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ESA to UC
hi all I hope your all having a nice day..I’m currently on esa support group..I’m due to go over to universal credit,will I automatically go onto lwcra??many thanks
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New style esa claim question
I’m on universal credit SINCE JANUARY 2025 . I applied for New style ESA on March 7th and have received a text in UC journal stating I have a phone appointment on 26th to Discuss MY claim New style ESA. Has anyone had this before? Is this a commitment meeting? I’m really confused! I suffer from Mental Health problems and…
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Enhanced premiums on esa
II'm On income based esa and also get pip higher rate for both components my adult son now lives with me and gets lower rate mobility pip my application for enhanced disability premium got rejected saying my son doesn't have a qualifying benefit when he does he gets lower rate mobility pip I'm having it appealed at the…
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support group esa new style contributions
Hello everyone I received a letter today advising i have been put in the support group for new style contribution based esa. i am in receipt of PIP also. My husband is my carer and he is paid carers allowance every month. I am so confused now. Will i stay in the support group until retirment age now and can my husband…
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Clarity
hi i keep looking around the internet looking for some clarity if new style esa is still staying for existing people or not seems very unfair if you payed all the money in over the years and now because you have some savings which you have saved for you are discriminated against I have a degenerative neurological disease…
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Checks on money going in and out of bank account?
Hi, ive read a few times now of people being queried by dwp about random amounts of money going in and out of their bank accounts, even small sums of £50 etc. Why do they do this if you are allowed savings upto £6,000. Do they question everything to do with your bank account now as it seems pretty intrusive doesn't it???…
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Migration from ESA to UC
Hello, I read the new benefit reforms on gov.uk. I saw all kinds of confusing statements but did mention the ongoing migration from Income Related Emloyment and Support Allowance to Universal Credit. Is this still going to take place by December 2025 or has this now changed ? I am in the Support Group. Thank You
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Hi, my name is shazzieadams! I’m really worried for when I get the migration letter and I just...
I’m really worried for when I get the migration letter and I just know it will confuse me at the moment. I’m in the group ESA and full and house benefit and council tax paid for. I’m just worried about filling out all the forms. Many thanks if you can help as my anxieties going through the roof at the moment.
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ESA 50
been on incapacity benefit then ESA since 1996 for severe anxiety disorder and severe irritable bowel syndrome to be fair my last ESA assessment was back in 2012, but they always put be in work related activity group, then after once or twice seeing a work coach they realize,there no way a can work, and don't make me do…
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Final migration deadline
hi if you miss your deadline on your migration notice but then claim before your final deadline when does the claim start from? does it start from the day you make the claim after you have missed your deadline day? or does it get backdated to the deadline on your migration notice? or does it just get backdated for…
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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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Will I have to confirm my id in person?
After submitting my esa to uc migration claim online yesterday I unintentionally clicked that I was unable to confirm online. Actually I am not totally sure if I would be able to confirm online. Anyhow, it now says on my to do list "we will call you." I read somewhere on this site from another's experience that even after…
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ESA Award
I have been claiming ESA several years and I was awarded work activity group after a while of being in support group, in October of past year I was sent a reassessment form out of the blue. In January of this year I was sent a letter telling me my new amounts, I'm just trying to clarify whether I'm now on limited…
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Old ESA work related activity group
So I am in ESA work related activity group even though I think I should be in the support group, I haven't had to do any work related activities due to severe anxiety disorder I also get pip standard both, so as I seem to get it there merging jobseeker with ESA wrag ,does this mean we lose our money for bring in a group ?…
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Hi, my name is rhino_refill! Was in non activity group on ESA, I thought online it said when ...
Was in non activity group on ESA, I thought online it said when migrating to USA it would remain the same but letter says must attend work coach for activities. Is this correct?
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New style ESA support group
I've listened to the government and don't understand what she has said Is new style ESA support group being abolished? I've heard her say contribution based JSA and ESA are going to be time limited....is that new style ESA?
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Save The Change Schemes
Thank you in advance for any help with the following..I have been using my banks Save The Change scheme for many yrs now and it's accrued a rather large sum. Do I have to declare it as savings or income?I thought as it's already my savings,I shouldn't have to?
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IS all Long term sick on CB ESA moving to UC?
IS CB ESA becoming what it was suppose to be 1 year benefit with all long term sick moving over to UC full time?
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Can I switch to telephone (biographical) identity verification?
Ib and CB ESA to uc migration. I've got a to do in my account that says I have an appointment to verify my id at the job centre. I don't like to leave the house, never mind some sort of interview. Plus, I'm not sure I have all the documents required to verify my id. Is it possible to request in the journal the phone…
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Cb Esa and dla
Hi, I know there is a lot of worry and confusion going on with the government benefit changes and I've tried to understand some of it but I'm still really struggling. Liz kendal mentioned contribution Esa and Jsa joining together and said something about being time limited. Can anyone clarify what will happen to people on…
