ESA WRAG Group

I have been moved from IB to ESA without medical to WRAG but I have appealed and I have been called twice for interview, however my condition has worsened and I rang to defer the latest appointment and have been told, that because I get underlying receipt of carers allowance for my husband, I am exempt from WRAg interviews!! I have been assured this is correct, but I wondered if anyone could clarify, as I don't want my benefit affected.

yorkie62 wrote:

I have been moved from IB to ESA without medical to WRAG but I have appealed and I have been called twice for interview, however my condition has worsened and I rang to defer the latest appointment and have been told, that because I get underlying receipt of carers allowance for my husband, I am exempt from WRAg interviews!! I have been assured this is correct, but I wondered if anyone could clarify, as I don't want my benefit affected.

Hi Y62,

As you will see from this extract :

"Specifically with regard to Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), members of the Work Related Activity Group are required to attend WFIs, with the following exceptions;

•members of the Support Group
•lone parents with a child under 5
•ESA claimants who also receive Carers Allowance or the Carers Premium"

From this FAQ :

Work Focussed Interviews

That is indeed correct.

bro58

This is really interesting. It is great that you will not have to worry about attending WRAG activities yorkie62. One query I have arising from this though, how can the government justify that a person needing a carer must attend WRAG activities? It doesn't make sense.

PC wrote:

This is really interesting. It is great that you will not have to worry about attending WRAG activities yorkie62. One query I have arising from this though, how can the government justify that a person needing a carer must attend WRAG activities? It doesn't make sense.

Hi PC,

I totally agree, but unfortunately, they are the rules.

bro58