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thanks so much for .
Does new style ESA have anything to do with NI contributions ( I haven’t worked in years and when I did it was part time so not enough paid ) Sorry I just don’t understand ESA IR and ESA CR and new style ESA .
the whole thing is really stressful and like you I’m hoping to move before the end of the year and that’ll probably take a chunk of my savings ( new furniture etc )I was being frugal with my backdated pip that was thousands but I wish I’d just have spent it all and I wouldn’t be in this situation - I also still need to look into a private pension that’ll take a good chunk per month .
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It is confusing so you're not alone with that.
Basically New Style ESA does require NI Contributions if we were going to get payments from it.
However, because we don't have enough NI contributions for payments, it will just add NI credits to our record instead. Hence the 'credits only' claim.
The credits go towards the state pension, so they are worth having. But the important part for us is that it maintains our LCWRA status (albeit called Support Group on ESA) so that we wouldn't have to go through another WCA when we apply for UC again.
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thanks .
is this something I should do now do you think or when I get over 10k ?0 -
You can put a claim in for New style ESA at anytime but it must be before your UC ends due to excess capital.
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I'd leave it a while yet. For other benefits where you can switch to NS ESA, they say to apply up to 3 months in advance. So I'm intending to do mine around 3 months before I expect to reach £16k. As this is quite an unusual process, I haven't seen anyone quote exact timescales so far.
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ok thanks poppy
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Thx OverlyAnxious, I’ll probably leave it for a while then.
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The up to 3 months in advance that you're referring to are for those that are claiming SSP from their employer. This is the stage where they would receive their SSP1 form and can then start a claim for NsESA. Payments would not start until 7 days after SSP ends because both can't be paid at the same time.
Usually a claim for NsESA shouldn't take any longer than about 1 month but in your case, there wouldn't be any payments anyway so the claim should be much quicker than that.
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is this as simple as calling them up saying I want to make a claim for ns ESA? Does is affect UC LCWRa? Sorry I don’t understand so if I can call esa and do this anytime does it mean I’d have 2 claims open UC and ESA ? and I’d still be paid my UC but ESA be paid nothing ? So when I go over 16k my UC closes completely but ns ESA stays open?
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You can claim online here, rather than ring.
It would not affect your UC or LCWRA because you won't be entitled to payments for ESA and it would be a credits only claim because you already have LCWRA. No, you wouldn't have 2 claims open because a credits only claim for ESA is not an actual claim as such, it's just credits only.
Once you go over £16k yes your UC claim ends. The NI credits for ESA will continue as normal but when your capital goes below £16k because you've claimed ESA you would not need to go through another WCA assessment again and your UC would include the LCWRA element from the start of your claim.
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thanks So much poppy I really appreciate it , I don’t know what this forum would do without the help and advice from people like you and overlyanxious. It doesn’t stop my heightened anxiety but at least I know what legs I’m standing on . X
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Thanks Poppy. I was just working on the idea that it shouldn't take any longer than 3 months based on that.
In my case, I will be trying to do it all online, which will most likely take longer than people who can do it over the phone.
Although they allow online applications now, it still says they'll phone you for evidence (not sure whether any is needed for us on UC) and I'm also aware that usually the commitments would be accepted by phone as well. So I'm expecting a delay or even a total refusal by trying to do it all online. Do you know if there is anywhere on the online form to ask for adjustments? I will just try the standard DWP email address if not.
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