esa contribution based

Holsten1000
Holsten1000 Online Community Member Posts: 12 Listener
edited November 22 in Universal Credit (UC)

hi i have a question i was signed off work 3 years with ill health i have been on esa cb ever since and in support group (new style) however i have been informed by a friend i should ask to be put into income related as i would get more premiums i am also on pip standard both elements does anyone know if this is true that i would be better off on income related or not

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  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 7,770 Championing

    New claims for Income Related ESA haven't been possible for some time.

    You would need to apply for Universal Credit to see if you are eligible for an amount which would top up your ESA.

  • Holsten1000
    Holsten1000 Online Community Member Posts: 12 Listener

    kimi87 i phoned the dwp and they told me i can claimed uc alongside my new style esa cb and i didnt know this and also didnt know if i had of claimed uc three years ago i would of been entitled to all the disabilty elements im actually raging about it so i am going to claim uc and still have esa they said i should not need to do another assessment because im already in support group

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 7,770 Championing

    Yes that's correct, you'll be automatically entitled to the only disability element paid under UC which is LCWRA the UC equivalent of ESA Support Group.

    No medical assessment needed.

    New Style ESA is deducted in full from your UC award, but this can still leave an amount of UC in payment.

    The deduction is £609.05 a month, this is the monthly equivalent of a weekly benefit (there are 4.3 weeks in a month). The deduction is taken as an average so it doesn't matter if an individual claimant has had two or three NS ESA payments in that month.

  • Sam3
    Sam3 Online Community Member Posts: 3 Listener

    Regarding all of the above , what's the difference between Disability Income Guarantee and Severe Disability Premium? Or are they the same?

    As you can tell I'm struggling with it , it soo confusing lol

    But getting there slowly

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 7,770 Championing

    Disability Income Guarantee tops up your income related ESA to a minimum level.

    SDP is not included in that calculation as it's a separate premium paid under different circumstances.

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