Esa Premiums....totally confused?
Hi! My sister who lives with me is in the ESA Support Group. She has now been awarded DLA- Middle Care-Low Mobility. Is she now entitled to any disability premiums? Thanks :)
View ArticleAnyone elses Jobcentre changed the way you sign on?
At mine it used to be a general sign on every 2 weeks (5 mins) with a 20 min appointment with my advisor every 6 weeks ! when i signed on on friday i was told i would be seeing my advisor every time i...
View ArticleChild Tax Credits - Award notice & payments don't match
Hi all. My CTC payments this year were originally 113.99 a week. I changed my bank details last week, and was sent a new award notice. It says this Monday (29/04/2013) I will receive £118.73 followed...
View ArticleCurrently contracting, expecting baby in august - Entitled to?
Hi All Hope you are well. I'm looking into what i am entitled to when i have baby in july/august. (If im on the wrong board can any re-direct me :)) I was made redundant in March 2012. I am now working...
View ArticleHusband left us
Please can someone help me with some advice. My husband has left us he has moved away. I am now a single mum with 2 kids under 6. Everything was in his name the housing benefit, tac credits and child...
View ArticleESA again
Trying still to get to the bottom of all this..... 1) If I go to tribunal but have completed another form because of a worsening in condition, will the tribunal decision end at the date the new form...
View ArticleChild Tax Credit reduced
Hi, I'm new to this forum which has been recommended to me. I have a disabled Wife who is in receipt of ESA(support group) & DLA. I get Carer's allowance. We have two children(6 & 15). On the...
View ArticleIf you don't give consent at ATOS assessment?
Is this true? If you don't give your consent at ATOS assessment, they cannot touch you legally. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H735ecdi8QA
View ArticleIncome and ESA
I am currently on support group on ESA. I take it it must be a contributions one as my husband works , we dont receive any other benefits. Now we need to move, but in future want to come back to our...
View ArticleAppealing to upper tribunal
My dad was turned down for ESA after an appeal hearing. He has been getting help from Welfare Rights regarding this and they feel there has been 3 errors in law in regards to his hearing so we are...
View ArticleESA - Support Group - One Year.
I heard from DWP about my ESA claim this morning. The letter stated I am in the support group. I phone JOBcentre Plus and they said I was placed in the SG without a medical due to the weight of the...
View ArticleIs this right?
My partner has just had to change job which has entailed a £3200 pay cut. I have been online to check our tax credit entitlement and it says we will get less than last year, surely that can't be right?...
View ArticleWhat happens when forced/then chose to close claim
I realise I am making life difficult, what happens if I cannot make it to the jobcentre to sign? I've been in touch to let the jobcentre know I am being presented with 2 options:- sign once more for no...
View ArticleWorking tax credits
Has anybody applied for them lately? And if so how long has it taken to get your claim sorted? I first applied in late Jan/early feb, and was refused them, that is currently going to tribunal (although...
View Article2013 ESA reduced based on tax years 2002-2003?
Hi, I've suffered Cerebral Palsy from birth and currently claiming ESA, and today I received a letter saying that "We have used tax years ending 5 April 2002 and 5 April 2003 to assess your claim"....
View Article1% Increase = £71.71?
Does anyone know whether the 1% increase is across the board for all benefits and/or rounded down? I ask as my neighbour has just received an increase of 70p per week, with his over 25 JSA rising from...
View Articlefirst-tier tribunal decision notice
I have received the decision notice from the first tier tribunal. I have waited nearly 6 weeks but still not received any backdated entitlement, how long must I wait.:mad:
View ArticleIncome support
Im totally confused...according to the turn2us benefits checker income support can no longer be claimed if someone is in reciept of CTC and CA is this correct?
View ArticleDla after esa assessment
Husband was put in support group after his 1st atos medical for esa and we got the esa85 form. The assessor has wrote exactly what we said word for word about husbands care needs and problems she...
View ArticleESA- Whats the difference please?
On ESA you can be in the work related group or the support group. Can someone please explain what the difference is and what qualifies to put you in one rather than the other? Thank you
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