New Style ESA vs legacy CB ESA

worried33
worried33 Online Community Member Posts: 1,020 Championing
edited November 2024 in Employment & Support Allowance (ESA)

What are the differences, as I am being moved to New Style, the one difference I believe which might end up being extremely important in the future, is if I understand right my current version of ESA if I was moved to LCW I would be entitled to the WRAG component, but on New Style that no longer exists.

Is there any other differences?

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,456 Championing

    The difference is New style ESA is a contributions based only benefit, it can't include any Income Related top ups, like the old contributions based could.

    If moved to the WRAG then yes the NsESA would stop because it's only paid for 1 year in this group. (same applied to contributions based ESA) It wouldn't make any financial difference anyway due to the ESA being deducted in full from any UC entitlement. If ESA stopped the deductions from UC would also stop. Therefore your UC entitlement will increase.

    If the worst did happen in the future and you were moved to the WRAG you can challenge that decision.

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