ESA underpayment

dont understand it whatsoever

That's same as me !x

Hi new to site posted a question outside of this thread aswell i just rang the number posted on here ending in 0310 and got an automated reply more or less saying don't bother calling we will be in touch with you bye ? would I get a better reply ringing the original number given on the form been 13 weeks and no contact 

       TIA

Hi my partner passed in Nov 17 recently i received a letter as her next of kin saying she was potentially under payed i did the form over the phone with a lady who said it was taking 12 weeks and that i would receive another form  this came it was a br 330 ibrs rather strange form asking who paid for the funeral where my wife died  and who was responsible for her estate i  think the strangest question was why did i think or consider myself entitled to her underpayment i found this odd as it was them who had contacted me a few weeks prior as her next of kin the letter said she was entitled to ESA 1 it made no mention of the amount involved at this stage it also said if i did not wish to claim the money that was okay but if i did i must do so asap as said a rather odd form , Obviously this is slightly different as my partner bless her soul is passed however what i feel is a shame in searching this subject is the lack of knowledge on the situation after a payment i have heard these payments are only to be disregarded for income purposes savings limit  for a year by the  powers that be with regards to income and savings is this true and is this true in regards to where a next of kin receives money quite how they can consider it beyond me as the money is a underpayment which should have been received anyway in normal payment its a bloody disgrace to class it as income in the normal form . Does anyone know if compensation is in place for those who have paid prescriptions had dental work etc that they would not have paid for if properly assessed for ESA ? 

I moved onto ESA in 2012 and lived with my girlfriend for a year.she worked part time 24 hours a week.

Does the fact that I lived with her mean I won't get anything. I have lived alone on ESA since January 2013. 

Also I have a small pension around £14 a week will ((2/3 from a county council and 1/3 from a private one) 

I'm on support group and higher level DLA care. 

Thanks 

P

Thanks but someone might know. It's a specific question. 
If you lived with a partner when you changed are you still elagable or did living with someone mean you get zero money or do you get money but only after you informed them you lived elsewhere ? 

Please respond if you know the answer 

Thanks Poppy the second part of the question was about when I split with my partner. Would the period from Jan 2013 be likely to be covered by the reimbursement ? Or because when the swap happened I was in a relationship does that mean post relationship means I get nothing at all?

Not sure why you have this forum really if the answer is wait to every question. 

If Anyone does kown the answer to the in a relationship then not in one question let me know

Failing that  I'll wait. 12 weeks today yay!

Thanks that extra bit was what I was after thanks very much