claiming ESA

princessdon

On what basis are you looking to claim Income Support?

Do you have a young child and are single?

goodbuyer1

FBaby wrote: »

I don't understand. They are not telling you you can't claim or doubting what you are saying, they are telling you they need evidence. They mention the identity card because some EU immigrant might not have a passport, just the card. What they are asking is probably just standard to any similar request. As soon as you show proof of being an EU member and having been in the country for 10 years, they will process the claim.

I really don't get it why you want to complain on the basis they just want to see evidence of your claim.

so why the link above says that EEA who are self-employed, are exempt from HRT ?

why I am being asked for an Home Office letter?

why I am being asked for proof of having been in the country for 10 years, when I have received benefits before and have been living at my current address for over 6 years?

I don't get it either. I am trying to understand. Welcome to the club. You say that the requests are 'probably' standard. Well, are they standard or not? That's what I am trying to understand, and since I wrote in the CAB section of the forums and no one replied, here I am. Filling in HRT forms are no one's favourite pastime, I would have to spend hours digging out details I don't even remember, and since the link above says that EEA self-employed people are exempt from HRT, why would I believe that the request is 'probably' standard?

goodbuyer1

princessdon wrote: »

On what basis are you looking to claim Income Support?

Do you have a young child and are single?

I am single. I don't have a child. The basis would be low income, some months I earn virtually nothing, as it has happened in the last 2 months. Right now I have £ 5, my credit cards are maxed out, I have sold almost all personal possessions that I could resell, and don't have money to pay my rent in 2 weeks. That's quite bad, I think. It's been a while since I have been in similar situations.

I actually hate the idea to get back on benefits...I am testing ideas for a new business but it will take time. The view isn't nice and sunny and I am on my own.

princessdon

You won't get Income Support

If you are unfit for ANY work, you need claim to ESA till recovered, if you are fit for some work then claim JSA.

FBaby

Why are you making your life complicated. They send a form and request for evidence of your status. Fill in what is relevant, ignore the rest, send a copy of your passport end of it. Why make such a drama over it? You don't need to ponder over whether the response is standard or not, just get on with it. All you are doing is risking delaying getting what you are entitled to.

sharnad

Are you going for contributions based ESA have you been paying your class 2 in the last couple of years or did you have a small earnings exemption. What country are you from

von

The reason they have asked you for this information is because as you are an EU national you have to prove to the DWP that you have the Right to Reside in the UK for benefit purposes. If you have been here for as long as you say then the Habitual Residence part of the Test shouldn't be a problem. I don't see why it should be a problem for you to provide the information they have requested and I don't think it is unreasonable for them to ask you to provide this information. You must have claimed Income-based ESA which is a means tested benefit (not the type of benefit which is payable in many part of Europe so count yourself lucky you're in such a generous country).
If they have asked you for this information just provide it otherwise they will just disallow your ESA(IB) claim, it's that simple.....

von

The reason they have asked you for this information is because as you are an EU national you have to prove to the DWP that you have the Right to Reside in the UK for benefit purposes. If you have been here for as long as you say then the Habitual Residence part of the Test shouldn't be a problem. I don't see why it should be a problem for you to provide the information they have requested and I don't think it is unreasonable for them to ask you to provide this information.
If you are not sure exactly what they want then phone the number on the top of your letter and ask to speak to someone at the Benefit Centre who is dealing with your claim for ESA and they should be able to tell you exactly what you need to send them.

You must have claimed Income-based ESA which is a means tested benefit (not the type of benefit which is payable in many parts of Europe so count yourself lucky you're in such a generous country).
If they have asked you for this information just provide it otherwise they will just disallow your ESA(IB) claim, it's that simple.....

goodbuyer1

von wrote: »

You must have claimed Income-based ESA which is a means tested benefit (not the type of benefit which is payable in many parts of Europe so count yourself lucky you're in such a generous country).
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Oooooh.....and that was just your little, cheap mind game to supposedly make me feel bad for being a free individual who has the right to go wherever the hell he wants without having to bow to you ?

:T

Do you play these cheap mind games often? If so, I pity you.

No, count YOURSELF lucky for having an honest person like me in your country who as a small business has helped the economy by exporting UK products to countries like Australia, Japan, United States, and most of Europe. Count YOURSELF lucky that I am not the guy who would not steal your car, your Blackberry phone or whatever other stupid and unnecessary gadgets you have. Count YOURSELF lucky that, in fact, I have health problems that never went away and even so I signed off incapacity benefit and started to work for myself, while someone else has been taking advantage of your system and abusing it, for years. Who, for all we know, could be yourself or your brother (hey I have read the newspapers, and have heard of quite a number of British people and British families who were happily storing money off benefits which they were not exactly entitled to)

I have survived very bad situations by relying only on myself, even though I had nothing, unlike you, who probably would have asked for help to family members and would weep as soon as the you-know-what hits the fan.

I count MYSELF lucky only for two things: one, that I am the person I am. Two: that not everyone is like YOU. Fortunately there's nice and open minded people too, in the UK, and I have met quite a number of them, although I have to admit that I very rarely find them on forums.

shellmont

OP i am British and have lived here all my life, i have worked full time for 38 years paid national insurance stamp and tax from the age of 16.
I lost my job and when i went to the job center i had to take my passport and other proof of who i was, so what makes you so special that you do not have to provide proof of who you are.