ESA support group

Tonawanda17
Tonawanda17 Community member Posts: 160 Contributor
in Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
Hi. Can someone refresh my memory.? was there something mentioned in the budget about people with limited capability for work in the support group not being re assessed or not being forced to look for work? Thanks

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 59,054 Championing
    Not being reassessed has been mentioned but no one seems to know whether that means from now or from 2025. We also don't know if any of those changes will go ahead because there's GE planned for next year.
  • Tonawanda17
    Tonawanda17 Community member Posts: 160 Contributor
    Thanks very much
  • Tonawanda17
    Tonawanda17 Community member Posts: 160 Contributor
    Hi. i'm a bit confused by my award letter. I am in the support group. Is this the same as having LCWRA?
  • Kimmy87
    Kimmy87 Community member Posts: 449 Empowering
    Tonawanda17 said:
    Hi. i'm a bit confused by my award letter. I am in the support group. Is this the same as having LCWRA?
    Yes those two things are exactly the same. 
  • Jimm_Scope
    Jimm_Scope Posts: 4,298 Online Community Specialist
    LCWRA is the Universal Credit equivalent of ESA support group. They are essentially the same thing yes.
  • Tonawanda17
    Tonawanda17 Community member Posts: 160 Contributor
    Thanks Jimm. Only reason i was checking was they are speaking about perhaps not reassessing people after 2025 who have LCWRA and giving them a chance to work guarantee which i like the sound of. The gov website didn't mention to the ESA Support group so i was just checking they are the same thing. Thanks

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