ESA Rates?

Scarla

Would appreciate any help as can't seem to find the answer online.

Brother was on Incapacity Benefit from 2000. When it changed to ESA he was told his weekly payment would not decrease and also would not increase until ESA rates caught up, not sure of the actual date to switched to ESA though. He thinks he also recieves a premium for having one child.

He now doesn't know if his payments deduct an amount for a crisis loan. His payment is £232. ?? per fortnight.

pmlindyloo

Scarla wrote: »

Would appreciate any help as can't seem to find the answer online.

Brother was on Incapacity Benefit from 2000. When it changed to ESA he was told his weekly payment would not decrease and also would not increase until ESA rates caught up, not sure of the actual date to switched to ESA though. He thinks he also recieves a premium for having one child.

He now doesn't know if his payments deduct an amount for a crisis loan. His payment is £232. ?? per fortnight.

His payments should be specified in his award letters including any deduction for a crisis loan.

Ask him to look at all his letters.

If he has thrown them away he needs to ring and ask them to go through his payment amounts.

tomtontom

Does he receive child tax credits? Do you know if he received an age addition, or how old he was when he first claimed? Difficult to give an answer on limited information.

Scarla

Apologies, he was receiving an age addition. No tax credits, think his ex is receiving them. 29 years old when started claiming.

He hasn't got any paperwork. Sorry there is limited information, I am struggling too.

tea-bag

ESA should be the same a JSA I don't understand why it is more. It is just a incentive for fakers and scroungers.

Scarla

tea-bag wrote: »

ESA should be the same a JSA I don't understand why it is more. It is just a incentive for fakers and scroungers.

He has MS.

Scarla

tea-bag wrote: »

ESA should be the same a JSA I don't understand why it is more. It is just a incentive for fakers and scroungers.

Having a bad day, are we? Seems to be common for you.

merlin68

He just thinks, that anyone claiming sickness or disability benefits is a faker or a scrounger.
What he doesn't seem to get is that illness or disability can hit one at any time.

Scarla

merlin68 wrote: »

He just thinks, that anyone claiming sickness or disability benefits is a faker or a scrounger.
What he doesn't seem to get is that illness or disability can hit one at any time.

The level of !!!!!iness made me believe this poster was female. Just shows.

Thanks Merlin.

tomtontom

Scarla wrote: »

Apologies, he was receiving an age addition. No tax credits, think his ex is receiving them. 29 years old when started claiming.

He hasn't got any paperwork. Sorry there is limited information, I am struggling too.

£116 is around the amount for an IB transfer with higher age addition, so £232 a fortnight. That is assuming he is in the WRAG? He needs to double check his award letter to be sure, but it appears they are not making any deduction.

TELLIT01

merlin68 wrote: »

He just thinks,

The problem is that he/she doesn't think. Thinking requires the use of brain cells.