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DWP PHONE LINES UNAVAILABE AND NO PAYMENT OF ESA

lancashirelass66
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I have been unable to contact the DWP today and it says no phone line available until tomorrow. I'm hoping that this is the reason for no payment of ESA today. Anybody have any ideas what is going on?
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Apparently the call handling system across all of the DWP is down today. Not just ESA but other benefit lines too, such as PIP.It would be interesting to see if there has been an IT problem which has affected payments and, if so, whether this has impacted on the call handling system.0
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Robbie64 said:It would be interesting to see if there has been an IT problem which has affected payments and, if so, whether this has impacted on the call handling system.
I received my ESA payment today as normal.1 -
@lancashirelass66
How long have you been claiming ESA?
Are you pre-assesmemt or WRAG or Support Group ?
If you are pre-assessment, if the fit note is not up to date, then payment may be paused.The comments I post are personal opinion. Always refer to official information sources before relying on internet forums. If you have a problem with any organisation, enter into their official complaints process at the earliest opportunity, as sometimes complaints have to be started within a certain time frame.0 -
Hiya,
Has anyone else had any other problems regarding communications with the DWP besides" call back tomorrow" beyond the 1st of May 2024?
My friend has been sanctioned.
She called a couple of times during the first week of May and although she got the "call next working day" message strangely, she did get through to someone and explained that she couldn't access her UC journal. When she later discovered that she had been sanctioned (by letter I think) she called again and was told they had sent her an email TO HER JOURNAL which she had told them she couldn't access (The mind boggles??)
To top it off, even though she is a single Mother and explained that to attend the appointment they gave her yesterday for today, she would have to take her 9 yr old out of school early. So, unless she was willing to take the risk of having further/longer sanctions incurred she had no choice.
I should also add that the first appointment she missed a few weeks ago was because Abi was poorly (she did notify them). Also, they live in the country and as it is approx a 40 miles round trip to the job center it's not just a question of needing a babysitter for just an hr while attending the appointment.0 -
lancashirelass66 said:I have been unable to contact the DWP today and it says no phone line available until tomorrow. I'm hoping that this is the reason for no payment of ESA today. Anybody have any ideas what is going on?0
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ev8 said:lancashirelass66 said:I have been unable to contact the DWP today and it says no phone line available until tomorrow. I'm hoping that this is the reason for no payment of ESA today. Anybody have any ideas what is going on?Proud to have dealt with our debtsStarting debt 2005 £65.7K.
Current debt ZERO.DEBT FREE0 -
peteuk said:ev8 said:lancashirelass66 said:I have been unable to contact the DWP today and it says no phone line available until tomorrow. I'm hoping that this is the reason for no payment of ESA today. Anybody have any ideas what is going on?0
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ev8 said:peteuk said:ev8 said:lancashirelass66 said:I have been unable to contact the DWP today and it says no phone line available until tomorrow. I'm hoping that this is the reason for no payment of ESA today. Anybody have any ideas what is going on?0
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poppy12345 said:ev8 said:peteuk said:ev8 said:lancashirelass66 said:I have been unable to contact the DWP today and it says no phone line available until tomorrow. I'm hoping that this is the reason for no payment of ESA today. Anybody have any ideas what is going on?
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