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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 to UC migration letter.
Hello all, I'm new here. I've been on ESA since 2010 and have received full enhanced care PIP since 2015, with a review in 2021. During this review, the decision maker stated that I should have received enhanced mobility from 2015 as well, but backpay could only be awarded from the date the review began, which resulted in…
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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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From legacy benefits to Universal Credit
Is this universal credit affect everyone that's being changed over to UC. I'm on ESA Support group n pip it's just worrying at the moment and thinking the worse
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ESA re-assessment letter and compliance interview
hello! Slightly confused, been on the support group since October for new style esa (in receipt of PiP since November 23) and have received a letter today saying following a recent change I am entitled to the Christmas bonus and I will be paid in December (letter dated 21/1/25) and it says this decision was made from the…
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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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ESA and dividends
Hello, My husband has been claiming new style ESA since December 23 but we have our own business which I am continuing to work in. He has dividends of £4000 from the previous tax year when he was working. Will this affect the ESA?
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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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Will I still get lcrwa when changing from esa support group?
can someone please help me? I have heard that lcrwa is stopping this year when changing over from esa support group. I have to change over next month and I’m so worried now Please help
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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?
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IR ESA and cash ISA £3k.
Hi, Not been on for a while, but have questions/concerns over the upcoming move to UC, but hope everyone is well, considering! Am in receipt of IR ESA (& PIP but know UC not concern PIP) & Housing Benefit. Current account deals with all income from benefits and all household expenses. Also have small Cash ISA in sum of £3k…
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UC Migration from ESA - puzzling note in my Journal
I have got my ID and housing costs all sorted and accepted, as far as I can tell, with a statement on the Home page which reads: "On 19 February 2025 we will tell you how much you are going to get." However, in my Journal there is a line item which reads: Other benefits affecting your Universal CreditIt lists a bunch of…