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ESA Question

I have recently changed from JSA to ESA as my doctor signed me off due to depression/anxiety. With JSA I got extra money because I was on DLA- is this the same with ESA? As they haven't given it to me.

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Income Support. How long to sort claim?

Hi, just a quick query. Rang IS on Thur 6th december, recieved form on sat and returned it on mon 10th dec. Just wondered how long on average they take? I cant sort my HB and CTB till they have awarded...

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Housing Benefit and CB-ESA (Support Group) - anyone else's experiences>

I am (so easily these days) in a bit of a muddle..... I receive the full allocation of Housing Benefit and changed from Income-based-JSA to (assessment) ESA in September. The ATOS report has moved me...

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advice needed please

my son has his esa paid into my husbands account as he don't have one of his own.he is due to be paid into the account on Friday.the problem I got is yesterday my son robbed me so I have reported it to...

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Housing benefit query - family member brother

Hi, hope someone can help, My brother lives in the north-west, is unemployed and receives job-seekers allowance and housing / council tax benefit. He is suffering from a wide variety of issues...

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deprivation of capital

my mother is due to receive a payment of £15,000 in the near future.....she receives Dla HRC and LRM, ESA contribution based and SDP and housing benefit.....she would like to buy a car when she...

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ESA appeal won

Hi all, After a year long wait for the hearing, I finally had it and won! The decision they (ATOS) made it in the first place was contrary to top medical professors in several hospitals, so it's...

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Benefits after redundancy

hi...just wondering if there are any benefit clued up people out there willing to offer me advice please currently, i am working 18 hours per week, my earnings are over the £100 threshold for carers...

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Benefit Help

Hi, wonder if someone can help me. My partner got made redundant in November and has been claiming Contribution Based JSA. I work 20 hours a week and we get tax credits and were trying to get housing...

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Quick WTC query

Hi guys, hopefully someone in the know will be able to answer this quick question for me. Filling in a WTC form for the first time. I was claiming income based JSA until a couple of weeks ago. The...

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is there any way around this?

following on from my redundancy thread i have done several calculations on tax credits and entitled to and its pretty much the same...... so is there any way around my oh claiming benefit and carers...

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How does ESA affect carers of disabled person

My wife has just gone through a long period of worry due to the assessment to change from IS based on IB, she had a phone call yesterday to say that she has been moved to ESA and that the benefit will...

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Advice on Housing Benefit

Can someone give advice on how much income an unmarried couple are allowed to earn (when one of them is on esa) to qualify for housing benefits and council tax benefits? Also, when can they claim...

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ESA decision no medical.

Hi, My husband received the ESA50 form in early October. Filled it out as best he could at the time - couldn't give upcomming appointments as they are done ad hock rather than booking in advance and...

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SMP calculating the 90%

I went on SMP the 10th december. So my december payslip is 1 week full pay and 90%. However I cannot really understand how they calculated it. I am not sure if the pension deductions are there or not...

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Self employed and making a loss

My wife works part time and is also self employed. The self employed part is making a loss at the moment, is it ok to offset the loss against her earnings?

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Benefits Help

Hi All, I am after any advice relating to this problem I have at the moment. My mother in law currently gets disabled benefits. She got a letter saying she had to go for a review to see if she could...

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what is the thinking behind ESA and savings?

suppose a person was on ESA support group. income based, with disability premium. I guess £105+£7 I guess that'd be £112 a week? though i've heard it's £227/£228 a fortnight so £113 a week. now a...

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new child benefit rules

My son works abroad for most of the year and so does not pay income tax. He earns more than £50000 and so his wife should lose her child benefit when the new rules come in - or (as I understand it) if...

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Child Tax Credits and Employment and Support Allowance

Hi, My wife is receiving Employment and Support Allowance (and has beeneh last 3 or so years). We now have a child and following her appeal she has had Employment and Support Allowance re-instated and...

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