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ESA income related letter I received for my dad (now dead)

hi there everyone!! I’m new here so bear with me!! I really need some help, I received a letter from the DWP saying that as I was responsible for my late fathers financial affairs and was his next of kin they needed some information to help them decide if my dad was entitled to receive income related ESA!!.. he was I know this myself and I’m really annoyed and upset as I just presumed that he was on it,( when in fact all he was on was incapacity benefit and Severe disablement allowance and he struggled so badly with money to the point I’m still paying off loans I’ve had to take out (I’m also on UC LCWRA element) to buy him things he needed like a cooker, new tv, paying for his rent, and basic things he needed, I also had to buy his shopping and Cook extra meals to take to him as most days he could only afford to buy a 15p value Morrison’s pie for his dinners each day and that’s all he had, which of course he didn’t tell me how bad things had gotten until he was in the last stages of dying, he has sorosis of the liver a brain tumor and was housebound- couldn’t walk/ had a zimmer to just get around his flat, as he lost the use of his legs due to his liver failure and the pain he just couldn’t do it, and was given time to live.... Anyway I got this letter from them asking for this information it’s called/ labeled at the bottom ‘ESA3WUL (IBRS)’ - does anyone know what this is?? What that means the code at the bottom?? Is there anything I can do about the fact he should have been receiving income related ESA as well as probably a lot of other benefits including premiums and surly help or his rent should have been paid??
Or am I right in thinking that he was one of the millions affected by this ESA problem?? Is this finally going to be paid?? Any help is much appreciated as I need to really get everything sorted and pay off the loans I had to take out on his behalf (bad credit he had also as well as no way being accepted anyway) and for everything he needed rent etc and the funeral costs via a loan too as he didn’t have any savings life Insurance nothing, he literally had 44p left in his bank account before I closed it that looked like it was what was left of an incapacity benefit because he wasn’t getting what he was entitled to legally all along!!?? I would really appreciate any help at all as I don’t know much about this kind of thing and feel like they fob me off or don’t answer when I do have a genuine question for them.
The letter says that they need to know in the period 20th December 2012 to 30th May 2013, he had
•a partner and if they did did they work 24 hrs or more per week.
(He didn’t)
•had savings of over £16,000.
(He didn’t)
Any help on what this is I would really appreciate and what this means?? Why am I getting this letter now?? What should I do about it?? Anything at all would be great!! As it really upsets me that my dad suffered and it may not have had to be like that....
Thank you in advance and thank you for taking the time to read about this.
G x
Or am I right in thinking that he was one of the millions affected by this ESA problem?? Is this finally going to be paid?? Any help is much appreciated as I need to really get everything sorted and pay off the loans I had to take out on his behalf (bad credit he had also as well as no way being accepted anyway) and for everything he needed rent etc and the funeral costs via a loan too as he didn’t have any savings life Insurance nothing, he literally had 44p left in his bank account before I closed it that looked like it was what was left of an incapacity benefit because he wasn’t getting what he was entitled to legally all along!!?? I would really appreciate any help at all as I don’t know much about this kind of thing and feel like they fob me off or don’t answer when I do have a genuine question for them.
The letter says that they need to know in the period 20th December 2012 to 30th May 2013, he had
•a partner and if they did did they work 24 hrs or more per week.
(He didn’t)
•had savings of over £16,000.
(He didn’t)
Any help on what this is I would really appreciate and what this means?? Why am I getting this letter now?? What should I do about it?? Anything at all would be great!! As it really upsets me that my dad suffered and it may not have had to be like that....
Thank you in advance and thank you for taking the time to read about this.
G x
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Thank you so much again I really appreciate your help.
so there’s not much point in me doing anything about this then?? Thanks
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Thank you
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again I’m sorry for all the questions etc and I really appreciate your time and help.
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TIA
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It’s all so much and it’s bringing back some really upsetting memories.
Thanks again for everything.
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G x
‘had a partner....’
‘had savings....’
and ‘these statements don’t apply’
to them and ticked the box ‘these statements don’t apply’ have I don’t that right???? I’m panicking now Incase I’ve done it wrong or they don’t phone me on the Wednesday now 😖😢🥵😖
thank you for your comment Ciara55 you have made me feel a little better and it’s nice to know there is someone in the same position to talk to!!
G xx
Yeah youve done it correct,,,my situation almost identical ....my father died aug 2017 and the dates on letter were from july 2013 to aug 2017 .....same answers as yourself no partner...no savings ...my father was an alcoholic who had numerous health conditions because of that as well as numerous non alcohol related health conditions and was in incapacity benefit and high rate dla .
After i recieived that letter i checked old paperwork and found he had been moved to esa contribution based from incapacity.....after doing further research it seems he should have been paid premiums on top of his esa which total around £70 per week ....while waiting for phone call to fill form in i went to c.a.b and had them check everything and it seems he was underpaid in the region of £16.000 .
I have now been told by esa that they have all required info and it is in hands of processing team but who knows how long they will take to finalise it all ....i will keep u updated...try not to worry too much....the phone call u are waiting on they will ask ur details and ur dads national ins number d.o.b etc and then arrange an appontment time for another department to call u ....between my 1st call and call to actually fill in form on phone was 3 weeks so its defo a drawn out process...any other info i can help with just ask xxxx
Yea my dad was the same, alcoholic and because of this all sorts of problems including his mental health suffering badly too, then several non alcohol related issues and illnesses too, the brain tumor etc, are they giving the families any compensation due to this?? Sorry but I think they should be because that money would have really helped him a hell of a lot and his mental health!! And I wouldn’t be in so much dept because of their mistakes either!! If it was the other way around they would add on some sort of fee or something so I just feel because this is really difficult for us and it’s dragging up all the past that I needed help by councilors to deal with they should be compensating families for this!! I’ll be asking them for sure as my own health is now taken a dip because of it all!!
Thank you so much again for everything!!
Keep in touch and let me know how you get on- personally I think you should be getting the 16 plus at least 4 for the stress they have caused to thousands in our situation!!
If you want you can give me an email and let me know how you get on and I’ll do the same!! If I’m allowed to that is?? Thank you so much again really.
G xxxx
Thank you for everything you do I really appreciate it and am blessed to have people like you on our side. Will keep you updated with everything!!
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Hiya no update since last one really...i received br330 last week and returned it jist waiting on them processing it and releasing payment ..when i called they said should b anyday now...i cant complain really as things have moved reallt quick compared with some people on here...my 1st phonecall to fill in application was on only 25th september ..hopefully u hear more soon ..i will keep u updated on mine xx
G xxxx
Fingers crossed @Tinkerbell44!
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I believe the next stage is for DWP to pay the money owed but unfortunately there's no timescales of any decision. Hopefully you won't be waiting much longer.