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Hi, my name is Gareth66! Am I entitled to ESA?
I suffer with mental health. I have EUPD, PTSD and FND I was wondering I'd I am entitled to esa
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Confused!
Good morning everyone. I was put into the support group ESA about a month ago. My doctor has just received an assessment form this week to fill in, is this normal after I have already been awarded? Also I thought that ESA was indefinite and another assessment could be anytime but my award letter says until 27th November…
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Hi, I'm kenngordon! Can anyone direct me to the 'Bexby Report'?
Can anyone tell me what the Bexby is I received an interim payment from the dwp in Dec after a telephone call in November telling me that they owed me a Disability Premium backdated to 2014 and that it would be a substantial payment covering all the years if they failed to pay me the premium since 2014 then they would ow…
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General questions about LCWRA, ESA and working
Hi, Can someone please help me? I feel totally confused whenever I try to look up anything online around this. I am unemployed and was awarded LCWRA in April this year and my payments for it were backdated to Feb / March. I originally applied for it last year. I am trying to understand what happens if I start working.…
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Can I work part time on ESA?
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Legal aid for Esa tribunal
Hi can anyone please advise if you can get legal aid for an Esa tribunal and if so how you go about finding a legal aid solicitor
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Esa question
I already receive pip enhanced Enhanced and am in the support group for contribution based ESA. My partner has given up work to look after my needs . However, he has no recourse to public funds and limited leave to remain and cannot access cares allowance. As I am now being assessed for income related ESA what premiums…
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Reassessment
Hi We have sent off my husbands esa50 today he's been in the support group since 2013 and was previously on incapacity he had to be medically retired from his job in 2007 due to his poor health If he has to have an assessment hopefully onthe phone what will they ask He had a pip face to face and he fell apart it was awful…
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Money owed nearly 3 years after bankruptcy.
Hi everybody. Hope your all well. I had a very helpful answer in the previous question I asked so thought I'd give this a try. I worked my whole life until June 2020 and was basically forced out of my employment, that's not the issue as I believed it happened for a reason, unhappy in the job of 19 years, been bullied and…
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Is this a change of circumstances? Baffled
So I’ve been waiting on the NHS for a psychiatrist appointment and I thought I’d pay for one privately due to the delays. Anyway, the psychiatrist wrote in my letter that Prozac had reduced my anxiety, as well as my OCD symptoms but continued to diagnose me with panic disorder, agoraphobia and anxiety. I tried to…
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ESA LCWRA Confused MIF
I was awarded LCWRA UC and both myself and wife are self employed. Thankfully my wife is fit and healthy. We only started with UC during covid and LCWRA since i fell ill. We are affected by the minimum income floor which confuses us. As my wife earns some money which does not take us to the minimum income floor we never…
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New style ESA and second pension
Evening all, My Dad has finally been approved to retire early under ill health following his diagnosis of multiple myeloma 2 years ago (what a saga that has been with his employer!). He’s been claiming New style ESA support group since his SSP has run out. And Pip. He had a small pension pot from previous employment which…
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Esa starting permitted work
Hi, im looking at starting permitted work under 16 hours Im in the support group and get serve disability premium , will I stop getting the extra money from the serve disability premium if I start permitted work and will I move from the support group? Thanks in advance
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ESA review from 2020
Hi. Sorry in advance for the long post, just want to give as much information as I can. My son is in receipt of ESA, he was placed in the work related activity group several years ago. My son has epilepsy and this was his only health condition when he first applied for ESA. Although his epilepsy was not under control they…
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ESA REVIEw
My friend has called THE DWP and was told that she will have review of her ESA in SEPTEMBER. SHE IS on income related and her last review was a few years ago but 8 years ago. How is this possible. Will they still extend her claim?
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Hi, my name is Shazmozz! Query about non-means tested ESA
Hi there… is it ok for me to go ahead and ask a question re non means tested esa?feeling stuck and lonely. Thank you
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ESA & Marriage
Hi, My son is getting married next year. He currently is receiving Income related ESA and is in the support group. He also gets PIP. His fiance works part time and claims carers allowance for him. Can anyone let me know how getting married will affect his benefit and their current financial situation. Thank you 💕
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Going Abroad with ESA
Hi guys and gals, I have been recently put into the Support Group of the New Style ESA. I am hoping to go abroad for the winter ( My fibromyalgia is greatly affected by temperatures here in UK) but I am worried I will lose my ESA if I go for more than 4 weeks. I see online it says I can go abroad for up to 4 weeks and I…
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Esa and pip
Do esa look at your pip to decide on your esa award
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Family holiday / ESA & ADP
Hi all, Looking for some advice. We are going on holiday for 10 days in November to Florida. My wife gets both (contributions based and in a support group)ESA & ADP. My question is, does she need to contact any of these departments to confirm that she will be OK to go on holiday? She said that you need to contact them, but…