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ESA
Hi I've had a letter saying I will get ESA backdated to 7/1/24. I've had 2 randomn payments in the last couple of weeks which don't add up to what I'm owed. (About £200 short). Shouldn't the backdated amount just be paid in one go? I can't find anywhere where it says which day of the week I should be paid. The 2 payments…
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ESA overpayment - help please
Hi there! DWP are saying that they have overpaid income-related ESA to my son. We have to submit a Mandatory Reconsideration form to challenge their decision. Before we do this we need to understand how ESA works. Put simply Guy got his ESA monthly and after his partner moved in with us, his parents, and Guy (prior to the…
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Esa Help
I get employment support allowance contribution based. I have today received a letter from DWP On behalf of the fraud and error prevention service centre manager. They are saying HMRC have notified the department of my earnings from my employer They want my payslips from October 2023 to January 2024. It appears from the…
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ESA support group and self employed permitted work
Hello all. I have been on a long journey since 2008 with health issue which all began with chronic pain. In this time I have had multiple diagnoses which seems never ending. I have been a workaholic since I remember and have had a tendency to become very low and depressed if I am not working. As the years have gone on it…
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Desperate, can someone please help? LCW problems.
HI, I am posting hoping that someone can please help me and give me advice on the best thing to do. I suffer from severe anxiety for which I am prescribed sertraline and lorazepam and have been on these meds for over two years. I was living off savings until they ran out so I applied for contribution based ESA. I had my…
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ESA and inheritance
My ESA was suspended 12 months ago after I informed them of my inheritance. I contacted them in November when my savings were at £9000. Since then I have sent 4 letters with no reply. My savings are dwindling rapidly. Can't get through to them on phone. Don't know what to do?
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Waiting bank statements in post
Hi I have not sleep just want let know that my support worker called me want help me get bank statements I ordered bank statements but I don’t know how much got time left I got wait on my partner bank statement but mess her around I can’t send mine first since they have go together since want both bank statements my…
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Need some advice
currently on UC and LCWRA but also decided to take on a full time course at university and also applied for Maintenance Loan, will this affect my benefits?, will it affect universal credit and LCWRA or am I just worrying too much, anxiety is getting a lot better and i wanted to face a new challenge and overcome my social…
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ESA LWCRA AND PENSIONS
Hi, I was assessed by the DWP in 2021 and they assessed me as having a low capacity to work and find work. I carried on working until last month, when I found that I couldn't cope anymore. I receive ESA and UC, Can I take some money out of my pension pot and not be disqualified from the above benefits? I'm nearly 58. I'm a…
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contribution conditions for award of ESA c new style
Hi I was self employed and recently had to claim ESA(C) new style I had been in receipt of Working tax disabled credits. I claimed ESA(C) and was advised I was entitled to credits only. I then contacted HMRC to try and back pay contributions and they advised me my credits were all up to date (I have Class 2 disabled…
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Help with my enquiry please
So I am on esa support group because of my mental health and unable to work. I am also on pip and housing benefit , council tax gets paid(I don’t have to pay it) my partner is on UC credit at the moment (joint claim with his ex still but obv that will change when he moves out) I assume . If he moves in with me will it stop…
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Would taking a pension lump sum affect ESA payments?
Hi, Just wondering if anyone can help with a question on ESA and accessing pension funds.... or point me in the right direction. I am receiving 'new style' ESA with Support Group enhancement. If I decide to take a lump sum from a pension will this affect my ESA payments? Thanks v much
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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…
