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ESA support group
Hi I have been off sick for 12 months, recently been placed into the support group in ESA assessment, should I let me employer know that I am unable to return
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New Style ESA Telephone appointment
Hi everyone, I've be claiming ESA( Support Group) for 10 years. Due to the migration into Universal Credit, next week I'm due a New Style ESA telephone appointment. I'm anxious beyond words! During the telephone call, I need to accept my claim commitments, what does this detail ? And what other questions can I expect to be…
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Hi, my name is Scopecope! Im having to move from ESA to Universal Credit...
Hi. Im having to move from ESA to Universal Credit. I have a neurological condition that effects my short term memory, quite severe mental health disorders, from a child. Physically ill. In pain 24/7 with several disorders and poor mobility from polypropylene mesh fitted 2008 that has sliced through nerves in groin/ legs…
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Esa to Uc migration
hi hope all is well , I just had 1 question about the migration. I am In the process of managed migration as I have commented before. when I contact esa the automated voice online tells me I am expecting my next payment on 6th of feb im still a bit confused because I was told I won’t get my UC or any money until the 21st…
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New ESA letter with mysterious income
Today I have received a new letter from the DWP slightly adjusting my ESA down by 56p per week, referring to additional money coming in of £14.93, I don't know what that is, could this be the winter fuel payment or something? Am not really bothered by the amount, it's not like I am short £2.24 per month, if I was short it…
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Permitted work on ESA
Hi all, I am in the support group for ESA and I have an opportunity to work self employed a couple of hours tops a week selling books online. I would not reach anywhere near the 16 hours per week or the £183.50 earnings a week that I have seen mentioned. A few questions are; do I have to declare this as permitted work? If…
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Support group permitted work and support worker ?
I am in the ESA support group and haven’t had an Assesment for over 10 years Around 10 years ago I was granted permitted work (self employed for a direct sales company) which ended around 5 years ago. I never informed dwp that I stopped. I have now been offered a few hours working for a friend from home, helping her with…
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ESA ir migration to UC strange letter
hi hope everybody is ok. i just recieved 2 letters from esa, one of them telling me about changes to my allowance and rates payable. the second one sent from esa saying my payments are changing. but it’s says my contribution based esa is changing to new style esa, I have never been on contribution style esa I have no idea…
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ESA IR TOP UP/ backpay, Universal credit migration notice.
I had written before on this forum regarding that. I had been claiming Esa Contribution Based, Housing Benefit and PIP since 2019. I have realised that I might be eligible to claim ESA IR top up to my old style contribution based benefit. I had sent in ESA 3 form together with IS 10. I had couple of phone calls with ESA…
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Can I claim new style ESA/ when to do it?
I currently have UC and in the LCWRA group. I also have PIP. I was told years ago by my work coach not to claim ESA and that the new thing is LCWRA in UC. My boyfriend and I are thinking of moving in together when my contract comes to an end ( in autumn). However, he has savings over 16k so my understanding is I won't be…
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Will I be forced to claim Universal Credit if we separate?
Hi. I am currently in the Support group on the enhanced rate. The claim is in my name, as with my housing & council tax benefits. When my partner moved in as my carer, they just added him, but all the paperwork remains in my name. They then gave my severe premium to him, as carer's allowance. I need to know - if he moves…
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Transfer from ESA to UC question
Hello. I'm new to the forum and just wanted to ask a question. I'm currently in receipt of ESA but will obviously receive a Universal Credit transition letter sometime this year. I was wondering if I will be subject to the harsher rules when this happens, or if I will be classed as an existing claimant being moved onto UC?
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ESA application - Fit note query
Hi I am going to help my brother apply for new style ESA and I read that in the initial application stage it will ask what date you want to claim ESA from, and that this will need to match the date on the fit note. We don't yet have the fit note and don't know what date the doctor will backdate it to. My brother has been…
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DWP letter
So I received a letter, charge's to employment and support allowance rates Because they can not pay contribution based ESA because I reached the maximum 365 days , so as I understand it goes down about 13 pounds a week,in April confused, can anyone help I send of a ESA 50, and waiting for a reassessment, this letter is not…
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Income based ESA and student maintenance loan
I'm the appointee for my 28 year old autistic son. He has been attending college for a few years now but his course in the last two years has been at higher education level so we applied to student finance to cover his fees but we did not apply for a maintenance loan as he was in receipt of income based ESA so didn't feel…
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Mixed aged couples ESA
Hi, is there any other couples/member(s) that are still in the mixed aged couples ESA.
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Change to uc
can anyone please help? I’ve just read that upon changing from esa support group tgat I will not go into lcwra group automatically. I am freaking out! Is this right please?
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ESA and private pension
How much private pension can a claimant have before ESA is reduced to credits only?
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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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Missed out?
My partner and I claimed ESA jointly years ago. Now I realise I might be wrong: Living expenses: for me and my partner. Extra money: because we are both disabled. But why am I only on the Support Group, not my partner? Was this missed?
