DWP Increase Letters For April

Xign

Has anyone got their letters from the DWP regarding the yearly benefit increase?

I receive ESA and DLA and haven't received anything yet?

I'm assuming they send the letters out in stages?

Thanks.

mummyroysof3

I got one about dla last month.

C.C.L.

I got my DLA notice 3 weeks ago.

sja75

Got mine about 3 weeks ago...

Xign

How paculilar. I hope the letter/s haven't got lost in the post. We've had a lot of upheaval in this area with postmen.

rogerblack

It's pretty irrelevant - they don't pay you a specific amount, and then update every single persons account so they may forget to change some - they pay you DLA/ESA, minus any deductions - and so they only need to change the base rate in one place.

Xign

rogerblack wrote: »

It's pretty irrelevant - they don't pay you a specific amount, and then update every single persons account so they may forget to change some - they pay you DLA/ESA, minus any deductions - and so they only need to change the base rate in one place.

Maybe so. But the letters are proof of entitlement. The change in rate isn't why I am wondering. Any change will be passed on regardless.

It's the proof of entitlement I am interested in.

sja75

DWP seem to be a bit hit and mess with letters. They didn't even write to me when I won my tribunal, just upper my payment.

Would have being nice to see something in black and white to indicate my entitlement though.

lld01

Different areas & offices run the uprating of benefits scan at slightly different times.
No harm in giving them a call if you don't recieve it in the next week or two.

Anchoress

I was starting to wonder where mine had got to but it turned up in this morning's post.

I thought benefits were only being uprated by 1% but my letter shows a higher rise than that.