Esa want look at me and my partner saveings bank statements

zane
zane Community member Posts: 160 Contributor
in Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
Hi I’m getting no help at moment esa want banks me and my partner bank’s statements since my partner in my claim so I ask dwp and they won’t tell me what sort bank statements they want month year or week . I feel like I’m going kill myself since should not get us back pay my support worker not answering citizen not helping I don’t understand what bank statements they want I feel beginning ignored  can’t eat and sleep 

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  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 6,743 Online Community Coordinator
    Hi @zane, please try not to worry, the DWP often ask claimants for their bank statements, it's just to make sure your benefits are correct.  Hannah has sent you an email, so please be on the look out for it. :) 
  • zane
    zane Community member Posts: 160 Contributor
    Albus_Scope said:
    Hi @zane, please try not to worry, the DWP often ask claimants for their bank statements, it's just to make sure your benefits are correct.  Hannah has sent you an email, so please be on the look out for it. :) 
    Hi rang esa again want this years bank statements from me and my partner is this correct what dwp said because I’m not sure it’s because of saveings 
  • Hannah_Alumni
    Hannah_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,906 Championing
    @zane they can ask for them to help with checking over the claim. As Albus has said, to help make sure it is correct. You also mentioned having a lump sum in another thread? That could come under a need to double check your claim is right too. 
  • zane
    zane Community member Posts: 160 Contributor
    Hannah_Scope said:
    @zane they can ask for them to help with checking over the claim. As Albus has said, to help make sure it is correct. You also mentioned having a lump sum in another thread? That could come under a need to double check your claim is right too. 
    Reason why want check back I told them got saveings over 6000 saveings by next week because of back pay because my partner on my claim since she been award pip she Aslo getting back pay so want check our saveings statement from this year me and my partner to see I still get my benefits  if not be stop 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 59,054 Championing
    zane said:
    Hannah_Scope said:
    @zane they can ask for them to help with checking over the claim. As Albus has said, to help make sure it is correct. You also mentioned having a lump sum in another thread? That could come under a need to double check your claim is right too. 
    Reason why want check back I told them got saveings over 6000 saveings by next week because of back pay because my partner on my claim since she been award pip she Aslo getting back pay so want check our saveings statement from this year me and my partner to see I still get my benefits  if not be stop 
    If you don't have savings of more than £6,000 at the moment and it's not clear whether you do or not then why did you ring ESA? 

    On your other thread here https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/115119/what-happens-tell-saveings-and-claim-esa#latest I advised you that the backdated money you received from the benefits they owed you is disregarded for 1 year so it doesn't count towards your savings. 

    Without the backdated money do you have savings/capital of more than £6,000?
  • zane
    zane Community member Posts: 160 Contributor
    poppy123456 said:
    zane said:
    Hannah_Scope said:
    @zane they can ask for them to help with checking over the claim. As Albus has said, to help make sure it is correct. You also mentioned having a lump sum in another thread? That could come under a need to double check your claim is right too. 
    Reason why want check back I told them got saveings over 6000 saveings by next week because of back pay because my partner on my claim since she been award pip she Aslo getting back pay so want check our saveings statement from this year me and my partner to see I still get my benefits  if not be stop 
    If you don't have savings of more than £6,000 at the moment and it's not clear whether you do or not then why did you ring ESA? 

    On your other thread here https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/115119/what-happens-tell-saveings-and-claim-esa#latest I advised you that the backdated money you received from the benefits they owed you is disregarded for 1 year so it doesn't count towards your savings. 

    Without the backdated money do you have savings/capital of more than £6,000?
    I rang because I about get 1,600 in my bank next week which be over 6,000 because they owe me money back but know I’m in trouble and I rang again want this year bank statement and my partner bank statement because we are a couple and livening with me 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 59,054 Championing
    I advised you a few times that the lump sums you receive for backdated benefits is disregarded from all your savings for 1 year from the date you receive it. For this reason I really don't understand why you rang them. 

    Without the money they owe you if you don't have savings of more than £6,000 then you've done nothing wrong and no, you're not in any trouble. 
  • zane
    zane Community member Posts: 160 Contributor
    poppy123456 said:
    I advised you a few times that the lump sums you receive for backdated benefits is disregarded from all your savings for 1 year from the date you receive it. For this reason I really don't understand why you rang them. 

    Without the money they owe you if you don't have savings of more than £6,000 then you've done nothing wrong and no, you're not in any trouble. 
    Asking bank statements if don’t give to them stop my benefits 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 59,054 Championing
    Yes I know they are asking for bank statements because you rang them. You didn't answer my question I asked earlier in the thread.

    Are your savings less than £6,000 before you had/have the lump sum from DWP? 
  • zane
    zane Community member Posts: 160 Contributor
    poppy123456 said:
    Yes I know they are asking for bank statements because you rang them. You didn't answer my question I asked earlier in the thread.

    Are your savings less than £6,000 before you had/have the lump sum from DWP? 
    Next week I won’t no I have more 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 59,054 Championing
    edited February 24
    Which clearly means at the moment you have less than £6,000. 

    The money you are expecting next week isn't counted towards those savings for 1 year. It means it's disregarded so doesn't count. 

    You came here yesterday and asked the question about your savings. I advised you that you don't need to do anything because it's disregarded. You still decided to ring ESA and tell them about your savings, when you didn't need to. I also posted a link to prove the advice I gave was correct. 

    All this could have been avoided...

    One other thing to also add. the cost of living payments you received are disregarded for an indefinite period so those are also not counted towards your savings. 

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