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Old IR ESA question
My Son wants to move home he is on old income related ESA splitting up with partner. My question is I work full time does it affect the amount he receives? What are the rules for non dependents living with a parent. Thanks in advance for any advice.
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ESA not been paid on time
My husband’s ESA has not gone in he gets his ESA payment every 2 weeks on Wednesdays, it should’ve gone in today (28/02/2024) it has been happening once a year usually February or March when mine & husband’s ESA benefits don’t go in on time. We think it might be due to our benefits go up in April? They usually don’t inform…
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ESA and pension
Hi all I have a query on behalf of a friend who is in receipt of ESA. He will be turning 66 in March and therefore entitled to state pension. He received a letter from Job Centre Plus stating that from his birth date in March (when he turns 66) his ESA will now be reduced to £129.50 due to ‘an age change’ Correct me if Im…
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Telephone assessment in the morning
My rescheduled reassessment / review is in the morning. First, please give me some last minute tips. I don't know what I will do if this goes wrong. Can't cope with that again. Got so much riding on this. It's my first review since 2016/17. Second, I want to know if you know whether the assessor or the DWP will have…
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Hi, my name is Smurf74! They have taken down wrong data about my finances
I hoping you can help me with an issue according to my ESA. I am on pip and been so for 18yr or so they have taken down wrong data about my finances and therefore been paying me less than owed for ages now. I've been given the compliance officers number and just can't get through the longer it's going on the more stressed…
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Random payment but still no decision
Hi, I'm still waiting on the decision from my capability for work assessment, but yesterday £306 was paid into my bank account from esa. I'm not due a payment until this coming Friday. I'm getting my hopes up that I've been placed in the support group and have received a payment before the decision letter has reached me,…
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esa
Hi didn't get my ESA today never happened before always get paid every two weeks .going to ring them tomorrow so worried
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Thinking about going back to work but anxious
Hi everyone, Ive been in receipt of ESA support group for the past 8 or so years now. I’ve been doing permitted work for the last 2 years to try and get into a routine of going to work. Originally I got placed onto ESA due to mental health issues and due to going through a traumatic event around about the time I made my…
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Help with severe disability premium!
Hi so I have income related ESA with support group since 2013 and enhanced for both on pip. I have just found out that I can claim severe disability premium. ( Should have been automatically applied at the start!) I rang dwp they said yes I can and the back pay would be from Feb 2018 from start of my pip. The women filled…
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Esa want look at me and my partner saveings bank statements
Hi I’m getting no help at moment esa want banks me and my partner bank’s statements since my partner in my claim so I ask dwp and they won’t tell me what sort bank statements they want month year or week . I feel like I’m going kill myself since should not get us back pay my support worker not answering citizen not helping…
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Confused about letter
Hi, I had my work capability assessment at the end of January and have been waiting to hear what group I'm being placed in. Today I've received a letter saying that due to a change in state and security benefits,my payments will increase to £90 from April, but that I can only be paid ESA until the end of September. It says…
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Payments that I need to report on ESA
Hi all, So I've been on ESA for around 10 months now, since my employer stopped paying SSP. I have long covid and ME and have recently been let go on capability. I have already informed DWP of this. But in regards to payments my former employer is giving me, do I need to report them? They said anything I'm owed would be…
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What happens tell saveings and claim esa
Ok I might have 6,000 saveings next week when I get back pay so I’m asking what happens if I tell them will stop it or take some off my claim with my partner I getting bit worried since repair tell them next week when get money in bank
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LCWRA and Support Group question
Hi thanks for letting me join. I'm on New Style ESA and had my work assement 2 weeks ago. I asked for a copy of my report and the assessor said I met the criteria for Limited capability for work and work activity. I'm really pleased with the decision but I'm confused. I know the LCWRA is more related to Universal Credit…
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ESA question
My and my partner are on income related ESA, I've been disabled all my life and recieve PIP and my partner gets carers allowance for me But now my partner also has ill health and has just been awarded PIP so can I claim carers allowance for him even though I'm poorly myself or should he give up getting carers allowance for…
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Advice
Being on esa and in a support group , then i had to have assessment in 2020 I was found fit for work and was put in a work related group I went to to the job centre I told the advisor I suffer from anxiety and depression she said I can see your struggling I was told to go to my doctors to get a sick that I'm not fit for…
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Esa premium
Hi my partner has know got pip and she on my claim esa since dwp rang yesterday saying I’m going get back pay since me and my partner live together so I’m asking that she rang yesterday and say I get back pay in 3 working days so doe mean be in my bank Tuesday since 3 working days since rang yesterday also getting letter…
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Does family savings affect your ESA?
Hi all I’ve been looking around online and I can’t find an answer. Does family savings affect my? I know the rules you can’t have anymore than £6,000 without declaring it. And I have no where near that. However if say my sister who lives at home with me and mum has for example £7500 in her own bank account would I need to…
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Esa
Hi just received a letter stating changes to social security benefit saying am not getting income based ESA now as claim for UC which we have had for over a year my partner does work .the letter says from 11th April saying my ESA will be £138 a week says extra money for in support group £47.70 however because I'm entitled…
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Is this a change in circumstances?
Hi Mom receives income based ESA she's thinking of changing phone numbers and she'd have to tell ESA would this change trigger a move to UC?
