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Only on standard Mobility will I still get my enhanced employment and support allowance

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 53,368 Disability Gamechanger
    Then that is not correct, they are still paying you the SDP which you're no longer entitled to. I'd advise you to ring ESA to report the changes because it's your responsibility to make sure you're claiming the correct amount. Once your PIP decision was made, you would have no longer qualified for the SDP so you will have an overpayment from the time the decision was made, which will need to be repaid back.
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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 53,368 Disability Gamechanger
    edited December 2020
    I'm very surprised your ESA has continued with the SDP added because usually a change of benefit would have flagged on the computer which should have suspended your ESA while payments were changed.

    Did you also report the changes to your local council regarding your housing benefit?
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  • npower36912
    npower36912 Community member Posts: 21 Connected
    I was thinking that. I’m going to ring them tomorrow and Inform them and hopefully if i have to pay it back they can take installements I did but they said I was eligible for housing benefit so I’ll have to ring them aswell
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 53,368 Disability Gamechanger
    You are still entitled to housing benefit but as you are privately renting and under 35 you will only be entitled to the shared rate of local housing allowance and not the 1 bedroom rate like you were receiving when you were claiming daily living PIP.

    Any overpayments for ESA and housing benefit can be arranged to be repaid back in installments from future benefit payments.
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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 53,368 Disability Gamechanger
    You may not be able to get through to DWP tomorrow because it's Christmas Eve and phone lines are only open for missing and urgent payments only, so you will very likely have to wait until they open back up after Christmas, which will be Tuesday 29th December.

    Can't advise about your local council though.

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  • loulou27
    loulou27 Community member Posts: 18 Connected
    chiarieds said:
    Hi @npower36912 - I'm sorry your PIP has been reduced, but pleased you are going to appeal this. You should ask for a Mandatory Reconsideration, putting this in writing, within 1 month of the date on your decision letter. Where you feel you should have gained points, try & give a couple of detailed responses for each applicable activity/descriptor that applies to yourself. Try & say why was the activity difficult when you attempted this at the time of your assessment. What happened, & was there any consequence to this?
    If you haven't already done so, please have a look at the following link which gives a list of these activities: https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/asset-library/Scores-for-PIP-Descriptors-2020.pdf     Please also read the notes at the end, as you should be able to do any activity 'reliably.' This means safely, to an acceptable standard, it shouldn't take you more than twice as long as someone without your disability, & you should be able to repeat such an activity as often as would reasonably be expected.
    As it sounds like you probably got the Severe Disability Premium due to having had the daily living component of PIP, then unfortunately this will reduce your ESA at the moment.

    Hi could I ask is there any disability premium for contributed esa support group Iv been awarded pip enhanced care 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 53,368 Disability Gamechanger
    @loulou27 which ESA exactly are you claiming? There's the old contributions based and there's a New style ESA. If you're claiming the New style ESA then there's no disability premiums available for this because it's a contributions based only claim.

    If you're claiming the old contributions based then it maybe possible to be awarded some disability premiums but it will totally depend on your circumstances.

    If you could tell me for certain exactly which one then i'll be able to help you further.

    May i also ask if you live alone? or with a partner? and does anyone claim carers allowance or the carers element of Universal Credit for looking after you.
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  • loulou27
    loulou27 Community member Posts: 18 Connected
    edited January 2021
    Iv been on it a few years in the support group I don’t know if it’s old new group ? I live with my partner no one claims carers  allowance or uc .
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 53,368 Disability Gamechanger
    Does your partner work or are you claiming ESA as a couple? Does your partner claim a disability benefit theirself, such as PIP daily living or DLA mid/high rate care?
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  • loulou27
    loulou27 Community member Posts: 18 Connected
    edited January 2021
    @poppy123456 It’s the old esa and partner is self employed claims nothing .
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 53,368 Disability Gamechanger
    edited January 2021
    As you're partner is working then unfortunately, you don't qualify for any of the disability premiums because these are only paid if you're eligible for the income related top up.

    I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.
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