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Would I be put in support group?
Hi I get enhanced daily living (mixing with people - you need support from another person to engage in social situations) pip & standard mobility (planning and following a journey-you need another person to follow a unfamiliar journey). I have ASD and ptsd. I am taking voluntary redundancy from my job of 15 years as I am…
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First time applying for ESA
hi all, i was off sick for 8 months whilst i got diagnosed with Bipolar disorder , i have returned to work on a phased return/reduced hours. i applied for ESA backdated for 2 months (as SSP is only 6 months.. i was getting Group Income Protection but it was only £1000 when my salary is £2500 and i wasn’t able to afford my…
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Waiting a long time to get through to the DWP (ESA) on the phone
I am currently waiting to speak to an agent from the DWP, regarding ESA. I rang at 2:15pm, and it's now 4:05pm, and still no response.. There is annoying looped music, a voice constantly telling you that "we know you are waiting", and no queue position number. Also, no call back option either, which would be very helpful.…
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Resignation from employment affect ESA?
Hi, I'm new here, so first post. I've been absent from my job for a long time and was receiving Income protection payments and I'm in an ESA support group. My income protection is ending soon and they want me to either resign or let me go due to ill health. If I resign, will this affect my ESA payments? I honestly cant go…
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Applying for new style ESA
Hi, i have ADHD and work part time while looking after my children who are both neurodiverse. My youngest child is autistic and he is receiving DLA. Ive been off sick for just over 3 months as I had a nervous breakdown from parental burnout and inexpected medication interactions, and developed psychotic depression and was…
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Inheritance - Need to report to DWP?
hello everyone, could anyone clarify this situation for me? I am receiving old style contributory ESA Sadly my Mum passed away in August, She left me all she had in her will, this is her house and bank account savings of around £30k I received the cash in my bank around 4-5 weeks ago. I understand that it won’t affect my…
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I'm on NS ESA & UC. If I get a WCA, which form might I receive - ESA50 or UC50?
I'm on NS ESA & UC. If the DWP send me a WCA form, which form might I receive - the ESA50 form, or the UC50 form? Are they more or less the same? Thanks for help.
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ESA form 50
Good day, Can you help to find ESA form 50 to print … I got a link but there is nothing there… Any advise? Thank you in advance Irina
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CB-ESA Changing to New Style ESA
Hi. I have read on another site that in december all CB-ESA claims to change over to new style esa. Does anyone know what the reason for this is and are there any differences between the two? Thanks
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Recent UC migration
About two weeks ago I migrated from iresa to uc, this morning, one day early my last esa payment reached my bank, it was around £45 short. I know there are discrepancies by what I've read from others so I'm guessing this is normal? But can anyone explain why? Or should I give Esa a call. Thank you.
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first UC payment not enough!
Hi I'm expecting my first UC payment on the 23 ,11, 25. i got a message on my journal saying i will receive a payment of 787.00 this month i was in the support group on ESA and i was getting more money on ESA i rang UC and they are going to ring me back to explain it to me she said it might be a different amount next month…
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LWCRA
hi there would like advice please I started to claim ESA in August was still employed due to my illness I was medically retired in September I had a assessment in October and told I was in the LWCRA group does this mean I will automatically be awarded a extra payment it didn’t state anything on my letter just that I’m in…
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ESA MIGRATION to ESA
High all . Hope all hope your all well. Went to do my UC MIGRATION TODAY. The adviser in my view was not competent first she said that out of date passport is not valid. Then she said it is. Then I asked her about utility bill . Letter from LL SHE SAID MAY BE . Then she said that I would be getting the same transitional…
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Hi, my name is Paddybenny21! Disability income guarantee
Well here goes nothing!! In 2016 my brother won tribuneral appeal against esa. He was awarded contributional esa and support group, he got letter from esa stating he was no longer receiving a means tested benefit which is why we appealed. They didnt send any letter of breakdown on what his benefit would include so as far…
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Mandatory reconcideration
I applied for migration from legacy to uc through letter. Because I couldn't go to job centre and due to trauma anxiety and impairments and need support with calls. All contact was done by cmht whom there number was was system as my contact. Home visit was meant to be done but job centre kept sending messages to visit…
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5 hours and counting
DWP are joke sat on this phone all day for my girlfriend who hasn't been paid and universal credit can't talk to her so how can she get her money down only have one member of staff for whole country
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B16 form… don’t know how to fill it in?
I’ve been sent a B16 from DWP. I was self employed (doing TikTok shop) but this was during a time I wasn’t well mentally and it just wasn’t realistic for me to continue doing this so I stopped a gooood while ago. I contacted HMRC in summer and explained I don’t do it anymore and I earned £700 from the few months I was…
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Hi, my name is Beachdrifter! Struggle getting through to ESA
Anyone else have trouble getting onto ESA? Had to deal with a AJ bot for 20 minutes, now waiting over a hour. And they wonder why frustrated
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Will I have to change benefit?
Hi all, I posted a topic earlier about an inheritance and my receiving old style contributory ESA. I understand from what I’ve read that it won’t be affected by the money and property I will receive but was now also wondering something else. Will the fact that I have informed DWP about the inheritance mean my circumstances…
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Hi, my name is craigmack903! ESA and Deprivation of assets
I need advice on esa and deprivation of assets I recently declared I have 4127 in savings i previously declared when I first migrated to esa contribution based and uc that I had 7559 in savings esa demanding bank statements from 1st if august I was transitioning at the time I transferred 2k to my mum for my living expenses…
