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New Style ESA & UC complicated! Help please :)
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My husband has a life long condition since April 2018. He claimed ESA( new)contribution based alongside UC. He had his work capability assessment under UC in May and he's got the LCWRA element. Obviously ESA has seen as an income and they deducted it from UC payments which is ok. We've been told that one WCA would be enough for both departments. However, he hasn't placed in a support group ESA after the decision which he really should be in. Now his new style ESA is due to end. If he was in the support group I am not sure but it would continue. I tried to speak to ESa today, their response is: they won't able to help or send any reassessment for him, we should contact UC instead? Luckily, I manage to talk to UC and they said if ESA stops we'll stop deducting the amount:) My question is; aren't they different benefit departments (one is means-tested other is not).and why isn't he in a ESA support group?..very confusing..Any thoughts?
My husband has a life long condition since April 2018. He claimed ESA( new)contribution based alongside UC. He had his work capability assessment under UC in May and he's got the LCWRA element. Obviously ESA has seen as an income and they deducted it from UC payments which is ok. We've been told that one WCA would be enough for both departments. However, he hasn't placed in a support group ESA after the decision which he really should be in. Now his new style ESA is due to end. If he was in the support group I am not sure but it would continue. I tried to speak to ESa today, their response is: they won't able to help or send any reassessment for him, we should contact UC instead? Luckily, I manage to talk to UC and they said if ESA stops we'll stop deducting the amount:) My question is; aren't they different benefit departments (one is means-tested other is not).and why isn't he in a ESA support group?..very confusing..Any thoughts?
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Has your husband had an assessment under NS ESA during this year? If so, what was the decision and was this made after or before the UC LCWRA decision?
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Please can I ask your husband has a long term condition please if there any thing you need or further additional support please ask.
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