What can I claim?

Howitto

Poppie68 wrote: »

Do you live with your partner? As you mention she is claiming tax credits etc....All claims should be joint.

I do. All benefits received are calculated based on my income. I am planning to leave my job in January so may bring that forward to claim ESA.

Howitto

We currently receive full housing due to me only receiving SSP, so if I succesfully receive ESA, will our housing benefit go down? Based on assuming I'll get put into the support group, I'd get £109 a week. Slightly less than what I get on SSP.

Basically if I claim both ESA and PIP, will our entitlements go down? Isn't PIP classed as disability and council cant reduce payments?

Sorry for rambling on, not very clued up you see!

poppy12345

oliverhowitt wrote: »

We currently receive full housing due to me only receiving SSP, so if I succesfully receive ESA, will our housing benefit go down? Based on assuming I'll get put into the support group, I'd get £109 a week. Slightly less than what I get on SSP.

Basically if I claim both ESA and PIP, will our entitlements go down? Isn't PIP classed as disability and council cant reduce payments?

Sorry for rambling on, not very clued up you see!

No your housing benefit won't go down. If it was me i wouldn't "assume" i'd be out into the support group. It's extremely hard to be put in there. Good supporting evidence is your key here. However the assessment phase is 14 weeks, so you won't be assessed until at least that length of time and that's without any back logs. PIP isn't means tested so a successful claim for this wouldn't affect any other benefits you have coming in. Again you'll need good evidence to support your claim and quite possibly an assessment before a decision is made. Claiming does take a while. Do your research and read as much as possible is my advice. Good luck.

Howitto

poppy12345 wrote: »

No your housing benefit won't go down. If it was me i wouldn't "assume" i'd be out into the support group. It's extremely hard to be put in there. Good supporting evidence is your key here. However the assessment phase is 14 weeks, so you won't be assessed until at least that length of time and that's without any back logs. PIP isn't means tested so a successful claim for this wouldn't affect any other benefits you have coming in. Again you'll need good evidence to support your claim and quite possibly an assessment before a decision is made. Claiming does take a while. Do your research and read as much as possible is my advice. Good luck.

Are both ESA and PIP non means tested?

Sorry, shouldn't assume. Only used that to base it on higher amount. I've got a lot of evidence I.e copies of all medical letters, GP and consultant correspondence and also GP letter which I will get tomorrow. If they force me onto JSA I will be shocked

poppy12345

oliverhowitt wrote: »

Are both ESA and PIP non means tested?

Sorry, shouldn't assume. Only used that to base it on higher amount. I've got a lot of evidence I.e copies of all medical letters, GP and consultant correspondence and also GP letter which I will get tomorrow. If they force me onto JSA I will be shocked

Only PIP isn't...

GlasweJen

You have severe allergies and you're only on piriton? Surely if it's severe you have an epipen and take something like fexofenadine as a preventer? Really gets on my nerves when people with regular allergies call them severe, severe = anaphylaxis.

Why not ask your GP for some referrals to help with your ailments? Most of them can be well controlled like the acid reflux and post nasal drip. If your asthma is that bad you might need steroids for a while and a sinus rinse might help with your pressure headaches.

TELLIT01

oliverhowitt wrote: »

Based on assuming I'll get put into the support group, I'd get £109 a week. Slightly less than what I get on SSP.

SSP is £88.45 per week. If you are getting over £109 from your employer they are adding something. The ESA figure you state is the single person rate. If your partner isn't working you would be entitled to claim the couple rate, which is based on household income.
I also wouldn't bank on being put into the Support Group. The Support Group is intended for the small minority who are unlikely ever to be able to work again. It's much more likely that you would be placed in the WRAG with a review at a point in the future.

emmsie123

The amount for a couple is £115 a week plus £30 for wrag group. However the wrag element has been removed for new claimants from some time next year.
So i wouldn't bank on more than £115 a week.
Have you actually googled support group descriptors.
https://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/employment-and-support-allowance/esa-glossary/1353-support-group-descriptors.

Poppie68

I'm surprised the GP is giving you codeine if they cause you headaches and you all ready suffer from pressure headaches? Omeprazole is usually given with Codiene because they can cause Acid reflux so if your codeine was changed this should alleviate your headaches and rash and possibly the acid reflux.

teddysmum

OP,there are alternatives to Omeprazole; Lansoprazole for instance.


I was on the latter, became intolerant, over time, and was changed to the former.


I also found that codeine was ineffective, after a while, so was put onto another drug.


Perhaps you are due for a drugs reassessment with your GP.