Thanks so much, I'll do that.

Thanks. I do have an overpayment but the appeal period is over as I thought the job centre were correct as I phoned them about it. I will write however, because they obviously are totally unaware of the disregard. It's so hard to keep fighting when you're not well and have good days and bad days.

Thanks I appreciate your reply. I am so frustrated with speaking to people in the job centre who have absolutely no idea about this. I appreciate they have a lot to learn, but not one has said they will look in to it, just asking me who told me it was disregarded.

Thanks for your posts; appreciated.

Hi, I'm sorry if I will sound very stupid, but not well at the moment due to kidney infection...anyway, I am having trouble finding out whether a deduction should be made in respect of my OCCP, even though I was on IB prior to 2001. I have asked the question on someone else's thread. It seems that the job centre are saying I have been overpaid ESA for the period Sept 11 to Jan 12 (Sept I was transferred onto ESA WRAG)...as they didn't know about my OccP...I don't understand why they wouldn't have known, but don't have paperwork anymore going back so far. Surely, even though I was on IB, I would have provided information about pension? Could it be a case of the records just not being updated, and if so what is the best course of action please? Very frustrated with it all. Sunny.

Hi I found this through Googling, as I am having trouble finding details about being transferred from IB to ESA. I have an OCCP and the job centre have deducted part of my pension quoting that any income is not disregarded. I have spoken to several different people and been told the same thing. I have received IB since before 2001. Is there anything I can quote to them? Getting very frustrated and just want to know what is correct.