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Sdp payment
Hi everybody hope everyone is well. I posted here recently about waiting for Sdp premium as I was sent an is10 for not too long ago. After a few phone calls i made to esa they told me my case is historic going back quite a while and it’s being looked at. Tonight I was paid £76.40 more than I usually would with my…
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Carers
Hi my names nev i get esa lcwra and im on standard n standard mobility we are on uc but my wife started getting carers for me is there anything else we get with this thanks
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ESA & UC limited work
Hi Ive been put on the UC no work, told no more sick notes or phone calls so wandering why am I not on ESA
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ipsos survey
Tonight at 9 pm I got a call from a guy (African) who said he was from ipsos but never said that clearly until I asked about five times he knew my name and my daughters name and said he was ringing on behalf of dwp which is where I stopped him I said u are ringing me and asking me how better dwp could do their job I cut…
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Do "savings" include your DWP payment for that period?
In theory we're allowed to have £5500 in savings before we have to start declaring it, right? And £6K before our benefits start getting cut. Does this include your next payment from the DWP? If I am expecting my monthly £500 payment then does this mean I need to make sure my savings actually stay below £5K, because once my…
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Do I have to claim disability premium
Hi could someone tell me how to claim severe disability and if you get it backdated as I'm on standard pip living allowance
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Hi, my name is emz! I can’t get through to the dwp esa dept
Hi. I can’t get through to the dwp esa dept . I’ve been trying for two weeks . Anyway I need to buy an automatic car & will have £16.000 in my acct. I’m on esa income related , I’m trying to,ring them to ell them but can’t get through to anyone ! 11k or 12k will go straight on the car so I’ll have about £1000 left after…
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Fit note renewal new style esa
My fit note runs out tomorrow and I contacted the gp a while ago about extending it. When I chased with them they said the gp won't look at it until it runs out and then if approved they will back date the new one so there are no time gaps. They may not do it tomorrow so technically I could be a few days with nothing on…
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Contribution based ESA
I'm not sure if I'm missing it but I've not heard anything from the budget about people on new style ESA. Is this still going to be available?
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Which ESA am I on ?
Hi everyone, Could anyone help me finding the right answer please. I got confused which ESA am I getting? I have attached an entitlement here. I have been told different variations of what I am getting and there are different sources on interenet which did not help either. In Job centre I was told Im certainly getting…
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They keep refusing me
Hi. I've made the call I've filled in government intitiled all say same I should be on ESA year ago I was put on universal credit contribution I was on esa for years but I thought universal credit would be OK Wrong my gp lied about my health yes she lied also I only found out when I moved universal credit that esa wasn't…
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Savings and esa
How much saving are you allowed to have? I heard it was 6000 and your benefits won’t be affected? How much after 6000-to 16,000 each week on esa?
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SSP1 form - not been issued by employer
I have now had both DWP and Job Centre call and ask me for the SSP1 form which I should have had within 7 days of my contract being ended. The company I worked for initally responded to my query with a job reference, but subsequently have refused to issue anything within 5 weeks of my leaving date. I cannot believe they…
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Is10 question
I have posted here regarding filling an is10 form before and I’m having trouble trying to contact them. The number starts with 01482 and it’s in Hull is that strange as it’s not the normal esa number? or is the 01482 number just a direct number that deals with is10forms?
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Work Assessment
Hi a bit of background info various medical issues from when i was born effects my breathing sounds like asthma but isnt. Fast forward 2008 i got pregnant with my first baby but he was stillborn full term. My then partner cheated on me and I left him. 2012 i met my husband had 3 amazing kids. Ive always suffered severe…
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Hi, my name is Elewinters24! Me and my partner have a joint claim for esa
Me and my partner have a joint claim for esa in the support group and we both receive pip on the standard daily living and lower rate mobility and my partner receives carers allowance for me but I just wondered can I also claim carers allowance for him as we both live in the same household and didn't know if this was…
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Proposed abolition of Work Capability Assessment and Contributions based ESA
Hello I read some frightening news about abolition of the Work Capability Assessment. I read about it on benefitsandwork.co.uk I am on Contributions Based ESA and in the support group and am scared stiff that I will be expected to carry out work related activities. Can anyone tell me what to expect, am I being paranoid?…
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Esa
I don't know how it works in England and Wales! But I live in Scotland and esa, well just let's say that they have been trying to get everyone to universal credit for over 5 years now so that anyone who has been disabled before that has been changed!! And now pip is going bye bye now so that the Scottish government can get…
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Phone call to say visiting to deliver a letter
So i got a phone call from a lady who didn’t really give any information other than they were from dwp and would be visiting on Wednesday. When i asked why she didn’t really elaborate when i said okay my heart is pounding sbe just said coming to deliver a letter then i can go about my day. I have been on ESA for years and…
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Paper ESA work capability form
The document says to include copies of any backup reports etc. Once they are all printed this will not fit their envelope though, so what should I actually send? I have OT reports, work health assesents, hospital discharge letter - surely they won't need my PIP decision letter? Should I send everything in a bigger envelope…
