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Forced to work
Therese coffey is going to make people work in the esa support group including myself I'm not happy I won't cope with a normal job can't even cope with myself this inhume
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I claim new style ESA, ESA Support Group, and UC. Will I lose my benefits now I'm married?
I am 53 next month and have Crohn's Disease and Psoriatic Arthritis. I struggle everyday with double incontinence and pain in my joints. I had to give up my job teaching 3 years ago due to toilet issues and for the first time claim benefits. I get new ESA plus I am in the support group. UC tops this up as I had moved in…
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Hi, my name is Zykah! My ESA wasn't paid into my account and I'm not sure why
My WAS was not paid into account and I don't know why.
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How long to hear back after phone assessment about getting LCWRA element?
Hi all I'm hoping someone can offer help because I've reached the point where I've lost hope with DWP! My partner and I submitted LCWRA questionnaire 10th March. Our claim for WAS ended 22nd November 2019 and we had to apply for US which was not a continuing claim. Firstly the claim was not paid anything until 30th Dec....…
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Hi, my name is shivers! Can I stay on ESA indefinitely?
Hi hello everyone. Can I stay on esa indefinitely.
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Long term sick and ns-esa
Hi Could anyone help me with the below? I'm currently on long-term sick from work and receiving UC LCWRA. My SSP ends next week and I have applied for NS-ESA. Will my ESA be paid from DWP directly or from my employer like SSP? Once I receive ESA will I need to continue sending sick notes to work? I have asked my employer…
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Back payments
Industrial injurys disablement benefit rang me said they have informed esa of decision so it dounds like it could of gone in my favour i will get letter in a week or so im on income related esa will back pay be taken off me due to me bekng in income related esa anyone know ?
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I've had 2 phone appointments booked for ESA, but nobody has bothered to ring. What should I do?
Hi I'm debsterc I have had two phone appointments booked but with esa nobody has bothered to ring I don't know what to do its causing my anxiety to go through the roof
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Would you use a Government run employment support programme if you wanted to look for work?
The Government has released its Shaping Future Support green paper, a consultation on how they can change the benefits system for disabled people. I am leading on Scope’s response to the consultation, and I am keen to get the thoughts of disabled people on a question about employment support. The Government have…
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Both on IR ESA and moving in together
Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum. Apprehensive about being judged so have held off posting or asking anywhere. My boyfriend and I are on IR ESA and are due to move in together in 2 months into a new disabled priority house. His daughter who is 6 will be living with us half of the week. I have a rare cancer syndrome, he…
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How often can I take lump sums without them affecting my New Style ESA?
To Poppy, I see you mentioned that taking lump sums from pensions won't affect my New Style ESAC but how often can I take these lump sums? I know I can't take them regularly, as in every month or so, or they will be classed as regular payments or periodical payments. If I take a lump sum once or twice a year, would that be…
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Overpayment of esa
Just received a letter stating I owe £4000. They are going to take 40% of my ESA for the next two years. Two years ago I received my military pension. I sent DWP a copy of the letter stating how much I would receive etc. This year they asked if it had gone up. I again sent them a copy of my letter. On both occasions the…
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I've been paid SSP alongside ESA. Have I done something wrong?
I'm feeling rather anxious as I was told by my manager last month that I would no longer get ssp. I applied for esa which I have had a payment for and now I've looked at my wage slip for this months pay and I've been paid ssp. Please can someone help me I'm worried sick that I've done something awful and I already have…
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Questions about ESA Telephone WCA
Hello, I'm looking for a bit of advice/support in regards to my upcoming phone assessment. I have different mental and physical health problems, one of them being social anxiety so I'm VERY worried about the assessment and have some questions if that's ok. I'm highly stressed and anxious atm and I also can't read loads of…
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State Pension credits
Please can sombody help work out my neighbours pension credits please Hi my neighbour claimed his pension and credits comes to 718.40 per month, before claiming his pension he said he was receiving 397.36 fortnightly with his disability premiums on esa , but he seems to have been getting when he was on esa , is his pension…
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No one's been in contact with me about my ESA award. Is it ongoing?
Hi guys I am abit considered its about my ESA no one's been in contact with me about it to see if I still need that amount off money I got ongoing award pip but not heard anything from ESA do I have it wrong that they are tow different things
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Work Capability (Backdated). Backdated payments haven't come in within the 3-5 days. Is this normal?
Hi, I received a message last week (Tuesday the 14th) finally after waiting for payments also for approx a year.. that I was going to receive some back dated money in my bank account within 3-5 working days, I still haven't received anything is this normal? Please.
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Been told I don't have enough NI credits to claim ESA, but can't get advance from UC. What can I do?
Hi I'm after a bit of advice regarding ESA I've been told I haven't earned enough national insurance credits so I'm not eligible to claim and I also can't get an advance from universal credit. I'm really struggling with only having 20p in my account and my mental health has been affected by all of this. I put in a claim…
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Hi, my name is stealey75! I was due to be paid today
Hi I was due to be paid today esa my payments have never been late and I have not received any letters I literally have no money to live on and my anxiety is through the roof , I was due a pip review I sent the forms back ages ago so not sure if this is to do with it
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What is classed as permitted work?
Hi Everyone. I have been receiving contribution based esa since April and have not had a work assessment yet. I sent a copy of my uc lcwra letter to the dwp as suggested previously on here but have heard nothing back yet. I feel like I could manage a couple of hours, spread over a week, of book keeping at home again. Would…
