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ESA Migration Letter received with Transitional Proctection - advice needed
Hi everyone, Im new here and and my name is Jan, My son received his ESA Migration Letter with Transistioinal Proctection. He is in the ESA Support group. I will be helping him complete the online claim for Universal Credit as he suffers with his Mental Health/Depression/Social Anxiety/Health Anxiety/Skin Disorder and does…
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Some advice on ESA would be very helpful please
Hello there, I'm new and looking forward to being part of this community. I wonder if I could leap into asking for some advice as I'm quite worried about something. I've been living alone for years on contributions based ESA in the support group, which had an income related top up added when my savings went below the…
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Hi, my name is Di76! My daughter is becoming very depressed over confusion with UC...
My daughter is becoming very depressed over confusion with UC. They said everything was fine at the beginning of the year. Now they are saying she must change eesa to UC. She wrote ages ago to DWP saying she was on UC but DWP are still paying her eesa. Now UC are saying this will.affect her UC payments. It is absolutely…
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Mandatory transition from support ESA to UC but being messed about by DWP
Hello, Received a letter from the DWP about 3 weeks ago that i ignored a letter they sent in January for a mandatory migration from income based ESA in the support group to UC. For starters, they did not send me a letter in January, so i called them up immediately to ask why they sent me this letter. They insisted they did…
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Inheritance
hi everyone I’m desperate for advise please I am on esa support group and housing benefit along with pip enhanced rate I lost both my parents who died within 4 days of each My daughter rang dwp approx 2 wks after my parents died and asked if we needed to declare my inheritance She was told that there was nothing to declare…
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New Style ESA query
Hi there, just looking for some clarification please ☺️ I have been in receipt of New Style ESA (contribution based), since 03/04/24. On the letter it states they can only pay me this until 03/04/25, so received my last payment on Friday. I had my WCA on 27/03/25 & had a text message from DWP on 01/04/25 to say they have…
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help
is news stayle esa being stop I got saveings I dont unsdtand waht going on I AM in the support group
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ESA to JSA
Hi I'm Julie, Im new here but would really like some advice. I've recently been reviewed for PIP, that I have been in receipt of for around 15 years now and income based ESA. I have been awarded PIP again but had my mobility taken from me. Now my ESA missed a payment, I called and they told me it was because i had changed…
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How long until I can just relax please?
Ib/cb ESA support group migrating to uc/ns-esa. Completed online form a few days ago. Have a face to face id verification appointment next week. Once that is done, will that be it? Can I then relax and let the claim run itself without being bothered. It's been causing me a lot of stress, I just want this to go back to how…
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change of benefit
okay, so recently they made me move from ESA income-based to universal credit. it's been quite stressful for me because they have changed all my benefits and merged it into one, very confusing and overwhelming. my question today is regarding my payment.... so on ESA every fortnight, I was receiving £318.10. I was in the…
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ESA support group
hello everyone I’ve been placed in to a esa support group after having 2 strokes and heart surgery I was placed in to the support group in February But I’ve not received a payment Does any1 know why that would be
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Severe disability backpayment
Hi.. Out of the blue I have just received an award for Severe Disability Premium. I am already on ESA and in the support group and recieve PIP. I never applied for it as never even knew I could. When I asked if this could be backdated as I have the qualifying criteria since November 2022 ie. live alone and on living…
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Migration to UC from IR ESA
hello!, I received my letter to migrate from esa to UC which I completed on 26th March 2025. I was last paid on the 22nd on March before I migrated and then I was paid the full amount again on 5th April 2025 (I am due to be paid on a Monday every two weeks but it always hits my bank on the Saturday before) I have just now…
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Bank Checks
Hi, I'm wondering if anyone can help me make sense of this article. Not sure how reliable it is. They speak about, UC, Pension credit & ESA. I assume they are actually referring to Income Based ESA as CB isn't means tested so it is almost impossible to break the rules. I am on CB ESA and from what i understand they won't…
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ESA P60
How long does it generally take for DWP to inform HMRC of the contributions based ESA benefit ( New Style ESA) received during the past tax year ? On my tax account it is still showing £0 under the PAYE section. Will a P60 be issued ?
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Moving over
good morning I got my uc letter to move over iam on pip daily living esa support group and enhanced disability premium I have to make a claim by 2nd of July .. iam worried sick … any body know any advise for me please .. what my entitlements will be .. when the best time to claim . And how I do it please greatfull for your…
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Credits-Only NS ESA Claim
Hi, How do we know which type of NI credits we're getting? I applied for NS ESA, knowing I would be refused payments, in order to keep getting the credits for if/when I lose UC in future due to capital. I received the ESA letter today, saying they can't pay me any NS ESA due to lack of contributions (exactly as expected)…
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Hi, my name is charsue! I have to move to uc am worried sick
I got a letter saying I have to move to uc am worried sick I don’t no what to do iam on esa with enhanced disability premium and on pip . Can anyone please help and guide me in the right direction please of what to do please
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Hi, my name is Mog23! Should I mention my working aspirations in my ESA appointment?
hi I have a New Style ESA telephone appointment shortly in regards to Claimant Commitment interview. I am new to claiming any type of benefits and I have currently got a 'fit note' for initially 4 weeks but I am living with some long term chronic health conditions. I am struggling big time so can't presently work and know…
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Will I still get lcrwa when changing from esa support group?
can someone please help me? I have heard that lcrwa is stopping this year when changing over from esa support group. I have to change over next month and I’m so worried now Please help
