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Received ESA letter for my dad (I'm his next of kin)

Hi I received a letter back in October for my dad (he passed in 2018) as I’m his next of kin, it was about money he might of been owed due to an esa error from 2013 to 2018. I filled it in and sent it back and I’ve just received a letter this morning saying he was due some money. I’ve phoned and they can’t tell me how much so I’m just wondering what this is for if anyone can help at all. Thankyou
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It's difficult for us to give an estimate as to how much might be owed, because it's really dependant upon his personal circumstances and income/savings etc while he was claiming. I hope they manage to process this for you quickly so you can know what's going on.
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Really hoping someone can help. In September I received a letter off esa for my dad who passed away in June 2018 which said “ we need to look at your fathers esa this replaced the incapacity benefit or severe disablement allowance they were getting. We need to decide if they might have been able to get income related esa from may 2013 to June 2018, my dad was on £220 a fortnight esa and on pip middle rate mobility and high rate on the other 1.
Unfortunately, without seeing the letter it's difficult to know what's going on for sure. Do you know if it was a decision letter or was it more general?
It could be that the letter was more generic and misleading and they are still looking into his claim, or it could be that the person you spoke to on the phone advised incorrectly and didn't look properly into the claim when you called.
I'm really sorry as I imagine this is all really stressful. Hopefully you find out for definite either way soon.
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I wish I could show it to you Adrian but the letter was attached to the form I had to send back. I should of got a picture of it but I didn’t think to be completely honest and just sent it back.
it just said we have looked at your dads case and have decided he was owed some money. Then it asked some questions on the next page like who is next of kin, where he died (home or hospice) who payed for his funeral and then bank details and on the last page was for the signature. 4 pages in total but all attached if you know what I mean.
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