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Desperate
ollieandduke
Member Posts: 165 Courageous
Last july i was on ir esa as a joint claim with my husband who was my carer at the time and still is.
Hes worked all his life and when he started caring for me i could see he was getting a little depressed being at home 24/7.
So i suggested he went to work 2 days a week as an odd job man. He would work 3 hours in morning and come back to help me then go 3 hrs again.
He did this 2 days a week earned £45 per day.
I told dwp and they asked if he got receipts or payslips i told them no so they said without proof of hours worked they would take hubby of my claim which they did.
We have lived on £109 CB esa plus the odd 2 days money hes worked for.
He hasnt worked now for 2 weeks but im scared to ask if he can go back on my claim incase i have to reapply for esa all over again as im in the support group and ive been given till 2019 on it.
Can they make me reapply if i ask for my hubby to go back on my esa claim.
Hes worked all his life and when he started caring for me i could see he was getting a little depressed being at home 24/7.
So i suggested he went to work 2 days a week as an odd job man. He would work 3 hours in morning and come back to help me then go 3 hrs again.
He did this 2 days a week earned £45 per day.
I told dwp and they asked if he got receipts or payslips i told them no so they said without proof of hours worked they would take hubby of my claim which they did.
We have lived on £109 CB esa plus the odd 2 days money hes worked for.
He hasnt worked now for 2 weeks but im scared to ask if he can go back on my claim incase i have to reapply for esa all over again as im in the support group and ive been given till 2019 on it.
Can they make me reapply if i ask for my hubby to go back on my esa claim.
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Scope have benefits advisors.... Let me see if I get find one for you... Brb
"I'm trying to live like a random poem I read that ended 'to bloom where we are planted"
"I'm trying to live like a random poem I read that ended 'to bloom where we are planted"
im not up on benefits but you could call scopes helpline for advice if you felt up to take.
susan
"I'm trying to live like a random poem I read that ended 'to bloom where we are planted"
if you are getting esa support group try and apply for pip this is for help with daily living expenses.You should also look at the online benefits calculator to see if you are getting your full entitlement on esa.
Debsidoo.x
Hi @Ollieandduke
When applying to have your partner added back onto your claim, it is not a new claim for ESA, only the re-addition of the income related element, therefore this shouldn't trigger reassessment (although remember they can reassess you at any time if they so choose).
If you request an ESA3 form, and just complete it with the change of circs (partner being added to claim), income details etc, then the income related element should be added without much fuss.
If you're not already claiming PIP/Carer's Allowance/Council Tax Support/Housing Benefit (if applicable) then do have a look at the benefit calculators to see if you could apply.
Hope this helps,
Kind regards,
Mary
Of if he spend a wee while writing them put they could sign them? Just a thought... Might not be appropriate.
Thought I'd pop back and see how it was going. I'm waiting for my PIP thingy again.... Sigh.... Nerve wracking. I'm trying to pretend it hasn't /won't happen.... It's the only way my mental health can cope I think
Let us know how it goes. And hopefully ypur don't feel as desperate now xx
"I'm trying to live like a random poem I read that ended 'to bloom where we are planted"
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