About ESA

Evening all wandered if anyone can help ... I'm making a claim for ESA and just wandered how much that would be ... and whether there's anything else I can claim for apart from housing and council tax benefit ... many thanks 😊

[Rose54]

These rates apply from April 2017 to April 2018

Assessment Phase (First 13 weeks of claim)

Age under 25 £57.90

Age over 25 £73.10

Couples £114.85

Main Phase

Work-related Activity group

N.B. Claimants whose claim started from 3rd April 2017 will remain on the same rate as the assessment group.

Single person (any age) £102.15

Couple £143.90

Support Group

Single person (any age) £109.65

Couple £151.40

You may be able to claim H/B CTB it will depend on your circumstances

Also look at Personal Independent Payment

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Hi there rose 54 how do u get support group rate is that hard to get ?thanks for your reply will look at personal independent payment 😊

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Because I was diagnosed only 3 weeks ago could I put in a claim for pip or go I have to wait 3 months to be able to claim ?

[Rose54 in reply to Hidden]

You have to have each condition for 3 months

[Rose54 in reply to Hidden]

When you apply at some point you will be asked to go for a medical assessment and it would be at that point you will be told if you are in work related group or Support Group its hard to get in now

[Hidden in reply to Rose54]

Ok thank you