ESA Tribunal - turned down

[austin1967]

HELLO CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP.

i have just applied for esa a second time after being turned down at a tribunal, my girlfriend works 20 hours and takes home £500. the esa say we will be getting £46 a week minus mortgage repayments of £35 a week. so from esa i will be getting £11 a week. is this right. we used to get £222 but they have said this is wrong and they have been overpaying us.

please help as we dont know or do dwp know whats happening,

cheers.

[Nystagmite]

How often is the £500? is it before or after tax?

[austin1967]

Sorry, after tax and every month

[austin1967]

now we get .10p a week and £5 mortgage payment, oh dear

[austin1967]

hello, i have been getting esa for a bad back and disc degeneration and blackouts for a year now and now i have been getting very violent with severe mood swingsover the past 2 months, i am seeing a psycologist and getting citolpram 20mg for depression the doctor has said. is depression a disability as i am getting worse. i cant live myself as for my poor family.

any help please.

[honeybee13]

Hello again. I'm sorry to hear about your ongoing problems.

 

I'll merge this thread with your existing one on the benefits forum, I see you posted there earlier.

 

Have you checked what other benefits you might be entitled to claim?

 

My best, HB

[abc123def]

austin if you take your paperwork to the CAB they will help you work out what you are entitled to and what you should be receiving.

[Nystagmite]

now we get .10p a week and £5 mortgage payment, oh dear

 

That 10p a week will entitle you to free prescriptions, eye tests, council tax benefit, etc.

 

is depression a disability as i am getting worse.

 

Only if it affects your ability to carry out day to activities.

[austin1967]

that 10p does not pay for food or rest mortgage and insurances, phone, heating etc, that 10p makes me want to go and get my eyes checked,

[honeybee13]

Hello Austin.

 

I think you may need to give us a bit more information so we can advise you. I'm sorry if I've missed something, but why is your benefit such a low figure please?

 

And I think the CAB suggestion is a good one, to help you work out what you might be entitled to.

 

HB

[Nystagmite]

They will only pay the interest on your mortgage, subject to the threshold. (there's a maximum they'll pay)

[debt4get]

http://www.turn2us.org.uk/benefits_search.aspx

have a look here input all the figures and it will give you a pretty good representation of what if anything you are entitled to...

[austin1967]

many thanks