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Benefits change at retirement question?

Jon_01 · 2021-08-26 08:52:22

Hi everyone, My mate hits retirement age this Saturday (28th). He gets PiP and EESA and understood that the PiP would continue (as advised by the DWP at review at the start of the year for the next ten years) and that the EESA would stop. But he's heard nothing from the DWP about the EESA stopping and is worried that…

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Robbie64 Posts: 2,209 Forumite

27 August 2021 at 1:57PM

His ESA should stop but if it doesn't all he needs to do is phone them and tell them he is getting his pension. It won't affect his other benefits. The worst thing to do if ESA continues to be paid is to not inform the DWP.

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