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Hi, my name is timis2!

timis2
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hi I was awarded stardard rate living component and enchanced rate mobility of pip in feb 2017..due to mix up with universal credit I am now finally on esa..can I back date my severe disabily premium to feb 2019 .
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HI and welcome,Are you saying that you were previously claiming UC and now you're claiming Income Related ESA? Or is it New style ESA you're claiming?
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Hi @timis2
Good Afternoon it’s great to meet you today.
I am one of the Community Champion’s here at Scope.
Its great to see that you have already meet my good friend
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She will be able to help you with your post.
@steve51 -
Yes she was very helpful.. hope fully been put on right benefit now x
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You were always on the correct benefit but you just haven't been assessed for the work capability assessment. There's no other benefits that you can claim other than New style ESA and UC but there's no financial gain when you're claiming them both at the same time.
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Hello @timis2 I hope this Thursday is treating you well.
I've popped this post on our PIP, DLA and AA board to helps others who might have the same question in the future
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