Support group

[Tania222]

I'm on support group for one year and it's going to end soon I'm confused and sick dose anyone tell me when it finish they stop my money or what

[TheAuthor]

Hi Tania222

I have pasted for you below a link to the contact page of our FMA UK benefit adviser, (Janet) who may be able to help you with this:

FMA UK Benefits Adviser:

fmauk.org/rc-contact-list-s...

I have also pasted you an excerpt and a link to the '' Disability Rights UK'' cache on this, so I sincerely hope that this explains it to you:

Contributory ESA

You need to have paid enough national insurance contributions in certain tax years to be entitled to contributory ESA. Contributory ESA is a flat-rate benefit. It is not affected by any savings or other income you have, except for occupational or personal pensions. Unless you are put in the ‘support group’ (see section 3 below), payment of contributory ESA will be limited to 12 months. See section 8 below for more on the time limit.

Income-related ESA

Income-related ESA is a means-tested benefit. Your needs (and those of your partner, if you have one) are compared with the money you have, such as your income and savings. Income-related ESA is worked out from this. It can be paid on its own (if you are not entitled to contributory ESA) or as a top-up to contributory ESA (if you are). Income-related ESA can include amounts to help towards mortgage interest payments and some other housing costs.

Unlike contributory ESA, income-related ESA is not time limited.

8. Time limiting of contributory ESA

Unless you are put in the support group (see section 3 above), payment of contributory ESA is limited to 12 months. However, there are options if your contributory ESA is terminated at the end of the 12-month payment period.

You may be entitled to income-related ESA instead of contributory ESA. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) should contact you before the benefit ends to ask if you wish to be considered for income-related ESA. If you have not heard from them, contact them directly (0345 608 8545; textphone 0345 608 8551).

If you can’t get income-related ESA, you can still be given national insurance credits as long as your circumstances do not change. National insurance credits can help you satisfy the conditions for other benefits, including state pension.

Link - Disability Rights UK

disabilityrightsuk.org/empl...

I want to sincerely wish you all the best of luck, and please take care of yourself.

All my hopes and dreams for you

Ken

[Hidden]

Hi Tania222. As you said that it's ending soon, however your money won't stop as you will be sent another esa50 to fill in. When they receive that they will decide if you have to go to another wca or they do a paper assessment. What ever the outcome will be that they decide, if they class you fit for work then your benefit stops, if not you will continue with what you have now fora another length of timet they give. Good luck.

[Olivia77]

Hi not sure if it applies to you but I know someone with m. e single parent went on article 8 a right to family life that the energy she had should be used looking after children best of luck 😃