ESA Back Pay

epitome

love78 wrote: »

iam confused...me and my partner been on 105 a week since the transfer from incapacity benefit to esa...it didnt go smoothly and we ended up having to appeal and then a tribunal which we won..hes been placed in support group with support component ( whatever that means )...this all began on the 24 the feb...i was told that 105 was a appeal rate but now been told that 105 pound is what a couple is entiltled to on esa support group which means i want get any back money....also because we was switched from ib to esa does it mean it we went on to the main phase straight away..??...iam soo confused because they told me to look on the goverment site to see my entitliement and that means esa for a couple on support group is only 105 a week ........wish sumone knew the answer to all this beacuse i dont

Assuming you don't work and there is no pension income or savings over £6000
He should have been getting a basic rate of £111.45 per week, whilst on appeal.... That is the couple rate for ESA

I don't recognise £105 as a weekly amount but it sounds like it could be IB single person rate + an IB premium - are you sure this is all he was getting on ESA and it does not include other benefits like DLA? OR it could be he was on £111.45 per week with a £6 per week deduction = £105

He needs to check that they have included you on his claim under an ESA IR award, and what amount it says under the ESA IR award.

Now that he is in Suipport Group he should be on
ESA basic = £111.45 +
Support Component £34.05
He may get another premium if he is on DLA or a pensioner

Unless he was entitled to more than that on his IB/IS claim, in which case he should still get the same amount he was on on IB/IS

He should be paid arrears now to the time when the appeal started.

And he no longer needs to supply sick notes.

sunnyone

outtawork wrote: »

I had an Atos medical in December, failed to get any points, I have sleep apnoea & osteo arthuritus. I am taking it to the appeal tribunal, in the meantime I have had a stroke which my carer informed them about. I have heard nothing since& I am still on ESA. (the basic rate)

The stroke wont come into the appeal, you cant even mention it as is wasnt present when you failed the WCA.

Cpt.Scarlet

epitome wrote: »

I don't recognise £105 as a weekly amount but it sounds like it could be IB single person rate + an IB premium - are you sure this is all he was getting on ESA and it does not include other benefits like DLA? OR it could be he was on £111.45 per week with a £6 per week deduction = £105

I don't have the exact rate to hand but £105.75 was the couples rate pre April, when the OP first appealed!

love78

thank you for your feed back..its all sorted and i have recived my money that was back dated...i had my back payment and my normal money within 3 days of the payments office receiving the letter off the esa saying tha we had won the tribunal.....for a couple we get 154 a week because he was placed in the support group....it has been a hard 20 wks but i defo think tha phoning the esa made my payments come through quicker...dont be scared to ring and ask about your progress..also i faxed my letter from the tribunal to the payments department and recived a payment 3 working days after ..so there are some people in the departemant that will try and help ...hope this helps abit