Underpaid ESA

christatts7

Someone has mentioned to me that people in recite of ESA  for the period 2014  / 2015  were underpaid. Does anyone know anymore about this as I fall into that category and haven't heard a thing from DWP. 

steve51

Hi @christatts7

Good evening & welcome !!!!!

I have posted some info below:

https://search.scope.org.uk/s/redirect?collection=scope-meta&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.scope.org.uk%2Fdiscussion%2F37990%2Fesa-underpayment&index_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcommunity.scope.org.uk%2Fdiscussion%2F37990%2Fesa-underpayment&auth=orS%2F0vI7IWFS2oUXIgC3MQ&profile=_default&rank=1&query=Underpaid+esa


Many thanks.

Pippa_Alumni

Hi @christatts7, and welcome!

My understanding is that some people have not been paid their full entitlement of ESA, with means-tested benefits being omitted from people's payments. It sounds like ESA are directly contacting those affected, so if you are one of the people who has been underpaid, they should contact you. You could attempt to contact the DWP if you'd like to know whether you're affected, but I imagine there will be a backlog of callers enquiring about the same issue. Hope this helps!