Wrag to Support group

KK9000

Hi,

A few questions, first I have been moved to the support group woohoooo:j so do we get a back payment and secondly, do I have to still go to them meetings?

epitome

You go to the meetings if you want to, but don't have to go if you don't want to.

For your 1st question...more information needed.

It's like:
I bought a new house, do I have to pay stamp duty and if so how much?

KK9000

I applied was on Ib and Is then transferred to ESA back a year and a half ago. Was taken into hospital for 3 months and missed the appointment for the medical. Benefits was stopped then when I came out of hospital it was restarted and I was just wondering if you get a backpayment from the date you fill in the ESA form ( in my case the second time?)

Horseunderwater

You should get a back dated payment. Did the transfer start after this years 6th April? If so there would be a weekly difference of £5.15 / week due except where you were in hospital for those 3 months. If it started prior to 5th April then there might be £5.90 per week due. That would give you an approximate idea of what you could get.

KK9000

I was taken in at the end of feb 2012 and left in may. The application was sent in may (Just after i got out of hospital). I missed my appointment because i was ill and unable to attend so our money got stopped. Got sent a new ESA50 back in feb, filled it in and went for a medical 2 weeks ago. This morning i have had a letter saying i am moving to the Support Group. HTH?

epitome

Assuming you had a seamless transition to ESA how much was ESA paying you ?

You said ESA stopped and was restarted did they backdate it so you hadn't missed any ?

Still not enough info. How much have you been getting?

Your Support Grp arrears (if there are any - you may not be entitled to any arrears) will go back to the date of the assessment or the date of the decision, I don't think it wil be back to date of the form. Or they might go back to the date of your WRAG prognosis finishes .... it's a good question which I don't know the answer to.