Means Tested Benefit Award Letters

SM9346
SM9346 Community Member Posts: 137 Empowering
in Benefits and income

Hi, I was just reading something online about award letters for means tested benefits. I seen a DWP worker mentioned that on every award letter for means tested benefits. Bank statement reviews were mentioned on each award letter on means tested benefits. I can’t check mines at the moment but can anyone confirm if that’s true?

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  • Holly_Scope
    Holly_Scope Posts: 5,416 Online Community Team
    edited August 2025

    Hi @SM9346, thanks for raising this. Do you have the link to where you'd seen it? I'm curious to have a look. Wondering whether it's like a standard disclaimer so to speak or something else.

  • luvpink
    luvpink Community Member Posts: 4,620 Championing

    @SM9346

    It would help if you post a link because there has been too much false information and scaremongering about disability benenefits and we need to see actual facts.

  • SM9346
    SM9346 Community Member Posts: 137 Empowering

    https://www.reddit.com/r/BenefitsAdviceUK/comments/1fry8x8/comment/lpj4jeo/

  • SM9346
    SM9346 Community Member Posts: 137 Empowering

    Hi @Holly_Scope and @luvpink I have posted the link.

    I was reading about the Fraud, Error, Debt bill yesterday and done a search on Reddit which showed me this post. I’ve checked my ESA booklets but not my award letters yet and it doesn’t anything about bank statement reviews in the booklets. Maybe I read that post wrong way but that’s what it felt like to me.

  • SM9346
    SM9346 Community Member Posts: 137 Empowering

    I have posted a link.

  • luvpink
    luvpink Community Member Posts: 4,620 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1058346#Comment_1058346

    It doesn't work and I do not use reddit.

    I would only believe official announcements and not the internet or the media.

  • SM9346
    SM9346 Community Member Posts: 137 Empowering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1058364#Comment_1058364

    Think you need to copy the link and paste into the search bar. I can copy the comments over or send a screenshot if that’s easier.

  • Holly_Scope
    Holly_Scope Posts: 5,416 Online Community Team

    Thanks for sharing the link @SM9346. You're right, you absolutely copy it over. ☺️ It does sound like it's hearsay, but it's never a bad idea to ask around the community if you see something like this.

  • luvpink
    luvpink Community Member Posts: 4,620 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1058370#Comment_1058370

    Thank you but I will only go by official announcements regarding these matters.

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