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ESA and possible official error due to being kept on assessment rate for 3 years?
Hi, I am wondering if anyone could help me with any advice. I claimed ESA after my SSP ran out in 2012 after being signed off sick from work, and it was the first time in my life that I claimed ESA (it was ESA income-related). I had a Work Capability Assessment arranged in 2012 (I think it was by Atos) and I attended,…
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ESA application and permitted work.
Hello Please advise. I have been self-employed for over 20 years but my cerebral
palsy has deteriorated quite a bit in the last couple of years to such an extent I can now only work on average around 5-7 hours a week (mainly online
work). Some weeks I am unable to work at all due to pain, discomfort and
fatigue. I am…
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Income related esa & releasing early some pension
So confused, early release of £5k for adaptions - will my benefits stop
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ESA support group
Hi. Can someone refresh my memory.? was there something mentioned in the budget about people with limited capability for work in the support group not being re assessed or not being forced to look for work? Thanks
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ESA /savings
Hi all, is esa support group affected by savings? I was on contribution/new style esa before support group Is support group still classed as same as claim? many thanks
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ESA/PIP
Hello. I have been on ESA (Support Group) for many years. I have Bipolar 2 which in many occasions I am not able to interact with my family, and tend to stay in the spare bedroom for many days, only coming down to eat, when I feel like it, when everyone has gone to bed. I also go through spending sprees, with no regard to…
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Stopping SDP
Can I stop SDP without causing issues for any other benefits? What do I have to write to do so without shooting myself in the foot or triggering any more assessments? I can't use all of the income I get due to being trapped in a small studio flat, unable to go anywhere or do anything. I haven't been able to use my PIP…
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ESA cb and taxable
Hello i Get cb esa and pip and I understand the cb esa benefit is taxable does that mean I have to do a tax return ? If that’s my only form of income ?
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Esa permitted work
Hi, I’m looking into starting permitted work however I don’t have any kind of support worker and on the form it says your professional support worker must fill in this section?
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Please can someone advise what’s best for my situation thank you
Hi, I’m hoping someone can give me some concrete advice as I visited citizens advice and they could not help. I am living in my own single mum with three children. I am expecting my 4th child in May. I currently receive high rate Pip mobility and care and receive sever disability premium. I also have ESA support group. I…
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Esa Face to face assessment
Hi i’m really trying to understand why 6 years ago i went for a face to face assessment for ESA. When i got to the place i waited two hours to be seen. When i was next to be seen i was advised that their systems had crashed and that i could not be seen to and they paid my cab fare home. After this i haven’t been sent for…
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Rearranging WCA assessment?
Hello all, I've been waiting just shy of 3 months to hear back for an assessment after sending my questionnaire back, I'm still waiting (south east region) now I've had the opportunity to go away for a week in mid January with some family members, sods law ill get summoned to the assessment during my planned time away,…
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ES50 FORM
Finally sent the ES50 form back this week after receiving it 3 week late due to Christmas. It was up tomorrow 13th How long do you have to wait to hear back. Do you always have to have a interview?, sent lots of medical evidence to them.
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ESA phone assessment
I got a letter this morning from the ESA people,asking me for a telephone assessment next week.I'm worried sick.Never had this done before.Before my forms and doctor letters were always enough.I suffer with multiple mental disorders and talking on a phone is not possible.My doctor told them about all that and they still…
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My therapist and what she said and how I feel - relation to ESA
I’m working with a therapist with regards to NEAD & mental health and she said that I can go back to my job working nights in a supermarket but yet in the same breath wants me to have an inpatient stay due to suicidal thoughts. Talk about conflicting messages. How am I meant to work when she’s making a suggestion of being…
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ESA entitlement and Housing
Hi everyone I currently rent my mums home (she owns it), I’ve lived here 13 years with my husband and 21 year old daughter who is a full time student, my mum rents a bungalow privately, she now faces eviction due to landlord selling his bungalow so she wants to move in with me, she has disability and pension will her…
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RE: WRAG Component for ESA
Hi all, I was initially put onto Contribution Based ESA back in 2011 and was put into the support group. In Dec 2018 I was changed over to Income Based ESA, Support Group. I am just about to undergo a telephone reassessment (1st one since 2011) and am just wondering, if I am put into the WRAG, will I receive the extra…
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My partner my claim support group update
To fresh my mind my partner on my claim esa support group will it get stop as plan in 2028 since get no tax credit so stop in 2028 as plan since government did update on benefits past winter
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ESA and working partner
Hi all, I have recently joined this wonderful forum after reading all the helpful advice given by people with so much more knowledge that I have. My query is a little complicated but I will try to explain as simply as possible. I have worked since leaving school in 1986. In 2002 I underwent an operation in hospital which…
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Hi, work related question! Will I lose my ESA if I resign from my job?
I am a primary school teacher. I was diagnosed with stage 3 Grade 3 breast cancer at the start of August 2022. I was 41, now 42. July 2022 I finished in my teacher role and secured another job to start teaching in another school September 2022, I had accepted the job prior to being diagnosed with BC. As soon as I found out…