Hello My brother and his partner are profoundly deaf and currently receive DLA however my brother's partner has received a form for PIP. They are both convinced she won't be awarded PIP because they say they know of no deaf person being awarded PIP. Does anyone have experience of this, either with a deaf friend/relative or are deaf themselves?

Hello My mother has received her last ESA payment and is now a pensioner. She receives DLA middle rate for care, what is the maximum savings she can have as a pensioner? Thanks

I have advised my brother about avoiding Remploy and other providers but he is insistent that he wants to go. Remploy told him that he needs to be referred by the job centre but he is not registered with any job centre so would he go to the JC and just ask for a referral?

I'm not sure if I need to create another thread for this question or need to try a different category. Has anyone on ESA had experience with Workwise or been on a free training course that has led directly to full time employment? If someone receives ESA SG, gets a job then is paid off due to job cuts, can they re apply for ESA or is it unlikely they would receive it because they had been working and would need to apply for job seekers instead even if they have a disability which limits job prospects?

Thank you Antone, that is helpful information and I will pass it on to my brother.

My brother told me he wants to work and has been told by Remploy, about a year ago, that they might be able to get him a job in CCTV. Do you mean by - " WP provider raised invalid benefit doubts", that they thought the person should not be eligible for ESA SG because they wanted to look for work even if their disability meant many jobs were unsuitable?

Hello My brother has recently been transferred to ESA Support group and has asked me to find out the following. 1. If he asks the job centre to refer him to Remploy or The Shaw Trust, will this affect his ESA, may he lose it by attending either place? 2. If he missed an appointment at either place, would he be sanctioned? Thank you.

If someone on ESA is attending Remploy or The Shaw Trust do they have to also attend the job centre for work programmes, work focused interviews etc?

Hello If a person is receiving ESA support group and ask to be referred to Remploy will they be taken off this benefit and told to apply for JSA and the same question regarding ESA WRAG income based? Also, does Remploy sanction people if they do not want a particular job being offered and will they force someone to take a job which makes them financially worse off? Thanks

Why do they ask you to apply for ESA when being transferred from SDA if you are not eligible, do they not know or look into why each person they are sending this letter to is in receipt of it? Are some disabilities no longer classed as disabilities?

Your friends are lucky. My brother is also profoundly deaf and every time he has applied for a job he has been told they can't employ him for health and safety reasons. His partner suffers from depression/anxiety which she receives medication for. I'm confused, if someone receives SDA because of a disability why are they then not considered for ESA? Going by past experience they are highly unlikely to be given jobs because they are deaf and the health and safety rules.

Hello, My brother's partner is deaf and has received SDA for several years. She has just received a letter asking her to now apply for ESA. Does anyone have info regarding ESA and deafness, have many deaf people who had been in receipt of SDA now been put onto JSA or ESA WRAG rather than ESA support group?

I will pass on this info to my sister in law. I nearly passed out when she told me she had been paying the catalogue instead of the tax. Thank you for your help.

Hello My sister in law bought a sofa from a catalogue buy now pay later. She now has to pay bedroom tax because her oldest child is under 10. Instead of paying the tax she paid the catalogue and got into arrears which have thankfully been paid thanks to a family member but now she can't manage to pay for the tax and the catalogue. The amount owed is around £900 and she has been paying £50 a month. As far as I know she hasn't missed any payments. Is there some sort of debt agency which could help lower her catalogue payments? Thank you

Hi, it all went smoothly, phew. Everyone I spoke to on the phone to close my claim was nice and I went for an apponitment at the job centre to fill out the IS form and the lady was friendly and put me at ease as I was nervous. I'm now on CA and IS though I don't know for how long with the PIP coming in. Thanks for asking