ESA

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…

Wanted to share my experience with you all, I panicked thinking it was going to all go wrong and be confused in what next to do. I left my migration notice till a week left and done everything through CAB help to claim and they was very, very helpful and got this all up and running in a 3 way call, the DWP lady was very…

My mother has been holding onto my pip payments and I'm only getting what amounts to basic esa

Well here goes nothing!! In 2016 my brother won tribuneral appeal against esa. He was awarded contributional esa and support group, he got letter from esa stating he was no longer receiving a means tested benefit which is why we appealed. They didnt send any letter of breakdown on what his benefit would include so as far…

Hi there, I’m a newbie here. I hope everyone one is well. I am very nervous, but here goes. I made a migration claim from ESA Support Group to Universal Credit on the 10th July and have now found out like many others that I was claiming ESA(Contribution Based), that I wasn’t aware of, as I left work eleven years ago. I…

Apologies long post - will bullet point to make quicker. *Father, now my ex partner- is our daughters appointee. Daughter has always had her ESA/DLA Payments go into fathers bank account. She prefers this. *He moved out of family home in 2020 just before Covid - Daughter is Immunosuppressant Crohns. *Late 2020 - as covid…

I applied for migration from legacy to uc through letter. Because I couldn't go to job centre and due to trauma anxiety and impairments and need support with calls. All contact was done by cmht whom there number was was system as my contact. Home visit was meant to be done but job centre kept sending messages to visit…

DWP are joke sat on this phone all day for my girlfriend who hasn't been paid and universal credit can't talk to her so how can she get her money down only have one member of staff for whole country

I’ve been sent a B16 from DWP. I was self employed (doing TikTok shop) but this was during a time I wasn’t well mentally and it just wasn’t realistic for me to continue doing this so I stopped a gooood while ago. I contacted HMRC in summer and explained I don’t do it anymore and I earned £700 from the few months I was…

Anyone else have trouble getting onto ESA? Had to deal with a AJ bot for 20 minutes, now waiting over a hour. And they wonder why frustrated

Hi all, I posted a topic earlier about an inheritance and my receiving old style contributory ESA. I understand from what I’ve read that it won’t be affected by the money and property I will receive but was now also wondering something else. Will the fact that I have informed DWP about the inheritance mean my circumstances…

I need advice on esa and deprivation of assets I recently declared I have 4127 in savings i previously declared when I first migrated to esa contribution based and uc that I had 7559 in savings esa demanding bank statements from 1st if august I was transitioning at the time I transferred 2k to my mum for my living expenses…

Hello, I need an advice as I am deaf. Following the recent visit from my jobcentre advisor who informed me of the ESA underpayments related to the underpayments in premiums for 8 years that DWP owes me, I am due to be paid £25000. I need an advice about how to proceed with this as I am a bit confused. Although I was told…

Dear online community, I would kindly appreciate your advice. Following the recent visit from my jobcentre advisor who informed me of the ESA underpayments related to the underpayments in premiums for 8 years that DWP owes me, I am due to be paid £25000 of lump sum. I was very shocked! I was also confused at the same time…

Hi I claim uc and new style ESA I currently work 8 hours a week, I have been offered a promotion at work to increase my hours to 12 hours and paid 16.66 which means I will be paid 199.92 a week, will this affect my new style esa

So Sorry to have to write another post. *Please excuse long post. *Daughters father is her appointee...he's always been her appointee since she first received ESA years ago. In 2020 Covid lockdown he had to leave the family home so he could continue to work and to protect my Daughter from Covid - She is Immunosuppressant…

Did anyone here 'Currently in the Support Group of ESA' - decide to NOT to Migrate onto UC? If yes, was you Automatically transferred onto New Style ESA - or did you have to apply to NS ESA? I've seen some people say they didn't want to go onto UC because they were anxious or other reasons. I understand we receive more…

Hello, I have just had the telephone call about my new style esa claim and the lady on the phone said it was accepted and she would send the confirmation to release the payments. She said I would be paid every second friday in arrears and that my pay day was due this friday and every second friday afterwards. So when will…

Apologies for the long post but I need to off load as I'm so worried and sad. A little backstory. Diagnosed with colorectal cancer stage 3, chemotherapy, surgery and ileostomy, ileostomy reversal. Following stoma reversal little to no bowel control. I had worked for the NHS for 20+ years prior to cancer diagnosis. Was…

See my letter to DWP, (personal information removed) and let me know your thoughts on this matter? I don't want to be subjected to this traumatic loop of abuse on the phone. Has anyone else with mental health Autism, OCD, Panic disorder, severe Anxiety taken or considered taking this cause of action? I have no intentions…

Hello, Through disabilities i have never worked, yet somehow from incapacity benefit to ESA (mix of income based and contribution based) I have had my National Insurance contributions paid. How that is when i have never worked is a mystery, someone said its just one of those anomolies from incapacity to ESA with no breaks…

I was diagnosed Bipolar 22 years ago. About 10 years ago after losing my job, wife and home I bought a rucksack and went for a walk to clear my head. After a year or two I applied for support as I could no longer find ways to provide for myself. I got ESA and was put in the support group. I'm struggling with Long Covid…

Hi everyone, I’m hoping for some advice please. I claim universal credit lcwra, PIP enhanced daily living and enhanced mobility and new style ESA. When I migrated to UC I received transitional protection for the severe disability premium. My daughter is 18, lives with me and has an apprenticeship. Could she claim carers…

Good day forum, I’m hoping on some insight as what I’ve looked at online just doesn’t seem concrete. And I’m not familiar with DWP myself nor based in the UK anymore. My younger sister was diagnosed with a condition at birth, her mental health into late 20’s had taken an impact. She has several conditions/diagnosis’s. From…

Hi, I am looking for some help and advice. Maximus received my ESA50 form and sent a ESA113 form to my GP, The GP has had it since 15th August, and has still not completed it, although they say it will be done tomorrow (Monday). As my telephone assessment is due tomorrow: Will Maximus not receiving it make a big Difference…

Hi, I’ve recently been put into the ESA Support Group. I have a small Etsy store, which I currently make around £15 profit per week (if it’s a good week!). I sell digital printable papers so pay out for a lot of software but really enjoy creating. My goal was to push the shop on social media etc to really increase profit…

Hi all Ive been reading the permitted work form and info sheet that goes with and googling for hours and I can't find this scenario covered, so reaching out to see if anyone has come across this. Ive not worked for number of years now, due to several disabilities. I'm receiving PIP and ESA currently (support group) but…

I'm hearing about and reading an increasing number of posts from ESA claimants who have not been assessed for many years. This was true for me when I was on IR-ESA and has continued on CB-ESA. Is this simply attributable to back-logs? Or are we assessed every three years in some back office using what data they hold…

I know this a long shot but before I head into a world of googling with lots of misleading information I thought I would ask here. Does anyone have any idea of when ESA CB support group reassessments will restart? I haven’t been reassessed for a very very long time and I’m concerned. I don’t know if it’s worth calling to…

hello, everyone when making the move too uc from esa i declared money that is in my savings account incorrectly i put in the wrong numbers by mistake so dwp thinks i have 12k but really i only have 6k how long does this take too sort out and what is the process. for appealing it it was a genuine typing error on my part