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Letter about ESA

donnaMarsh
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Hi i have received a letter saying are you getting the right amount of employment and support allowance. I have not been on era for 4 and a half years they stopped it and refused my appeal so I went to work. Now all this time later I recieved this letter out of the blue. It says that they are reviewing my case to see if I am recieving the right amount if esa. I haven't recieved a penny for 4 and a half years . And it also says if I don't let them know I'm working I could face a financial penalty. Not if I haven't had a penny since starting work which I haven't. I just don't understand this letter or why I have recieved it??
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Hi @donnaMarsh
Good Evening it’s great to meet you today ???
We have got some info & advice on here about ESA.
This does sound very strange, mind you they do go through things from time to time.
Here’s some info for you below on ESA.
https://www.scope.org.uk/advice-and-support/employment-and-support-allowance
Please please let me know if you have anymore problems???
@steve51 -
Thank you so much
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Hi,Did you transfer from Incapacity benefit to ESA many years ago? If so then this letter could be something to do with that. Was there an ESA3 form with the letter?Those that moved across were automatically placed onto Contributions based ESA and weren't assessed for any income related top up and DWP made a huge mistake. They are now contacting everyone that moved across so they can be assessed to see if they are owed any back dated money. Not everyone that moved across will be owed money and being contacted doesn't mean you're one of those that were underpaid.If it's this form you received then i'd advise you to fill out the form and return it and you'll be assessed. Don't build your hopes up because they may not owe you anything. Hope this helps.
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Hi poppy no I didn't transfer to esa and there isn't an esa3 form with it either but thank you
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Then the only ones that can answer your question is DWP. Give them a ring tomorrow.
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I will do thanks
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Hi @donnaMarsh I hope you were able to get in touch with the DWP. Do keep us updated.
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