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How long will I receive ESA
12 years 1 week ago #103292 by bro58
Hi J,
Welcome to the forum, and : Welcome to Benefits and Work if you are also a new member.
As it appears that you are now in receipt of IB, if you do not also receive any Income Support top-ups, if successfully transferred to ESA in The WRAG, you will receive CB ESA only, in which case you would only receive CB ESA in The WRAG for 365 days.
If you are transferred to The SG, then there is no 365 day entitlement of payment limit whether your ESA is CB, IR or both.
If any part of the ESA that you are entitled to is IR ESA, again, there is no 365 day limit to payment of ESA no matter which group you are placed in, see :
12 Month Limit for ESA(CB)
If you are only entitled to CB ESA and placed into The WRAG, when your 365 days is coming to an end, you should be financially assessed to see whether you qualify for IR ESA :
24 hour work rule for ESA(IR)
Asset rule for ESA(IR)
If you are not, then payment will cease, and you will receive NI Credits only.
What group of ESA you may be placed into, is a different matter to what type of ESA (CB or IR ESA) you will be paid.
See :
Qualifying for the WRAG
Qualifying for the Support Group
&
How often will I be reviewed
From our : ESA FAQ’s
As you are being transferred over to ESA from IB, you may also find our : IB, IS, SDA, Migration to ESA FAQ’s helpful.
Please reply to this topic if you have any further queries. You may wish to bookmark this page for ease of future reference.
bro58
Replied by bro58 on topic How long will I receive ESA
Julie wrote: I'm currently on IB and have been for 15yrs - recently filled in the medical form and waiting to hear which group of ESA I will be transferred to. Someone has told me that ESA can only be claimed for a year ?? Is this true does anyone know and if so what happens after the year would I have to go through this process again? IB was so simple!!!!
Hi J,
Welcome to the forum, and : Welcome to Benefits and Work if you are also a new member.
As it appears that you are now in receipt of IB, if you do not also receive any Income Support top-ups, if successfully transferred to ESA in The WRAG, you will receive CB ESA only, in which case you would only receive CB ESA in The WRAG for 365 days.
If you are transferred to The SG, then there is no 365 day entitlement of payment limit whether your ESA is CB, IR or both.
If any part of the ESA that you are entitled to is IR ESA, again, there is no 365 day limit to payment of ESA no matter which group you are placed in, see :
12 Month Limit for ESA(CB)
If you are only entitled to CB ESA and placed into The WRAG, when your 365 days is coming to an end, you should be financially assessed to see whether you qualify for IR ESA :
24 hour work rule for ESA(IR)
Asset rule for ESA(IR)
If you are not, then payment will cease, and you will receive NI Credits only.
What group of ESA you may be placed into, is a different matter to what type of ESA (CB or IR ESA) you will be paid.
See :
Qualifying for the WRAG
Qualifying for the Support Group
&
How often will I be reviewed
From our : ESA FAQ’s
As you are being transferred over to ESA from IB, you may also find our : IB, IS, SDA, Migration to ESA FAQ’s helpful.
Please reply to this topic if you have any further queries. You may wish to bookmark this page for ease of future reference.
bro58
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