mega worried, ESA stopped from 4th June

Hi,
Really worried. I noticed today my ESA C/B Support Group entitlement for 3 yrs - til April next year , fortnightly payment, did not go into my bank account today.

The post arrived later this morning and low and behold a very confusing letter - how unusual.

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Your claim for ESA/Changes in the ESA rates payable
we have looked at your claim again following a recent change

It then lists the amounts being paid fortnightly since 2015!!! blaa blaa
Follows on with

From the 9th April 2019 your ESA will be £xxx - (the correct amount, which has arrived as per normal every fortnight)

We cannot pay your ESA from the 4th June

Your circumstances mean you qualify for the Christmas bonus - ( funny never had that in yrs!!!)
We will credit you NIC while claiming ESA

It then goes on as per usual re change of circ/ partners circ/money, how they will pay me etc etc.

Then it says I have a month to discuss this and they will look at it as a mandatory recon.

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Very confused as nothing has changed, no difference in anything coming in or change of circumstances with my health. I am solely on contribution based with no IR topup.

Husband will call them on my behalf as I do not deal with the finances etc as he deals with it all. We have had no other comunication from them or any reason for this to be changed.
Has anyone got any idea what this is all about.

Help

Hi, thankyou for the reply.

My last assessment was April 2years ago - with a 3 yr time scale before the next re assessment - and the paperwork returned gave a date of 2020 June for the next assessment.
Therefore not due for an assessment again until April onwards 2020.

I have been on IB/ESA CB SG since 1999 following a motorcycle accident at work and over the years have had idiotic letters, however this is the first time my monies have ceased without prior knowledge.

I have sent a copy of the letter dated 11th June 2019 re my ESA monies ceasing to our MP, who has assisted us over the years' asking for his help yet again.

Thank you re the number for my husband to call as well, on Monday morning.

He works thru the week so being beside him for him to be allowed to give him the right to call will be probematic, however we did tell them in the past to allow such calls - whether or not they still have this information or are aware of it is a different matter!!!!

He will also ask them to write to us in regards to why monies have been stopped.

We are aware a mandatory recon may be required from the paperwork, received, but why we are being dealt with all this is baffling to say the least.

It is probably as you mentioned, an error, yet again, at least that is what we are hoping for.


Thank you

Hi,

I emailed our MP on Saturday afternoon after receiving the obscure letter from the DWP, and did not expect a reply until sometime next week, however here I am on a Sunday afternoon with this reply from my MP already, cannot complain at all, excellent help, now just have to wait to see what transpires.

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Many thanks for your email of yesterday evening.

I cannot make any sense of the letter you received either!

Let me see what I can find out by phone tomorrow and I will keep you posted.

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Husband will still phone DWP office number provided first thing on Monday morning, 9am 17/6/19, and see what transpires, and we also have drafted a letter to be sent to the department listed on top of the letter along with a copy of the said ill written letter reminding them of time constraints if further action will be required re M.C. etc.

Think that is all we can do until we can find out what they are up to.


thankyou

All help and ideas most welcome