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Need some advice
Me & my partner have been engaged since last year, we was thinking of getting married but my partner is unsure if marriage will affect her benefits, she is on Universal credit & sick benefit for ptsd & sever allergies. we do not live together & wouldn't plan on living together as we have our own reasons for wanting to…
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ESA wasn't paid today?
My IR ESA hasn't been paid in to my Bank Account & I'm on ADP also, does anyone know why my ESA might not have gone in, I've not heard anything regarding my ESA & I've been on hold for over 2 hours now & the DWP Automated Woman asked me the usual questions about what date is my next payment & what day it was paid on &…
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Can a 16 year old work 11 hours a week and the parent still claim child benefit and tax credits
I claim , ESA , child benefit , pip , child tax credits and housing benefit. My daughter who is 16 and in full time education doing A-levels works 11 hours a week, will some of my benefits stop ?
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ESA and Pension
I put in a new online claim for CB ESA on 9/9/24 and have also sent off my fit note which is for 91 days. I reach retirement age on 20/12/24 and know my claim for ESA will stop then. (i am currently receiving PIP, and my wife is my full time carer) I am wondering how long this process will take, as it seems by the time I…
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Contribution based ESA (Support Group) with Housing Benefit - Universal Credit?
Hi everyone, I've been on CB based ESA (Support Group) and claimed housing benefit for a rented property since the early days of ESA. These are the only benefits I have claimed/received since an accident left me unable to work. I have read conflicting information on if I will placed on the 'managed migration' track to…
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Ésa assessment
My name is schildpad New in this chat I had an assessment a few days ago. Still waiting . This message is for something that happened a few days ago in the assessment and never before.. normaly on this assessments the person can not bother to read hospital letter etc. But this person read the letters and at the end of the…
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Migrated to UC before transitional protection was given
Hi. I was on ESA with Severe Disability Premium (DSP). Recently I have been migrated to UC, and have received Transitional Protection, which ensures my monthly payments do not reduce. However, my friend was migrated from ESA with DSP, to UC before the Transitional Protection was started in 2019. As such, his UC is…
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ESA. Permitted work and holiday hours
I’ve searched the internet but unable to find an answer! If you were returning to work after long term sickness and very unlikely to return to full time hours again (have been advised by Dr’s working 16 hours might be possible) would working 16 hours that is under the permitted work earnings limit and had lots of annual…
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ESA Telephone appointment sms received - confused!
Brief history:- Applied for PIP in August. Applied for JSA in August. Attended my local job centre on the 30th August for my initial JSA appointment where the very helpful lady advised me that it should be the ESA (and likely support group) benefit I should be getting. I completed the online ESA form and uploaded my GP…
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Hi I know this is an old letter , but is this mean I’m just on income related ESA thank you.
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ESA
I recently had a pip assessment and they did a paper based assessment. I provided a lot of evidence. Can I use the evidence for ESA even if it say PiP on it or do I need a new lot of evidence to send with my ESA form. Thank you for you answers.
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ESA to UC
Hello I am currently on income related ESA and in the support group alongside housing benefit and PIP. I'm planning to move soon from a different local authority/council and would have to claim UC anyway for my rent, would I be entitled to transitional protection or would I lose money if I moved without managed migration.…
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ESA reassessment
Hi i was told my ESA reassessment would be in October 2025 an I'm a bit worried as In Oct 2025 I'm going to a wedding an don't want to be stuck we reassessment do I ring them an ask for a update incase they changed the date or have already reviewed my ESA an still in support group any advice please
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Income related ESA and partners pension
Hi My name is Dave. I have been getting income related ESA for a while now. My wife got a got a lump sum from her personal pension. I believed this to be her money and that it would not effect my benifit. I read the book that came with ESA and it appears to say I have to declare it. I am now very worried that I should have…
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Esa
So after accidentally spilling coffee, on my ESA 50 form , I ring up for another one , and asked for a later date to send it back by, which I was informed that I get a new date with the new form , well just the new form arrived today ,with no extension date to send it back, what shall I do ? Worried now as will not get it…
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ESA IR TOP up, SDP, Backpayment
Hello there, it's going to be almost 8 weeks since I sent ESA3 and IS10 form to dwp asking them to assess me for IR TOP UP to my CB Esa. At the beginning they texted me that they will get be back to me within 6 weeks. But they didn't. I called the customer service 2 weeks ago and they said to call them in 2 weeks and that…
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ESA to UC
Hello, I haven't written in a while. I just wanted to ask I have not yet received a Migration Notice Letter. I am in the Support group for Income Related ESA. I have read that it has started this September and could take until December 2025. I am getting a bit confused as I just read in an article that it's all being done…
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I need backdate payment 2017
I need backdate payment 2017
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Hi, my name is Echo! Still no call from ESA.
Hi my ESA has not been paid in today, I contacted the ESA Department and was on hold for over 2.5 hours only to be told someone would be phoning me today. Why have this Department if they don't help you ? They couldn't give me a number to call for my local benefits and told I'd have to wait for the call. Do they understand…
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ESA reassessment
Home› Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) ESA support groupnickh Community member Hi am in support group of ESA an have been since 2016 after an assessment an an then a paper based assessment keeping me in the ESA support group. However I was told few months back that my ESA would send out a review letter or assessment…
