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ESA form
Hi I received ESA for a number of years due to severe anxiety disorder, and have not had a review or assessment for a number of years, maybe because of COVID ,I have no idea, my question is , my condition hasn't changed, but I have also be diagnosed with curvature of the spine and arthritis in the lower back, which causes…
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CB ESA and New ESA
Hi All, I’m not entitled to UC. I receive legacy CB ESA (Support group) and nothing else. Will I have to move to New ESA (CB) in the near future? This worries me sick because I haven’t been able to work for many years and have no recent NI contributions. II only have NI credits from ESA. Other than PIP, I only have my…
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ESA income related and savings over £6000
A friend has £6000 in savings in their bank account but when they receive their ESA every 2 weeks or PIP every 4 weeks it takes them above the savings limit. They are really worried about this and wondering if anyone knows what the rules are about this.
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Applied for new style ESA
Hello everyone, I did post about this in a previous thread and @poppy123456 did reply with some sound advice at the time. I hadn't heard from DWP about my ESA since I applied on line on the 15th July ( 3 months before ssp ends), so I contacted them as poppy suggested closer to the time of my ssp ending which is the 28th…
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What will happen to my ESA when I move out of the area and live with my elderly mother?
Hello I am in my fifties, in the Support Group for ESA, and in receipt of PIP, Housing Benefit and Council Tax exemption. I am not sure why these benefits were chosen for me, but at the time I applied, I was living in Supported Housing for people who are Deaf-Blind, Deaf, Hard of Hearing and at risk of developing mental…
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F2F esa ass
Hi I new to the group my name is Kay from Birmingham. I had my PIP assessment on the 14 Feb 2020 and received the results a month later with enhanced on both, but had my ESA work capilbility on 17 Feb 2020 and have not heard a thing is this usual Thanks
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Applied for new style ESA
Hello everyone, I applied for new style Esa on the 15th July, end of application process on line states I will be contacted before the 29th July but not sure if it takes longer ? We get UC as a couple, Transistional protection, my wife gets the carers element and I get Lcwra, my wife works 12 hours per week, and i…
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ESA Support Group and LCWRA
I am getting ESA Support Group and LCWRA and still employed since my heart attack in 2022. I don't receive any wages but accrue holiday pay. They still haven't finished me off so I'm entitled to this. Will this effect my ESA at all
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ESA credits only claim
Hi, I'm new on here so hopefully someone can help me out. I have been on a credits only claim since 2018 as I was only ever working a few hours a week and didn't pay NI. They said as I didn't pay any, I can't get any money from them but do qualify and can have credits to help me in the future with pension etc. My question…
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Old style ESA PIP and carers allowance urgent advice needed please
Hi, I'm on old style ESA in the support group as a couple. My partner claims carers allowance and i lose £81 odd each week from the ESA payment. I have enhanced pip for daily living and mobility She has standard daily living she's only just been awarded it last week. No mobility Am I right in thinking she should cancel her…
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Would I be able to do this? Trigger warning: brief mention of suicide.,
Hi all, I'm just hoping you lovely people can maybe help me with something. I am on old style ESA (support group) and PIP. I was doing permitted work last year but, to be blunt, I had a horrendous experience (I was bullied!) and it caused me to lose confidence in myself and my abilities. I have a mental health condition,…
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Support group ESA(C)
Could someone advise I know it's not guaranteed but I'm worrying again about that dreaded pink form to come in post. I was awarded esa ( c) and put into the support group. I know that the dates for renewals are just guides but I'm heading to the 24 month mark now. Are the support group claimants still in this suspended…
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Back pay hopefully
hello everyone. MY QUESTION IS. MY ESA STARTED IN 2016. IN ALL THAT TIME, MY MONEY IS STILL THE SAME. HASNT GONE UP EACH APRIL ETC. WAT DO I DO. THANK YOU.YOU.X.
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Hi, my name is Janawoodhead! Should I ring to clarify of said appointment?
I had a call today about my 1st appointment/ assessment arranged for next week, The guy who called spoke that fast ( I wear hearing aids) so did not get all he said I stopped him a few times to ask him to slow down, he did for the 1st word after then proceeded with the fast talk, on all occasions of me stopping him, anyway…
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Income Related ESA Query (Moving home)
Hi everyone. This is my first time posting on a forum, so please be gentle with me. ☺️ My name is Emily. It’s a pleasure to meet you all. I’m hoping that you lovely people can please help me with an ESA query. 🙏 Following a recent family bereavement, my sister (Katherine) is moving in with me and my mum. I have Katherine’s…
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Car tax pip on enhanced mobility
My husband gets enhanced mobility on pip and he got free car tax we have since sold his car and we now have a new car but it's in my name we don't know how to go about claiming the free car tax now does the car have to be in.his name
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Government could cut benefits my fear
I’m an have a disability I got care as well my partner got both got esa and pip my fear might cut benfits who people who need it Labour was a mistake the who government never changes so got wait in October 2024 what his plans are
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I need someone more worldly than myself to see if I have a path forward.
I've been on ESA and living with a parent my entire life, crippling social anxiety and a number of mental health issues along the way, but with the miraculous introduction of a partner, I really want to be able to move forward and live together. My issue is that I have never lived anywhere else or worked, and I don't know…
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migration time line
this is from the BENEWFITS AND WORK site :- If you receive irESA and Tax Credits, you can expect to be asked to migrate to UC in 2024 or 2025. If you received irESA only or irESA with HB, you can expect to be asked to migrate to UC in 2028 or 2029. If you receive cbESA without any legacy benefits, you will not be affected…
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ESA and Pension Mixed Couple
Hi, hope you can help me. My husband and I are both disabled, high rate care and high rate mobility for both. We have been claiming IB ESA (husband main claimer). I have been claiming ESA CB. Both in the support group. Both underlying entitlement to carers. I have looked at your advice and informed ESA/HB. I am now…
