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ESA and 4-week, full-time disabled internship - and other ESA questions
Dear Forum Members, This is my first post so please excuse me if I do something wrong and I will welcome any feedback. My main question is: What happens if you get a full-time but short-term, fixed-term (4 weeks) job while on ESA? Do I understand correctly that you need to call the ESA helpline to report this and your…
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Esa lwrca payment
Hi I was placed in the support group of esa(contribution)and received a letter saying my money would be going up to 129 a week this is the only income I receive. what I would like to know is do you not get the extra 390 lwrca on esa is it just universal credit you get that payment on I'm not on universal credit so was just…
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Partner moving in
Hi everyone I'm new here just want some advice please. I work full time 154 hours per month and het universal credit. Just wondering if my partner was to move in who was on ESA and universal credit. Would his ESA be affected by my earnings. I know we'd be a joint claim and after I warn £379 they take 55p from every £1.…
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Disability premiums
Hi.. I receive income related ESA and the standard daily living and mobility parts of PIP. would i be able to claim for a disability premium if I live with another adult (my mum) who has now started to receive the enhanced rate of the daily living and mobility parts of PIP ? My name isn't on the tenancy agreement, does it…
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Support esa & tax
Will I have to pay tax on my support style esa?
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Esa & extra benefits
With support style esa should I claim extra ‘premiums’ (I have already been awarded full pip for my conditions) thankyou
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New esa claim
Hi I’m applying for new esa. I’m enquiring about national insurance contributions. I’ve worked for the tax years 2021-2022. 2022-23 Five of weeks 21-22 I earned less then £120 due to maternity pay ending and it was kit days. Will I still qualify? thanks
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Esa reassessment ?
Hello, Haven't been here in a while, but need a bit of info if possible. Recieved my esa wca form,it was pretty much expected as I'm at the end of three years since previous one, returned it 7 weeks ago. Of course I'm terrified and watching the post. I included new evidence of some of my health conditions and how I'm…
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Esa claim might stop got call from cancuil
Hi I’m confused got letter other week claim they re look my claim because look at my bank statements and I’m still getting ESA West Suffolk cancuil sorry can’t spell because of disability. They said been stop . I have done nothing wrong the saveings does not count for year . Dwp just stop my money no dam reason me and my…
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no payment since moved address
Hi,I moved from Wales to England and since writing to ESA with my change of address I've received no payments :( I've been waiting for it to get sorted as I presumed it may take a bit of time with the change of benefit office but I've had no payments for 6 weeks now and it can't go on. Has anyone experienced anything…
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ESA wca
So I had a work capability assessment for esa on Friday I was very stressed about it. It lasted a whole 17 mins and I barely got a chance to explain anything and that I wanted to. Now feeling like I didn’t say anything I wanted to. I did explain fully on the forms. weirdly the assessor referred to something on a past form.…
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Esa new claim
Hi hope everyone is keeping well. I'm looking for advice regarding claiming esa for the first time. We have received our 1st UC payment since managed migration from WTC. Myself and my wife are both in receipt of pip both the standard daily living and standard mobility. We are both receiving the carers element on our UC…
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Employment and ESA
I’ve been off sick from work for 14 months now and I am unlikely to return due to the nature of the job. If I hand my notice in will that affect my ESA payments?
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Hi, my name is SusieB! I'm appointee for my disabled son. ESA and UC support
Hello im appointee for my disabled son, he was on old style esa and stupidly took a job which lasted 4 days. I rang old style esa and was told to put in a mandatory reconsideration, I now know that was the wrong advice. I waited 7 weeks to be told he needed to apply for new style esa which I did and they said he qualified,…
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ESA and new universal migration query
Hi. I'm confused and worried. Just read that everyone on most benefits are changing to universal credit this year. They say they give you 2 weeks pay up front but is it true you have to go 5 weeks min without any while they change you over? Also does the rent paid straight to them stop? Please help if anyone knows anything!
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ESA Cont and ESA Income based query.
I have been receiving income based ESA for 15 years, I also receive PIP. My partner has moved in with me and applied for Carer's Allowance, this happened a month ago. Carers Allowance say it will take 6 weeks to review his claim. I notified everyone I was supposed to. My partner has no savings and no income and I now need…
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ESA IR as mixed age couple.....State Pension
I sent in an ESA3 form mid Feb and I am still awaiting it to be processed. This is in regards of my partner stopping his IS and myself on CB ESA at present and to be assessed for an Income related Top up ESA. I have chased it up and they have apparently escalated it as it is linked to my HB and my need to pay the rent. If…
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Esa Review
Excitingly the DWP contacted me by telephone this morning. The review was started on the 7th July and they have finally realised I have changed my Drs.My fault! They want to write to my new gp for further evidence.This Im unsure about as I sent then enough to write a book with! Normal practice or are they gearing…
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Got text message dwp on my esa
Hi I got txt message from dwp since I send my bank statements txt message said we have received bank statements you send from my esa this will be actioned from 11/3/24 there no need contact us . That what said but don’t understand what actioned mean
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DWP April benefits increases letter
Hi, I recently received the April benefit increase letters but have noticed its now saying it's only from April to Nov, anybody know why this is and what happens in Nov? Also it mentions my income related amount of X less £0.00 so you would of been entitled to x. However because I'm entitled to contribution based ESA we…