Esa new style

kami24

Do I have to make a new claim to esa new style if i was in Esa support group previously and no gap in between claims just moving onto UC??? I'm confused 

calcotti

From your previous threads you have said that you have already been told by DWP that you have been converted to new style ESA.

Any entitlement to income based ESA ended two weeks after you claimed UC.
If your previous ESA award was income based ESA only you would not meet the NI conditions to qualify for new style ESA.
Any contribution based ESA entitlement you previously had will continue will now be treated as new style ESA. You do not have to claim for this to happen.
Getting new style ESA as well as UC does not increase your overall income because it is deducted from UC but does mean that you get Class 1 NI credits and fortnightly ESA payments alongside monthly UC payments.

See 
https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/79667/recently-moved-onto-uc-what-is-new-style-esa-when-will-i-get-my-payment#latest
https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/79706/new-style-esa#latest

Did you ring them today to find out when you will get your next ESA payment?
https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/79863/new-style-esa#latest

kami24

I was on support group esa income based as i didn't work but they say new style on uc journal statement thing 

calcotti

kami24 said:

I was on support group esa income based as i didn't work but they say new style on uc journal statement thing 

Kami, the answer remains the same. If your previous ESA was a mix of contribution based and income based entitlement then when you claimed UC the income based entitlement ended and the contribution based part changed to come under new style ESA rules.

You will be paid £228.20 every fortnight for the ESA and you will see a deduction for this of £494.43/month on your UC statements.

Did you ring them today to find out when you will get your next ESA payment?

kami24

I couldn't get z through afzer 58 minutes i have given up

calcotti

kami24 said:

I couldn't get z through afzer 58 minutes i have given up

I can understand that - it is ridiculous and not fit for purpose. Sometimes better if you ring first thing in the morning if you can mange that tomorrow.

kami24

Thanks i will try again but at the moment i think it's beyond mad because it was over 1 hr 20 minutes when i tried ringing friday!! 

kami24

Thanks feeling down at the moment and confused 

kami24

Rang esa finally got through to them on the phone this morning was a bit shorter (38 minutes 48 secs) and they explained to me i will still be paid every 2 weeks and my next payment is friday so that's great same day as before etc so I'm feeling relieved

kami24

Thanks for your advice etc

calcotti

In this thread
https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/79863/when-will-be-new-style-esa-be-paid#latest
you said you hadn't received a payment on your usual day. Have you now had that payment?

Ross_Alumni

kami24 said:

Thanks feeling down at the moment and confused 

I'm sorry to read this and that you didn't get a response. How do you feel at the minute? Did the call today help you feel better?

kami24

Payment Friday of the less amount because uc like you said but now i know i feel better