Esa ?

poppy12345

sheilavw wrote: »

thanks 2015/6 part 2016/7 is full does that mean he wont get anything? he was hoping to go back next week, hip is fine but strugglin with breathing, gp said yest something wrong with left lung and sent him for xray. she said fluid/ infection so given him medication and another note. he tried ringing the number given again 2day, the one where you press opt 2 then 6 but they couldnt help. maybe we will wait for a letter because the guy only did home visit on 26th , do i take this sick note to job centre? thanks

Alice very kindly explain it all to you in post #27 i've copied and pasted it here for you.
The contribution conditions
You qualify for contributory Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) if you have paid sufficient National Insurance contributions. There are two contribution conditions you must meet:

First contribution condition - in one of the last two complete tax years, you must have paid Class 1 or 2 contributions on relevant earnings at the lower earnings limit for at least 26 weeks. This means you must have worked for at least 26 weeks of the last two complete tax years; and
Second contribution condition - in both of the last two complete tax years, you must have paid or been credited with, Class 1 or 2 contributions to the value of 50 times the lower earnings limit.
The 2 tax years that are relevant are the ones that were completed before the benefit year in which your period of limited capability for work began.

The tax year runs 6 April - 5th April
The benefit year runs from the first Sunday in January.
The lower earnings limit for the 2014/2015 tax year was £111 per week, for 2015/2016 it was £112 per week, for 2015/2017 it was £112 per week, "

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will treat any credits that are earned as a carer as actual National Insurance payments."

Equivalent annual earnings to achieve the lower earnings limit for the 2014/2015 tax year was £111 times 52 = £5772, and for 2015/2016 it was £112 times 52 = £5824."
(https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rates-and-allowances-national-insurance-contributions/rates-and-allowances-national-insurance-contributions).

The fit notes won't be needed until they ask for them. Once he receives the letter from DWP telling him whether he can claim it or not, it will tell you what to do on the letter. As he only claimed it on 26th March and we've had 2 bank holidays since then. Today is only the 7th working day (not counting the day he claimed) it's still a little early to have a decision yet. Normally it takes 2-3 weeks to hear anything back.

sheilavw

thanks I think on the lowest year he earned just short of 9k. We arent very good with this sort of thing. Husband doesnt know where job centre is! Its a shame didnt qualify for Ssp but due to health only been working couple of days a wk

sheilavw

I was hoping something may have gone in the bank today but nothing has, and we havent had any correspondence. I didnt thnk it would take too long to hear because the guy did the claim on his computer here on the 26/3.

poppy12345

sheilavw wrote: »

I was hoping something may have gone in the bank today but nothing has, and we havent had any correspondence. I didnt thnk it would take too long to hear because the guy did the claim on his computer here on the 26/3.

I'd advise your husband to ring them today when they open to ask what's happening with the claim.

sheilavw

thanks Poppy. He’s just rung. She said seems to be a delay but didnt know why and would get one if the team to ring in next 48 hours

sheilavw

had a call back. Despite gentleman sitting in our house on 26/3 for 30 to 40 mins completing claim on his computer they have no record of anything at all! at a loss what to do next , give up? been trying to claim since 28/2 , numerous calls , passed from pillar to post, ive been in job centre 3 times? they dont even know who called, neither do we. he just wrote on the back of a list of phone numbers ‘ claimed employment and support allowance new style

sheilavw

update, they called my Husband today. They hsve contacted Belfast and they have nothing. They basically said although the guy came , verified identity , input his claim they have received nothing . You couldnt make it up! suppose I could call in our local job centre. i think guy who came was from there. so been off since 23/1 and not had a penny ! losing hope!!!128533;

poppy12345

sheilavw wrote: »

update, they called my Husband today. They hsve contacted Belfast and they have nothing. They basically said although the guy came , verified identity , input his claim they have received nothing . You couldnt make it up! suppose I could call in our local job centre. i think guy who came was from there. so been off since 23/1 and not had a penny ! losing hope!!!128533;

Do you know the name of the person that came out? If you do that would help when you ring. Hopefully you'll get it sorted soon.

sheilavw

Thanks for all your help Poppy. Although got 41 years full NI payments. 2015 /16 incomplete. He paid nearly £900 in NI but not enough so not getting anything

Alice_Holt

sheilavw wrote: »

2015 /16 incomplete. He paid nearly £900 in NI but not enough so not getting anything

Can you be clearer please.

Go back to this:
""The contribution conditions
You qualify for contributory Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) if you have paid sufficient National Insurance contributions. There are two contribution conditions you must meet:

First contribution condition - in one of the last two complete tax years, you must have paid Class 1 or 2 contributions on relevant earnings at the lower earnings limit for at least 26 weeks. This means you must have worked for at least 26 weeks of the last two complete tax years; and
Second contribution condition - in both of the last two complete tax years, you must have paid or been credited with, Class 1 or 2 contributions to the value of 50 times the lower earnings limit.
The 2 tax years that are relevant are the ones that were completed before the benefit year in which your period of limited capability for work began.

The tax year runs 6 April - 5th April
The benefit year runs from the first Sunday in January.
The lower earnings limit for the 2014/2015 tax year was £111 per week, for 2015/2016 it was £112 per week, for 2015/2017 it was £112 per week, "

Please work through this, and tell us:
Earnings in 2015/6 tax year in pounds and number of weeks of NI contributions: and
Earmnings in 2016/7 tax year and number of weeks of NI contributions

For 2015/6 50 times the LEL would be £5,600. Making NI contributions of £900 would imply earnings of around £16k or so.

This is all becoming very odd. I suggest you get a copy of your husbands NI records & his P60 for the relevant tax years and tell us exactly what the numbers are.