ESA claim start date payment

paul_v_2

I started putting in sick notes in November & had my assessment Feb 8th which i got the ok so now i'm on the work related ESA til i try getting it swapped, it said my claim starts Feb 8th which was the day of my assessment so does that mean my 1st payment will be backdated til then or do i have to try & claim it?? Also what will i recieve normally? £148 or £200? a fortnight, any feedback or knowledge on this subject would put my mind at rest & would be really appreciated yeh. Thanx...

Dan27

You’ll normally get the assessment rate for 13 weeks after your claim. This will be:

up to £57.90 a week if you’re aged under 25
up to £73.10 a week if you’re aged 25 or over
After that, if you’re entitled to ESA, you’ll be placed in one of 2 groups and will receive:

up to £73.10 a week if you’re in the work-related activity group
up to £109.65 a week if you’re in the support group
You might get more ESA in the work-related activity group if you applied before 3 April 2017.

Copied from gov website. Some amounts may change in April.

paul_v_2

Yeh i've been on assessment rate since November 13th & had a letter saying my ESA claim starts from Feb 8th so does that get backdated with my 1st proper ESA payment do you know? Also i was told i would get extra £29 week on top with the work related claim by advisor so i should get about £100 a week yeh? 1st time claiming so not gotta clue...

poppy12345

paul_v wrote: »

Yeh i've been on assessment rate since November 13th & had a letter saying my ESA claim starts from Feb 8th so does that get backdated with my 1st proper ESA payment do you know? Also i was told i would get extra £29 week on top with the work related claim by advisor so i should get about £100 a week yeh? 1st time claiming so not gotta clue...

As you didn't claim ESA until November then the new rules will apply to you. As stated in post #2 the ESA WRAG amount for you is £73.10 per week. There's no extra £29 for those who claimed after April 2017/ You will stay on that amount unless you're placed into the Support, where you would get a higher amount per week. So, no backpay i'm afraid.

ETA unless you claim Income Related and you have a PIP daily living award or DLA mid/high rate care, then you could be entitled to some of the premiums....depending on circumstances. Also if it's Contributions based then it's only paid for 365 days in the WRAG.

poppy12345

See here for ESA amounts. https://www.gov.uk/employment-support-allowance/what-youll-get