My friends husbandis receiving £71 assessment rate of ESA untill they either give him a WCA or sort his claim out without the need to have one.
About 20 years ago he was claiming JSA ( called something else then I believe) then he got a job cash in hand and didn't inform them (yes I know) any way they found out and a payment plan was arranged to pay it out of his benefit as he was asked to leave the job as they got in trouble over it.
A couple of months later he got a proper job and came off benefits but didn't carry on paying the overpayment, he then got laid off due to ill health hence the claim for ESA.
He got a letter this morning about the overpayment stating they are going to stop £21 a fortnight from his ESA to recover it, which will leave £119 a fortnight.
Are they allowed to stop this money from the assessment rate? I didn't think they are as it's the very minimum payment, fair enough if he was on a full rate.
About 20 years ago he was claiming JSA ( called something else then I believe) then he got a job cash in hand and didn't inform them (yes I know) any way they found out and a payment plan was arranged to pay it out of his benefit as he was asked to leave the job as they got in trouble over it.
A couple of months later he got a proper job and came off benefits but didn't carry on paying the overpayment, he then got laid off due to ill health hence the claim for ESA.
He got a letter this morning about the overpayment stating they are going to stop £21 a fortnight from his ESA to recover it, which will leave £119 a fortnight.
Are they allowed to stop this money from the assessment rate? I didn't think they are as it's the very minimum payment, fair enough if he was on a full rate.