Hi, I'm Shamus123! I claim ESA WRAG, but read that this should end after 1 year? Should I be in SG?

Shamus123
Shamus123 Community Member Posts: 3 Listener
edited January 2021 in Employment & Support Allowance (ESA)
Can anybody shed light on my situation. I'm disabled and claim pip , esa work related group and have been for several years , I have recently read that work related should end after one year? I'm confused as I thought I was or should be in the support group. Sorry I'm not very good with all this so any help/advice would be very appreciated . Many thanks.

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  • Shamus123
    Shamus123 Community Member Posts: 3 Listener
    Hello, all hope everyone is keeping safe.
  • Lisatho11987777
    Lisatho11987777 Scope Member Posts: 5,882 Championing
    @Shamus123 I could be wrong but it may be because your being moved over to universal credit I am not sure if this is the right answer 

    It may be best to give esa a phone call and ask them  why 

    Other people will reply that may know 
  • chiarieds
    chiarieds Community Member Posts: 17,402 Championing
    Hi @Shamus123 - & welcome to the community. Benefits are confusing aren't they?
    If you look at how much you're being paid for ESA, this should tell you which group you're in, which is likely the support group if you've been getting it for several years, but always best to check. The payments are:

    up to £74.35 a week if you’re in the work-related activity group
    up to £113.55 a week if you’re in the support group

    Does that help? :)
  • Lisatho11987777
    Lisatho11987777 Scope Member Posts: 5,882 Championing
    @Shamus123 why do you think that you will be comeing off it after one year ?
  • chiarieds
    chiarieds Community Member Posts: 17,402 Championing
    @lisathomas50 - I don't believe that's what he said, rather correctly, that if someone's placed in the work-related activity group then this is paid for 365 days; if placed in the support group payments continue.
  • Shamus123
    Shamus123 Community Member Posts: 3 Listener
    Exactly 365 days and work related should end. I do not think its transition to universal as I haven't been informed.
  • Lisatho11987777
    Lisatho11987777 Scope Member Posts: 5,882 Championing
    @chiarieds sorry  it was because he said he had read that it came to an end after a year 

    My mistake 

  • Adrian_Scope
    Adrian_Scope Posts: 14,431 Online Community Programme Lead
    Hi @Shamus123. Did you see @chiarieds comment about the amounts helping to identify which group you're in? You're quite right that contribution-based and New Style ESA are capped at a year for those in WRAG but it's my understanding that there isn't the same time-limit on the old-style income-related ESA. 
  • calcotti
    calcotti Community Member Posts: 9,999 Championing
    If you have been claiming ESA for several years then your ESA is likely to be income based ESA. There is no time limit for income based ESA. The 365 day limit only applies to WRAG for contribution based ESA or new style ESA.
  • Adrian_Scope
    Adrian_Scope Posts: 14,431 Online Community Programme Lead
    Thanks @calcotti, that was worded much more clearly than my attempt to explain!

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