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Should I claim? Am I entitled?
I’ve recently had a diagnosis of autism and I’m currently off sick from the doctor. I feel as though my late diagnosis aswell as anxiety and feeling low at at an all time low!!! I don’t know what this benefit is and how to apply but I don’t feel as though I can return to work for a long time. Can anyone help please
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Selling my home
I currently have some equity in my home but have a mortgage I cannot keep up anylonger. I claim ESA and PIP. The only solution we can come up with is that I buy a smaller property (I am only in a 3 bed anyway) and my daughter obtains the mortgage as I am 59 and won’t qualify for it. This would mean giving all of the equity…
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New Style ESA refused due to Income, Income has dropped should I reapply ?.
Hi, I need some help with New Style ESA. I am self-employed and work from home (Small Business), I have Osteoarthritis in my knee and have recently been award PIP and have a Blue badge. I submitted a claim for new Style ESA based on my earnings for the Previous month, as being self-employed I calculate my earnings from the…
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Work related esa and careers allowance
After winning my case and now recieving wr esa , I am concerned about my wife's benefits, I get careers allowance as my wife has severe MS And I am a full time carer, I suffer with depression and anxiety which affects my mood which has affected my employment. Will it affect the careers allowance payments if I get the wr…
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I havent had my yearly uprating yet for pip and esa
Hi have other people had there benifit uprating letter yet I ve not had mine getting worried Debbiej
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New style ESA and working
I am currently clai.ing NS ESA and have been placed in the support group. I also returned to work for 2 hours a day, which keeps me under the permitted wage allowed. I'm struggling at work and have been advised to take some time off. As my sickness resets on a yearly basis I would now get occupational sick pay, so 10 hours…
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No Esa payment
Hi I didn't receive my ESA payment this morning and just wondered if anyone else didn't get theirs. Tia
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SMP and new style ESA
Hello all, thank you in advanced for your support. I was off work on long term sickness I was then offered redundancy and took it I was also pregnant so in December 2023 I was made redudent and reccived my SMP and redundancy up front. Baby arrived days after. I am unable to go back to work due to my disability and health…
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Savings and ESA
Hi, I’m writing this on behalf of a friend, who has just found out, that an increase in savings is a change of circumstances. He claims income related esa and is in the support group for his ocd and mental health. He wants to know how to go about reporting an increase in savings of more than £6000 but less than £16000…
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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.…
