ESA awarded after 9+ yrs!
niknak7278
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Newbie here. Looking for some direction. OBO daughter who has LD and ASD. Applied on her behalf in 2009 for ESA, turned down so appealed. She received admin payment during this time until last November when she received a letter via post explaining they had tried searching for her appeal docs and couldn’t find them. They apologised for the “delay” and decided to award her the benefit and backdated the difference. She now has to attend her first medical next week.
Under these circs could she apply for compensation?
Newbie here. Looking for some direction. OBO daughter who has LD and ASD. Applied on her behalf in 2009 for ESA, turned down so appealed. She received admin payment during this time until last November when she received a letter via post explaining they had tried searching for her appeal docs and couldn’t find them. They apologised for the “delay” and decided to award her the benefit and backdated the difference. She now has to attend her first medical next week.
Under these circs could she apply for compensation?
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HI,I don't understand what you mean by an admin payment. ESA didn't exist back in 2009, it was Incapacity benefit. ESA wasn't introduced until 2011.You will need to get some expert face to face advice regarding this because it's extremely difficult to give the correct advice without knowing the case details.This link will help you find an advice agency in your area.
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Sorry to correct you Poppy, ESA was introduced by Labour in 2008 to replace IB.
What is an OBO daughter?2 -
Thank you both. Guess I’ll have to get her some specialist face to face advice.0
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Ah yes of course, i was thinking of the transfers from IB. Thanks.I'm curious what OBO daughter is too.2
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We are not that bad, it is just that you have used a couple of terms that have not been seen before. In answer to your question, she is entitled to back payment from the date of the appeal, as it was 9 years ago, I don't think the DWP backdate payments for length of time, but certainly a couple of years anyway, she should get the component rate repaid.0
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Thanks for info and apologies for my scrappy intro. Tbh I had no idea what to write.Benistmonk said:We are not that bad, it is just that you have used a couple of terms that have not been seen before. In answer to your question, she is entitled to back payment from the date of the appeal, as it was 9 years ago, I don't think the DWP backdate payments for length of time, but certainly a couple of years anyway, she should get the component rate repaid.
Just to clarify, the last 9 years she’s received ESA Admin payment = personal allowance. The day after the letter arrived they deposited the backdated component rate into her bank a/c.1 -
OBO = on behalf of.poppy123456 said:Ah yes of course, i was thinking of the transfers from IB. Thanks.I'm curious what OBO daughter is too.
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On behalf ofilovecats said:
OBO????niknak7278 said:Hi all
Newbie here. Looking for some direction. OBO daughter who has LD and ASD. Applied on her behalf in 2009 for ESA, turned down so appealed. She received admin payment during this time until last November when she received a letter via post explaining they had tried searching for her appeal docs and couldn’t find them. They apologised for the “delay” and decided to award her the benefit and backdated the difference. She now has to attend her first medical next week.
Under these circs could she apply for compensation? 0 -
I'm sorry but i'm still not understanding what admin payment is? Do you mean assessment rate? which is £73.10 per week from April 2018.niknak7278 said:
Thanks for info and apologies for my scrappy intro. Tbh I had no idea what to write.
Just to clarify, the last 9 years she’s received ESA Admin payment = personal allowance. The day after the letter arrived they deposited the backdated component rate into her bank a/c.
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DWP called it “Admin payment” which equates to personal allowance.poppy123456 said:
I'm sorry but i'm still not understanding what admin payment is? Do you mean assessment rate? which is £73.10 per week from April 2018.niknak7278 said:
Thanks for info and apologies for my scrappy intro. Tbh I had no idea what to write.
Just to clarify, the last 9 years she’s received ESA Admin payment = personal allowance. The day after the letter arrived they deposited the backdated component rate into her bank a/c.0 -
There's no personal allowance/admin payment with ESA. https://www.gov.uk/employment-support-allowance/what-youll-get
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Was she working in admin for the DWP?
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Apologies again, I reread the letter AGAIN and it was indeed the assessment rate. However DWP referred to it on the phone as an admin payment.poppy123456 said:There's no personal allowance/admin payment with ESA. https://www.gov.uk/employment-support-allowance/what-youll-get
Coincidentally DWP refer to it in the letter as the “ESA PPA Exercise”. Whatever that is.
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Oh funny! ?Benistmonk said:Was she working in admin for the DWP?1 -
Yes i thought it may have been assessment rate because there's no other payment it could have been. I would still advise a visit to your local advice centre. Good luck.
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