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ESA and the new Retirement Age
tiny_winters
Posts: 3 Newbie
Please can somebody outline how this ESA claim situation works with the new retirement ages now affecting people.
I claim ESA (income based). It is a rolling benefit which has no time limit. But you must make a claim every three years.
Some people in the Support Group may become exempt from this three-year form filling - but the law has yet to be passed.
ESA was traditionally paid until age 65.
If you read the literature it actually says it will be paid until "Pension Age" - what DOES this mean?
Does this mean that, if you are a current claimant with a long-term condition, it will now be paid until I reach my new retirement age of 66 years and 10 months??
If it doesn't then that is a huge drop in income for someone for 1 year and 10 months, before they can claim their retirement pension....
I would appreciate some enlightenment please.
I claim ESA (income based). It is a rolling benefit which has no time limit. But you must make a claim every three years.
Some people in the Support Group may become exempt from this three-year form filling - but the law has yet to be passed.
ESA was traditionally paid until age 65.
If you read the literature it actually says it will be paid until "Pension Age" - what DOES this mean?
Does this mean that, if you are a current claimant with a long-term condition, it will now be paid until I reach my new retirement age of 66 years and 10 months??
If it doesn't then that is a huge drop in income for someone for 1 year and 10 months, before they can claim their retirement pension....
I would appreciate some enlightenment please.
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