I get UC, and have been told I'm being put in ESA support group. Will I have any backpay? — Scope | Disability forum
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I get UC, and have been told I'm being put in ESA support group. Will I have any backpay?

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estpow
estpow Community member Posts: 16 Listener
edited March 2021 in Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
hi ive been told that im being put in the esa support group. first claim esa in may 2020 . had phone assesment on 23rd of january 2021. desicion today. i also get u/c . can anyone tell me if i will have any backpay from either ? if so any idea how much . or will the new amount just start from now ? thanks for any info x
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  • woodbine
    woodbine Community member Posts: 11,631 Disability Gamechanger
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    Are you saying that you were in one group and have now been moved to another?
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  • estpow
    estpow Community member Posts: 16 Listener
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    hi  well i have been in assesment stage since last may . sent esa50 off in november .only had my phone assesment in january.  and they said that i am in the support group. only had reply today ?
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  • calcotti
    calcotti Community member Posts: 10,010 Disability Gamechanger
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    If you first claimed both in May then you will be due arrears from the 14th week of the ESA claim and the fourth payment of UC. 
    Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK.
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  • estpow
    estpow Community member Posts: 16 Listener
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    ok thannyou any idea how much extra it will be ?
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  • calcotti
    calcotti Community member Posts: 10,010 Disability Gamechanger
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    The combined ESA and UC total will be about £342 extra/month.
    Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK.
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  • estpow
    estpow Community member Posts: 16 Listener
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    hi again . i recieved ucd81 in my uc journal today . it says i have the lcwra . and thAt they will let me know if owed anything .  i just want to know . that if i am owed . when from . is it from when put first sickpaper in which was in august 2020. or when  first claimed esa tho in may . im baffled really . or does it just start from today . or last week when they made the assesment desicion . ? 
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  • calcotti
    calcotti Community member Posts: 10,010 Disability Gamechanger
    edited March 2021
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    calcotti said:
    If you first claimed both in May then you will be due arrears from the 14th week of the ESA claim and the fourth payment of UC. 
    As previously advised, for ESA the Support Group component will be payable from the 14th week of the ESA claim (assuming the January 2021 assessment was the first assessment).
    If the health condition was reported with a UC claim at the same time then, again as previously advised, the LCWRA element should be included from the fourth UC payment.
    Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK.
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