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ESA & Carers Allowence confused
hi there, I’m new here so I hope I’m posting in the correct place apologies if not. I usually receive a payment fortnightly into my account for ESA I’m in the support group and it’s contributions related ESA. I have struggled for along time with my health and also have to take care of my husband as best I can as he has…
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My son gets ESA and PIP. His dad and I both claim PIP. Can he get SDP if he lives with us?
Hi ,my son gets esa in support section, also enhanced PIP for care and mobility. Can he also get severe disability premium if he lives here with parents . I am on enhanced pip for care and mobility. His dad is on standard care pip and enhanced mobility pip .tyia
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Advice /Rules on esa income based and doing free courses
I was wondering if anyone knows the up to date rules on being on Esa income based benefit in 2022 and studying. There are free courses available online that I came across but as they are only 3 month courses I didnt know if people are able to do these without it effecting their esa claim or not as its only a 12 week…
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permitted work and work related old style ESA
HI I'm currently in old style work related group after being moved from the support group last year. I have been on esa for about 5 years through severe depression, anxiety, brought on by a nervous breakdown through personal problems where my children went to live with their dad full time because i was self medicating with…
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I'm on ESA and PIP. Can I get help with my glasses on ESA?
Hi I am on eesa and full pip what I want to know is can I get help with my glasses on eesa thanks
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ESA & Inheritance
Hi all, I’m hoping to get some help please. My late Dad passed away with cancer and I’m still grieving as he was my Mum AND Dad because my Mum left us both (me & my younger brother) when I was 3 years old. OK so my Dad made a will he had 2 properties one being his home and the other he purchased which I live in which as…
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Hi, my name is traydee! Has anyone else not received their ESA payment today?
Has anyone not recieved their e.s.a payment today , im worried sick
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Spare bedroom - taking a refugee. Would you lose council tax benefit and SDP?
If someone who lives alone has an empty spare bedroom and takes a refugee, would s/he lose the 25% council tax benefit and the severe disability premium?
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Partner wants me to move in, confused.
I claim ESA income based, and have just been awarded PIP £60 per week. My partner wants me to move in with them, but I think I'll lose my ESA, and be left with only £60 a week. I hate the thought of being almost fully financially reliant on them, would make me feel useless. How can I contribute to rent, bills e.t.c, when I…
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I didn’t receive my payment today
I was due a income payment of ESA there’s no payment gone in the bank coz last week my husbands ESA didn’t go in but eventually did in the end & mine has not gone in. I get severe disability premium coz we live together & qualify same benefits I don’t understand why they are doing this to us? I do suffer quite bad anxiety…
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WCA phone appointment cut short
Around half way through the phone WCA for continuing my ESA the assessor said something akin to 'oh we don't need to discuss your physical problems, I have enough information. It's not like pip, we only need certain information to decide.' We talked about the mental health situation for 20 minutes or so, and he ended it…
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Are ESA reassessments affected by blacklogs?
I live in N.Ireland & I’m due to be reassessed for contribution based ESA later this year. Up to now I have always been reassessed every 3 years. Does anyone know if the system here is affected by backlogs?
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NEW STYLE ESA SUPPORT GROUP PERMITTED WORK
I HAVE BEEN CONTACTED BY RIDC TO SEE IF I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN SOME PAID RESEARCH E.G. TELEPHONE SURVEYS OR POSSIBLE FACE TO FACE SURVEYS. HOW WOULD THIS AFFECT MY BENEFIT AS THEIR ARE NO DEFINITE HOURS, HOWEVER I CAN REFUSE ANY OF THE SURVEYS, SO I DO NOT HAVE TO WORK MORE THAN 16 HOURS ALTHOUGH I WOULD BE LOOKING TO DO…
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Inheritance and esa
Hi all and thank you in advance for any help you can give, im going out of my mind with this x My mom passed away in December and in her will iam the executor and beneficiary. There is no cash to inherited but i have been left her house. At the moment it is in probate. Iam single and live alone. I am receiving income…
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Hi, my name is stuartves!
I am a 59 year old ex British Army. I have been on long term ESA Income Related since 2013. I recently applied for my AFPS-75 military pension to be paid early ( I am entitled at 60). After my initial rejection I appealed and won my appeal. As of November 2021 I started receiving a monthly pension of £197. I was told that…
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No sign of my husbands ESA
Hi, my husband was due for his ESA contribution payment this morning. I checked on the joint account where our payments go in & it still hasn’t gone in. We have rung DWP earlier this morning the man who spoke to us he said there was a problem not sure exactly what? He said the payment is due later on today we’re worried…
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Is ESA being replaced with Universal credit?&If so does this mean they will be swapping people over?
I found this online and also a few other sources Universal Credit is replacing means-tested benefits, including income-related Employment & Support Allowance (ESA). The benefits Universal Credit replaces are known as 'legacy benefits'. The DWP is gradually moving people on legacy benefits - including ESA - to Universal…
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Hi, my name is Clarebryan2347! Need help with esa claim
Hi my partner has just applied for esa and we just got the lcw form and I’m clueless we’re to start and how to fill the form in and just mega worried he wouldn’t get esa due to me filling it in wrong or what we have to include he’s got mental health problems anxiety depression and problems with restless legs were he can’t…
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ESA SDP. My daughter is due a back payment, but we're still waiting. How can I talk to someone?
Hi I made a claim for SDP on 5-1-22 my daughter is registered blind and also gets higher rate PIP which has had since 2012. She moved house in 2016. She has been awards the SDP but is date a back payment each time I ring we go round the houses to be told some one will ring me back ! And guess what still waiting. How do I…
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ESA income related entitlement
Hi got my letter saying money goes up April, not sure if I am right its saying your income_related entitlement dose that mean I am on the old ESA, am I able to claim anymore money being on that ,thanks just need some advice
