Panic over esa allowance and what to do...

[fibrogirl41]

Hi i receive esa allowance and was checking my bank account this morning and got a small payment in there from esa i phoned up to enquire they told me that my esa claim is dormant, i only applied for jsa to top up my money to help me live i asked can they notify the team and tell them i want my esa reinstated and that i applied for jsa in error, sorry for ranting its made me upset and stressed out on what to do. 😭❤️

[Dizzytwo Moderator]

Hi am sorry I don't know about benifits. But have readYou can get ESA at the same time as other benefits like Personal Independence Payment (PIP). You can't usually get ESA at the same time as Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) or Income Support

So I can't understand why they did not tell you that when you put in a claim for JSA if they knew you were already claiming ESA?

Momo

[fibrogirl41 in reply to Dizzytwo]

I know i tried to claim jsa to top up my income for extra pennies and then they said they would email the team to say i made the claim in error and try to get my esa reinstated, i just hope i can sort this mess out, im very upset about it.

[Dizzytwo Moderator in reply to fibrogirl41]

Yes I understand why you did it. But I am just wondering why they never told you before you made the claim and not after. I hope you manage to get it sorted out.

[fibrogirl41 in reply to Dizzytwo]

So do i am going to the jobcentre tomorrow to try and sort it was upset but i hope so x

[DoubleMalibu]

Hi Fibrogirl41

Were you ever receiving ESA into your bank or was it actually JSA all along? Did they state today on the phone that you can only apply for one or the other benefit?

Hopefully now you have spoken to the DWP they will resolve the situation for you & it’ll be sorted soon.

I know it always sounds easy to say, but try not to worry, my mum was a big worrier but she learnt it never resolved anything and made her tired & anxious only.

Good luck tomorrow, at least you started things today, for hopefully a result asap😊

[fibrogirl41 in reply to DoubleMalibu]

Thankyou i hope yhe jobcentre will help sort this out x🙂

[Dellow93]

when I swapped esa for Jsa/universal credit I was over £200 a month better off my health assesment from my esa followed onto the universal credit not fit for work so I didn’t have to go through more health assessments ect so might be worth switching and you can still claim pip witout effecting other benifits