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Hi all!
I need some help on something that has been pickling my brain for a while now.
So, I have explained my situation if previous posts but will say it again..
Basically I live with my partner and we both are on ESA- naturally it’s a joint claim as we live together. So he claims for us both, he’s in the support group and I am in the WRAG, we get £352 a fortnight.
He was put in the support group last year (July time) but we have never had it confirmed if he’s in the contribution based or the income based? (I am income based and always have been since I’ve been on ESA). When my OH claimed ESA he was contribution based on the assessment phase.
I just presumed once he had had his work assessment thing and the letter said he had been put in support group that he too was now on income based. I have since read that this may not necessarily be the case.
So he’s been in the support group for 8 months- so he found it very strange why he received another medical assessment form thing for him to fill out in March - why has he received this? It’s not even been a year since he was put in the support group? And I thought when you were in that group they didn’t call for you for a while?
When we made the joint claim I was told that it would be me who gets called up for the medically assessments not him- and I had one last October (NI claim) but never did find out my outcome (i guess I passed seen as our money wasn’t affected).
Can somebody give me a bit more advice on all this as we are both panicking our money is gonna lessen or stop, and my OH doesn’t need the added stress of yet another medical assessment with all his other conditions.
Regards
Mae
Originally posted by Mae85
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Once someone claims Contribution Based, it will always be contribution based if you're placed into the Support Group. Some may have an Income Related top up. Depending on household income.
They can re-assess you at anytime, even if you're in the Support Group. That form will need to be filled in and returned by the date stated on the letter, and no later. Sending in all evidence to support his claim.
I've never heard of a joint claim but both in different groups before, that's a new one on me. With your partner being Contribution based i would have thought he would have stayed that way with his own claim. You have your claim but Income Related and in the WRAG. Hopefully someone will come along and advice you further on that one.