just heard the news

deb74
deb74 Online Community Member Posts: 816 Pioneering
just heard the news. it looks like people on esa will get a back payment due to **** up by dwp. sorry didn't hear how much it was or how far back the **** up goes.good news for those who are still getting esa

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  • tomjackie
    tomjackie Online Community Member Posts: 1 Listener
    People could get back up to £20,000.
  • Nystagmite
    Nystagmite Online Community Member Posts: 595 Empowering
    Is this the income based thing in regards to transferring from incapacity?

    @lillybelle - I think it's an ESA3 form from the DWP.
  • deb74
    deb74 Online Community Member Posts: 816 Pioneering
    hi nystagmite. it is nothing to do with pip. it is esa which is a sickness benefit. hi lillybelle if you are not on esa already you will not get the backdated payment and there is no garantee you will get esa anyway a lot of us have either lost our esa or beemn refused it in the first place.
  • whistles
    whistles Online Community Member Posts: 2,017 Championing
    edited March 2018
    I think they owed me a year of sdp before this bit of news.
    Don't know where to start on finding out, CAB I suppose? 

    They are only back paying as far as October 2014, the court ruling. So by ignoring for three years, they have "stolen" money off the poor people affected before that date. Where does their entitlement go to exactly?

    News article.

    https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/society/2018/mar/21/disability-claimants-receive-20000-after-being-underpaid-dwp
  • whistles
    whistles Online Community Member Posts: 2,017 Championing
    deb74 said:
    a lot of us have either lost our esa or beemn refused it in the first place.
    More disguised cut backs?
  • deb74
    deb74 Online Community Member Posts: 816 Pioneering
    hi whistles. my esa was stopped in december last year. wasn't sure if this applied to me but it looks like it may do!
  • susan48
    susan48 Online Community Member Posts: 2,213 Championing
    If your due a lot of money they will probably stop your esa if on income based!!
    sorry for being negative 
  • deb74
    deb74 Online Community Member Posts: 816 Pioneering
    i will have to wait and see and if they do owe me money it will be gratefully recieved.
  • whistles
    whistles Online Community Member Posts: 2,017 Championing
    I still don't know if I am income based or contributory. 
    If its in relation to the premium I thought both groups got that if they were on DLA at the time?

    I did start a thread asking when the premium was introduced and I think @CockneyRebel replied from the start. My premium didn't start for two years looking at my paperwork, didn't know it existed even.
  • deb74
    deb74 Online Community Member Posts: 816 Pioneering
    i started claiming esa in 2016. not sure which mine was either but hopefully we are all due for a payout
  • zoro
    zoro Online Community Member Posts: 64 Contributor
    I thought ESA was the new unemployed benefit not sick pay.
  • whistles
    whistles Online Community Member Posts: 2,017 Championing
    Esa is for those who are not in work due to illness/ disability.
    Jsa is the unemployment benefit. 

  • janejr
    janejr Online Community Member Posts: 150 Empowering
    Don't know which esa I'm on but was working before I got ill can anyone tell me. Then I suppose they will get in touch if they owe us anything. Would be nice but not going to get excited just yet
  • susan48
    susan48 Online Community Member Posts: 2,213 Championing
    What group your in should be on your award notice
  • deb74
    deb74 Online Community Member Posts: 816 Pioneering
    we will all know what is happening soon enough!
  • whistles
    whistles Online Community Member Posts: 2,017 Championing
    I am the support group but I don't know if that's IR or contributory. That bit isn't made clear it just says based on your NI contribution- yes but is there enough! 

    FWIW I was on IS with SDA and middle rate DLA care. They sent someone round and then realised I should have been on the SDP. Back dated to his visit, not from the start of the ESA transfer. I
    Me thinking that's a bit odd.
  • CockneyRebel
    CockneyRebel Online Community Member Posts: 5,195 Championing
    No one needs to claim, The DWP are reveiwing all relevant claims
    It refers to the change from IB to ESA
    not all claims were looked at to see if income related top up was applicable
    This could have prevented the payment of some Premium payment that are passported by DLA or PIP

    CR