Hi, I have read couple of previous posts on subject but it doesn't answer my predicament!
On Thursday last, 6th April, received credits early due to Easter weekend, these amounts were CA (my wife is my carer) £76.25 (uprated amount) and £305.25 (which is the ? reduced credit in question, noted on statement as ESA).
Previously account credited as usual on 4th April, with £627.60 (PIP old amount) and £****.70 CA (old amount) 3rd April.
Then, previous time ESA credited was 2 weeks before the unusual credit in question, £305.25, which was 27th March, £312.30.
I know there may have been some difference in payments/credits from DWP, over the uprating period, but even this wouldn't make mathematical sense, as for past year usual ESA credits were £312.30 per fortnight. New uprated credit as per uprating letter should be £343.80 (= £171.90 per week as per letter).
Is anybody, anyone, able to tell me why I received £305.25 instead of £343.80 which is a fortnightly reduction of £38.55? (which has disappeared into the ether, somewhere!
My first thought was that it maybe the 1st 'cost of living' payment which is around £301.00, but then that wouldn't answer where my 'next' ESA payment was!
Hate to batter your heads with these figures but beleive that more information provided would give fuller picture and help understand query. For completeness, do not have any payments to dwp, or any monies taken from source for any debts. All bills are paid on/within time, and although we are just managing, we are (usually) on top of all bills.
Many thanks for reading and for any replies/advice helping to put minds at rest. Like others, I am loathed to contact dwp in any form. Will await, hope for, answers.
