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    • Thank you dx. I consider myself well and truly told :) x Thank you dx. I consider myself well and truly told :) x
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Hi

I'm a single parent, disabled and have a disabled daughter.

I've just received a letter from Jobcenterplus basically asking if I want to switch from IS to ESA. My IS payment is made up of:

 

Personal Allowance £71.00

Disability Premium £30.35

Carers Premium £32.60

Total £133.06

Less carers allowance £58.45

Total Payable £75.50

 

ESA

 

Personal allowance £71

Wreg Premium £28.15

Careers Premium £32.60

Total £131.75

 

Letter doesn't mention the total payable for ESA and goes on to say Carers allowance remains an underlying entitlement for ESA and if I don't contact them I'll automatically be moved to ESA

 

I'm assuming that they want me to think that I'll receive £131.75 if I switch but in reality they will still be subtracting the carers allowance making me £1.31 worse off ? :x

 

Are there any other Pro's/Cons to switching

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Well, if you stay on IS due to being a carer, you won't have to go for assessments to see if you can work and you won't have to go through the stress of assessments, forms and appeals.

 

You shouldn't be worse off by switching from IS to ESA.

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contact them to establish the basis for your IS claim - it sounds as if it's due to incapacity, so you will need to tell them that you wish to continue on IS as a carer.

We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office ~ Aesop

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erm correct me if im wrong but since when was we given a choice about switching i wasnt given any i was told income support was stopping for everyone and i had to change to ESA please don't tell me i know had a choice cos i will scream very loudly :-xxxxxkia

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I would suggest you go to the Turn2us website then call them on the freephone number and they will go through all the options with you.

Then you will actually know rather than listening to what people think.

Taking a poke at the world

 

Never argue with an idiot, he will only drag you down to his level and beat you with experience

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Quick update. I phoned with my decision to remain on IS. Because I'm on IB as well, that is stopping and I'm being switched to ESA for that component of my benifits. I then had to phone carers allowance to inform them that my IB will stop to be told that I have to submit a new claim. If I'd agreed to switch to ESA for the IS component I would not have to do this. What a load of BS :evil:

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Quick update. I phoned with my decision to remain on IS. Because I'm on IB as well, that is stopping and I'm being switched to ESA for that component of my benifits. I then had to phone carers allowance to inform them that my IB will stop to be told that I have to submit a new claim. If I'd agreed to switch to ESA for the IS component I would not have to do this. What a load of BS :evil:

 

Erm, you shouldn't need to complete a new carer's allowance claim, it has nothing to do with anything. You need to phone incapacity benefit and end your claim, and your income support should continue as a carer - I think the carer's allowance section may be confused about what is going on.

We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office ~ Aesop

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