On ESA but got payment from JSA?

zelda86

Can anyone tell me if they have had a payment of £40 from JSA wven thought they are on ESA support group. I've not had any letters or anything its abit strange. I hate not knowing. Thanks Zelda

HillStreetBlues

Have you been on JSA?

zelda86

No never. Now all I will do is worry until I speak to someone on Monday. 

Spoonie_Turtle

If it's a manual payment for something they tend to show up as JSA.  I don't know what the £40 could have been for though.

Muttleythefrog

As above... I've had manual payments for ESA (such as when owed but changing handling centre due to moving region) under JSA description on statement.... but £40 seems an unusual amount and if you have time (to sit on the phone!) and no corresponding letter received I'd be tempted to ask about it...use number on top of DWP ESA letter.

zelda86

Yes I will be glued to the phone on Monday morning to find out why they sent it. 
Thanks peeps it is a strange one. 

Newcad

An ESA payment showing on your bank account as being from JSA is not unusual at all.

Plus bank transfers are much quicker than the post, so it's not unusual to get a 'special' payment before you get a letter about it.

ESA does not have it's own 'Fast Payment' system, so when they do need to make a 'special' payment they simply use the JSA system and it shows up up your bank account as JSA even though it's from ESA.

They have probably underpaid you somewhere along the line, and there will no doubt be a letter about it in the post.

zelda86

Hi and thank you for reply. I never that. Fingers crossed thats all it is. Thanks again