ESA claim

Cruella wrote: My GP would do a May to July fit note but I meant would DWP be ok with one like that . Or would the DWP be funny about a premature issue date, as in tomorrows date

Tomorrow's date should not be a problem but GP's cannot issue a Fit Note for a future date.

Gordon

Cruella wrote: I am not sure it is appropriate to backdate, I mean if the capital in my buy to let is disregarded whilst selling , that won t happen till next week when it goes on the market, so the income based ESA would not be applicable until then. I don t know whether the national insurance aspect could be backdated???

Backdating is based on your being unfit for work.

For ESA(IR) if you don't meet the rules then they simply won't pay you.

For ESA(CB) if you are not eligible then they won't advance the claim, backdating into last year means that they will use the Tax Years 2013-14 and 2014-15, if you don't backdate then it will be 2014-15 and 2015-16. I don't know if that makes any difference.

Gordon

Cruella wrote: National Insurance as in nat ins credits that can be awarded with the IR ESA claim I mean

You'll receive Credits from the date that your claim is accepted as starting from.

Gordon

Cruella wrote: I know they won t pay me if I don t meet the rules for either ESA but I will still get the National Insurance credits Award won t I. So sorry , keep getting confused over this . I assume ideally I need to back date so that my nat ins credits get given from 3 months ago?

If your GP will backdate the Fit Note (they might not) and the ESA Claim is accepted then you wil get Credits from that date.

Gordon