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fruitloops
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hi, I recently received this form to fill out regarding the past 6 years. I notice other people on this forum say they had to send bank statements in with theirs. Mine did not have any request for documents. Is this normal? Does everyone get asked to send in bank statements
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Hi fruitloops, the DWP would ask for bank statements if you have had capital over £5500 over the period they are looking at (capital will effect ESA at £6000 or over). They may also ask these if you indicate that you have had capital above or close to this amount in the relevant period even if not now. If you have bank statements for that period you could send them to avoid any further possible delays, but you may not need to if you have never had capital any where near that figure. The forms generally indicate a requirement to provide them where there is capital over £5500, but this is quite an unusual situation with such large periods being considered for the backdate. Sending them in may avoid further delay.
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Hi,You only need to send what they ask for, if they haven't asked for them then don't send them.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.If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help.
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BenefitsTrainingCo said:Hi fruitloops, the DWP would ask for bank statements if you have had capital over £5500 over the period they are looking at (capital will effect ESA at £6000 or over). They may also ask these if you indicate that you have had capital above or close to this amount in the relevant period even if not now. If you have bank statements for that period you could send them to avoid any further possible delays, but you may not need to if you have never had capital any where near that figure. The forms generally indicate a requirement to provide them where there is capital over £5500, but this is quite an unusual situation with such large periods being considered for the backdate. Sending them in may avoid further delay.
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Don't put the average, put the highest. Income related ESA is means tested and capital/savings affect this. £1 for every £250 over £6,000. Anything £16,000 and over then you're not entitled to means tested benefits. The form you're filling in is to assess your whole circumstances in those 5 years.
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.If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help. -
poppy123456 said:Don't put the average, put the highest. Income related ESA is means tested and capital/savings affect this. £1 for every £250 over £6,000. Anything £16,000 and over then you're not entitled to means tested benefits. The form you're filling in is to assess your whole circumstances in those 5 years.
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Hi I was wondering if someone can help. What it is I've been put on contributed esa in 2014 received a letter in Oct 2018 saying they need to look at my claim to see if I'm for income related esa so I've been waiting since then and only yesterday 2 April I received a normal esa letter saying they have payed me 2k I was wondering is that the income related esa or just my standard esa I'm confused it doesn't say on the letter that it's income related if someone has the same is it going to be two separate payments? Thanks ?
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fruitloops said:hi, I recently received this form to fill out regarding the past 6 years. I notice other people on this forum say they had to send bank statements in with theirs. Mine did not have any request for documents. Is this normal? Does everyone get asked to send in bank statements
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