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Incapacity benefit to contribute esa with a transitional top

khanliakhanlia Member Posts: 6 Listener
in Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
I was moved from incapacity to contribute esa with a transitional addition in the support group I was also on enhanced daily living allowance pip.does this mean I am entitled to disability premiums & possibly backdated

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  • poppy123456poppy123456 Member Posts: 22,218 Disability Gamechanger
    Hi and welcome.

    Whether you're entitled to any income related top up will depend on your circumstances. The things they will assess you on are living with partner that works or claims any other benefits, savings/capital, pensions, the transitional support protection you were receiving also counts and whether anyone was claiming carers allowance or the carers element of Universal Credit for looking after you.

    If you have been contacted by DWP then you will need to wait for a decision to be made, once it has they will send a decision letter.
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  • khanliakhanlia Member Posts: 6 Listener
    I 've had a reply from them but they turned me down but why was I receiving a transitional addition for 4yrs 2014 to 2018 then they stopped it.Dors this mean I am owed 4yspremiums 
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  • poppy123456poppy123456 Member Posts: 22,218 Disability Gamechanger
    khanlia said:
    I 've had a reply from them but they turned me down but why was I receiving a transitional addition for 4yrs 2014 to 2018 then they stopped it.Dors this mean I am owed 4yspremiums 

    There could be many different reasons why you're not owed any backdated money. It's impossible to answer that question with no information at all. Best thing you can do is speak to an advice agency near you, make an appointment and take the decision letter with you and they will take a look and advise you correctly based on your circumstances.
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  • khanliakhanlia Member Posts: 6 Listener
    Transitional addition does that mean it's a income related 
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  • poppy123456poppy123456 Member Posts: 22,218 Disability Gamechanger
    No, it doesn't. There's a lot of things to consider when they assess you for this. On top of what i mentioned in a comment above, there's also which group were you in, how much were you receiving each week. Far too many things to consider and an internet forum really isn't the place for this sort of advice because no one knows anything about your circumstances.

    Some people have been entitled to backdated money and some haven't.
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  • khanliakhanlia Member Posts: 6 Listener
    I was in support group 
    I 'll take your advice  & contact a advice centre
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  • khanliakhanlia Member Posts: 6 Listener
    Okay thanks
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