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Severe disability premiums backdated?
Hello guys hope someone can help me I've been awarded enhanced daily living pip for the first time but esa said I could have esa severe disability premiums will the premium be backdated?
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Hi, my name is nonnie! How long does it take to hear back from ESA after first claiming?
I applied for ESA six weeks ago and have heard northing. I called today and was told it is still waiting for somebody to look at it. Is this normal and how long do people normal wait until they get a reply from them.
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will my esa be affected
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Migrated from ESA to UC + New Style ESA - how long before NS-ESA payments start?
My partner (who was claiming the old style ESA) and I have just migrated to UC. My partner has be moved to New Style ESA (letter dated 3rd July) and had her claimant commitment interview last Friday. Her last, old style, ESA payment was the 1st July and our first UC payment will be the 17th, but we have no idea when she'll…
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thinking of claiming new style ESA
I am on high level of pip on the living component along uclwra as I suffer from depression and am thinking of claiming new style ESA firstly is there any financial gain secondly do I go onto the main phase directly and thirdly do I need to supply regular fit notes as right now I don't
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adult son living at home moving from esa to universal credit
hi my partner and I received our new universal credit claim after moving from esa Our son is now migrating from esa to uc will it affect how much we get We do get the housing cost element I didn’t realise I had to say he was living with us as it didn’t affect our housing benefit claim shall I inform uc Thank you This is…
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Earning and New Style ESA
Hi, I have applied for the role of Fee Paid Disability Tribunal Member, sitting on PIP tribunals. Obviously something I feel is really important as I get PIP and want to support others claiming it. However, I’m worried how the fee, which is £250 for one sitting will affect my ESA. I applied because for the role it’s only…
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Hi, my name is soapyguy! enhanced review esa and carers allowance
enhanced review esa and carers allowance I have sent all documentation in but Dwp lied and said they spoke to me when they didn’t so I’ve given them all documentation and closed my claim my anxiety is out of control
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Parents denied back pay for sdp
My dad has been on PIP/DLA and ESA/Incapacity for work for around 15 years now. I believe the ESA is a joint claim with my mum. My mum has been receiving PIP for about 6 years now. They received a letter to migrate over to UC recently, after ringing Citizens advice they were told that it seems like they are entitled to SDP…
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ESA question
Hello. I'm a bit confused. I'm one of the ESA claimants who are still to transfer to UC, and was wondering about a facet of the UC Act. It says the ESA rate will be frozen, but won't ESA be abolished next spring anyway?
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ESA letter
Hi I had letter from esa informing me of award of £140.55, stating the support group element also mentioned £10 Christmas bonus,but on back of letter it says from APRIL 2025 TO NOVEMBER 2025 , of which this is confusing me does this mean it ends in November? Can anyone please advise thankyou
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migrating to if from esa
mmy deadline to migrate is the 26th of July is it to late of I start my claim on the 15th
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ESA support group and studying
Hello, I currently receive ESA support group (which apparently is conts based as its support group), PIP and separate UC top up on the ESA, where I did not have to have another medical for the UC. I am unsure why they ESA and UC are separate, but UC look at what ESA pay me and then they top it up due to the disability…
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Esa support income related and defined private pension
Hi I recently needed funds for new windows as the landlord freeholder wanted them changed due to rot. I realised I could access a private pension which I had not considered thinking there would be nothing in it. There was £35.000 Being on ESA I knew a lump sum of £6000 would not affect my ESA Support income related.…
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Nervous for assessment
what kinds of things are asked in a LCWRA assessment? I’m really nervous. I do have long standing mental health condition that they know about but it’s sending me into over drive
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Are these just standard letters from ESA?
Hi all Ok so mum has got 2 new letters from ESA today along with her P45 from them. One of them I'm pretty sure is just telling us that her ESA has stopped with her moving to UC the other mentions contribution and something about taxable income and mums is £0 is this just a standard letter or is this one about contribution…
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ESA & PIP - Part time education
Hi there I am on income based ESA and high rate PIP, I have carers mon to Friday in the morning and then thats me pretty much me on my own. I would like to do a college course, Part time but Im scared they will say if you can go to college then why not get a job? Is that a fair assumption? Any thoughts would be appreciated
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New Style ESA application timeline
Sharing my timeline in the hope that it helps others. 12/02/25 applied online. Same day I received a text message to confirm they had received my application and that they would be in contact within 14 days. They included a link to enable me to upload new Fit Notes. 21/02/25 I uploaded a new Fit Note using the online link…
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Changing bank details but 5 weeks from UC migration.
Hello, its blooming typical, the bank I have been with since a child closed the local branch "use the app" the problem is owing to the vision loss the app crashes with the font put on max, They replaced the branch with a person in the local library and the only advice she can give is travel 27 miles to the nearest branch,…
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Esa straight to appeal
Hi everyone. Alittle advice please. I was awarded 0 points for esa as my assessor said I was able to use a manual wheelchair if I had one( I cant bend or lift heavy objects due to arthrosis of lumber spine) so how can I lift a wheelchair in and out a car.. anyway since I was awarded 0 points she said on the phone she was…