclusion in the support group for 3 years and on 7.4.2026 I was officially included in the support group. The problem is that to this day I have not received a refund for those 3 years or any 14-day payment to my account. I contacted the DWP department…
