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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?
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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…
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ESA Credit only query
I currently receive ESA Credits Only. I have recently been added as a director to my partners Limited Company. It is more to offer me some protection should anything happen to him as we are not married but have been living together for over 15 years. His accountant has said that as a director I could take wage even though…
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Hi, my name is sarad74! Have a health assessment can anyone guide me on questions that will be asked
HI everyone
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Random ESA payment?
Hi all, I applied for UC on the 10th and got my final ESA payment last Friday but today I suddenly received an extra payment but of just more than half of what I usually get, and I am so confused. My UC hasn’t started yet, so it’s not that, plus it says ESA on the bank statement. Could it be because I applied for UC half…
