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Underpayment of ESA

I was wandering if anyone knows how to find out about the underpayment of ESA from DWP I was on incapacity benefit from 2006 and transfered to ESA in 2011 I wasn't told about the extra money I could claim SDP does anyone know more about it I have read a lot on other sites about income based and Contrabution based that you can claim both help please
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Good Afternoon & Welcome.
I have found you some info below which will help you hopefully ???
https://search.scope.org.uk/s/redirect?collection=scope-meta&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scope.org.uk%2Fsupport%2Fdisabled-people%2Fbenefits%2Fesa&index_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scope.org.uk%2Fsupport%2Fdisabled-people%2Fbenefits%2Fesa&auth=v06jdjhJPug%2BjwqXi7IYeg&profile=_default&rank=1&query=Esa
Please please let me know if I can help you further ???
The DWP are currently looking at all claims that may have been wrongly assessed in the change over. Currenty they hope to complete the process by april 2019.
Unfortunately they are only reimbursing back to 2014
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I only thought contributory based was for a year and I don't believe it's just IB people it's ESA in general because they didn't pay me fully either.
If you have paid NI contribution in the two years prior to your claim you will receive CB contribution based ESA. You can also receive an IR top up subject to income and savings. You would needto fill in an ESA3 financial check form to se if you are elegable.
https://www.gov.uk/employment-support-allowance
If you then receive an IR element you may be able to claim SDP as well subject to certain criteria
https://www.gov.uk/disability-premiums-income-support
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