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Unsure how much money I get in benefits.

I have an appointee at social services so I don't know exactly how much money I get. I get the highest rate ESA in support group as well as SDP. How much is that a month I'm getting?

I also get hight rate for both PIPs. How much is that?

I live in supported living as well and my rent is £804 every 4/week month. This is paid in full by housing benefit (I know this because I do get them letters) My appointee gets all benefit letters and he won't tell me how much money I get a month in benefits.
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  • Nannytone
    Nannytone Posts: 501 Forumite
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    Will be £398 a fortnight for ESA and £605 every 4 weeks for Pip
  • How much will I get in April once it goes up?
  • poppy12345
    poppy12345 Posts: 18,892 Forumite
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    How much will I get in April once it goes up?

    I'm sure i answered that for you just a couple of weeks ago but oddly i can't find the thread now..
  • calcotti
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    Broadly, benefits are going up by 3.1%.
    Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Some rules may be different in other parts of UK.
  • this is the first time I asked this question.
  • williewonder
    williewonder Posts: 416 Forumite
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    edited 12 January 2022 at 9:48PM
    I didn't release how much money I get. £1401 a 4/week month. I was putting on credit forms around £1000 a month. My outgoings are £140 a month for utilities. Thats my only outgoings excluding food. I don't have to pay anything towards my support package as I get 117 aftercare.
  • calcotti
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    edited 12 January 2022 at 10:41PM
    I didn't release how much money I get. 
    Although you did post 18 months ago about how you get ‘too much’ In benefits.
    I have an appointee at social services so I don't know exactly how much money I get. I get the highest rate ESA in support group as well as SDP. How much is that a month I'm getting?

    I also get hight rate for both PIPs. How much is that?

    I live in supported living as well and my rent is £804 every 4/week month. This is paid in full by housing benefit (I know this because I do get them letters) My appointee gets all benefit letters and he won't tell me how much money I get a month in benefits.
    Seems extraordinary that an appointee will not provide information about your finances to you.
    Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Some rules may be different in other parts of UK.
  • calcotti said:
    I didn't release how much money I get. 
    Although you did post 18 months ago about how you get ‘too much’ In benefits.
    I have an appointee at social services so I don't know exactly how much money I get. I get the highest rate ESA in support group as well as SDP. How much is that a month I'm getting?

    I also get hight rate for both PIPs. How much is that?

    I live in supported living as well and my rent is £804 every 4/week month. This is paid in full by housing benefit (I know this because I do get them letters) My appointee gets all benefit letters and he won't tell me how much money I get a month in benefits.
    Seems extraordinary that an appointee will not provide information about your finances to you.
    I thought I got too much when I thought it was under £1000 a month. My only outgoing excluding food is £140 a month for utilities. I had an assessment by a psychologist and she deemed I lack capacity with finances so thats why I have an appointee and he's never told me how much money I get in benefits and I have asked him. He tells me how much money I have saved bit the the amounts and I get no letters either.
  • Auti
    Auti Posts: 546 Forumite
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    Poppy 12345.  Thank you for posting the proposed rates and I have scrolled through them. I could not find Child Tax Credits or new style contribution based (N.I credits) rates - I think I was a bit lost with all the different ones. If they are not there does that mean they are not increasing? Thank you for your help.

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