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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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NS- ESA
I am on LCWRA and I want to apply for the New styled ESA. If I am entitled, will I be put in the support group without further re-assessment. Can I close down my UC claim and claim housing benefit from my local authority.
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ESA and P45
Hello wondering if anyone can advise on this. Back story myself and my partner was just on his ESA support claim until 2019 we moved to UC but he kept his ESA and it was deducted from UC every month. He has just received a P45 from ESA saying it's ceased 25/11/2025 (his last payment). There has been no letters stating this…
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New style ESA
has anyone successfully revert back to cancelling NEw Style ESA claim recently. Still waiting for job centre appointment to complete my claim for new style ESA. Got letter telling me that my contribution based ESA was stopping on 1 Dec on 2nd of December. I would have been too late anyway What are the consequences of this?…
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Cancelling UC claim, will ESA stop
I hope this is in the right place! I will be receiving inheritance in the new year which will be more than 16k so I will be closing my UC claim. I am in receipt of contribution based ESA which I know isn’t means tested but I’m wondering if it will also stop when I come off UC? Many thanks for any information 🥰
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ESA to UC Migration - is it possible to cancel new style ESA and just claim LCWRA/Universal Credit?
Hi there, I’m a newbie here. I hope everyone one is well. I am very nervous, but here goes. I made a migration claim from ESA Support Group to Universal Credit on the 10th July and have now found out like many others that I was claiming ESA(Contribution Based), that I wasn’t aware of, as I left work eleven years ago. I…
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Cb esa plus uc
Hi i received a journal message n now they are appear to be questioning my esa payments? I dont know why they are suddenly doing this.i receive basic uc once a month plus cb esa every 2 wks (281) are they now saying this is wrong?
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Haven’t recieved payment
Hi, I’ve recently moved to England from Northern Ireland where i was in a support group and received esa, I have I formed the DWP and spoke to them today regarding my claim and was told it was still live and my payment would be in the bank today 2/12/25, I. Have checked my bank and I’ve had no payment, I suffer with…
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Esa and statements
Esa are asking me statements from last year my current account and accounts that I have now closed I explained to them in a letter that I took a loan from my mum to buy a car for 2k I paid cash no reciepts they are already reducing my payments by 30 as I told them I had 7509 in savings but I dont have that amount anymore…
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Scared: CB-ESA and income reviews
This time last year, I had a letter from ESA stating “Every year we look at the savings and property that may affect your allowance.” It took ages and two Case Manager calls to sort out. I have not claimed any means-tested benefits for a few years. Another such letter has just landed. I have spoken briefly with an ESA…
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Statements
My bank said statements will take 10 working days to arrive as its a large amount then I post them to esa wait and see i used to have 4 Halifax accounts now I only have 2 so its complicated I made big mistake when transitioning and told them I had more savings than I really did then told them I have 4237 in august this is…
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Would I be put in support group?
Hi I get enhanced daily living (mixing with people - you need support from another person to engage in social situations) pip & standard mobility (planning and following a journey-you need another person to follow a unfamiliar journey). I have ASD and ptsd. I am taking voluntary redundancy from my job of 15 years as I am…
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First time applying for ESA
hi all, i was off sick for 8 months whilst i got diagnosed with Bipolar disorder , i have returned to work on a phased return/reduced hours. i applied for ESA backdated for 2 months (as SSP is only 6 months.. i was getting Group Income Protection but it was only £1000 when my salary is £2500 and i wasn’t able to afford my…
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Waiting a long time to get through to the DWP (ESA) on the phone
I am currently waiting to speak to an agent from the DWP, regarding ESA. I rang at 2:15pm, and it's now 4:05pm, and still no response.. There is annoying looped music, a voice constantly telling you that "we know you are waiting", and no queue position number. Also, no call back option either, which would be very helpful.…
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Resignation from employment affect ESA?
Hi, I'm new here, so first post. I've been absent from my job for a long time and was receiving Income protection payments and I'm in an ESA support group. My income protection is ending soon and they want me to either resign or let me go due to ill health. If I resign, will this affect my ESA payments? I honestly cant go…
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Applying for new style ESA
Hi, i have ADHD and work part time while looking after my children who are both neurodiverse. My youngest child is autistic and he is receiving DLA. Ive been off sick for just over 3 months as I had a nervous breakdown from parental burnout and inexpected medication interactions, and developed psychotic depression and was…
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Inheritance - Need to report to DWP?
hello everyone, could anyone clarify this situation for me? I am receiving old style contributory ESA Sadly my Mum passed away in August, She left me all she had in her will, this is her house and bank account savings of around £30k I received the cash in my bank around 4-5 weeks ago. I understand that it won’t affect my…
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I'm on NS ESA & UC. If I get a WCA, which form might I receive - ESA50 or UC50?
I'm on NS ESA & UC. If the DWP send me a WCA form, which form might I receive - the ESA50 form, or the UC50 form? Are they more or less the same? Thanks for help.
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ESA form 50
Good day, Can you help to find ESA form 50 to print … I got a link but there is nothing there… Any advise? Thank you in advance Irina
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CB-ESA Changing to New Style ESA
Hi. I have read on another site that in december all CB-ESA claims to change over to new style esa. Does anyone know what the reason for this is and are there any differences between the two? Thanks
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Recent UC migration
About two weeks ago I migrated from iresa to uc, this morning, one day early my last esa payment reached my bank, it was around £45 short. I know there are discrepancies by what I've read from others so I'm guessing this is normal? But can anyone explain why? Or should I give Esa a call. Thank you.
