Employment Support Allowance - Need HELP PLease!

hel1811

ESA wrote: »

The tax years cannot be changed and therefore no entitlement unless the info held for those tax years is in itself incorrect.

So when will they look at the next tax year? How come it varies for JSA and ESA?

McKneff

They will look at the year you are talking about next year

McKneff

mealone wrote: »

Is dosnt exist anymore for single people, if you are looking for ways to defraud the system stick to the benefits that still exist.

Bit harsh there mealone, the OP is niaive when it comes to the benefits system and no iindications have been made that she is trying to defraud the system, now say sorry and make up.:o She is stressed enough bless her.

hel1811

McKneff wrote: »

Bit harsh there mealone, the OP is niaive when it comes to the benefits system and no iindications have been made that she is trying to defraud the system, now say sorry and make up.:o She is stressed enough bless her.

Thank you so much there are some good people out there :A

McKneff

hel1811 wrote: »

Thank you so much there are some good people out there :A

I was about to pm you to say 'dont go away' sometimes throwaway remarks frighten people off and they dont come back. glad you did.

Wait till tonight, when people get in from work there will be more help and reassurance for you.

hel1811

:jAh Thanks so much, I am so stressed and dont know where to go for help. Wont let nasty person bother me - I am made of tougher stuff than that - Got to be in the situation!

hel1811

Can someone tell me if there is ant benefits we would be entitled to? Applied for DLA but as I think he will get high level mobility will probably get car as he so depressed from sitting in house and cant walk anywhere.

:rolleyes:

NASA_2

hel1811 wrote: »

Can someone tell me if there is ant benefits we would be entitled to? Applied for DLA but as I think he will get high level mobility will probably get car as he so depressed from sitting in house and cant walk anywhere.

:rolleyes:

Employment and Support Allowance is the only benefit out there for 'new' sickness claims. Apart from the DLA I dont think there is anything else that can be claimed.

hel1811

:eek:Oh well beans on toast it is then! lol. I already took a pay cut this year of £6,000! Oh well never mind - worse things can happen!

tidy_sum

I take it your husband didn't pay his Class 2 National Insurance Contributions, which are compulsory for self-employed people, not voluntary?

For 2007/08 the rate was only £2.20 per week, which would have covered him if he could no longer work and had to claim benefit due to incapacity/illness.

As another poster said, it's important because these Class 2 Contributions also count towards the pension. You can ask for a Pension Forecast and it will show you which years you have a deficit in. It will also tell you how to add these years "in" by making Class 3 Voluntary Contributions - but these are much more expensive, ie, £7.80 per week for 2007/08.