Benefits
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Benefits Guru (not)
Introduction
Employment Support Allowance Incapacity benefit
Reassessing peoples needs
Appeals
Premiums
Housing Benefit
DLA
PIP
The DWP‘Who are they ?’
Child SupportAgency
Job CentrePlus
The PensionService
Disability + CarersService
Local Authority
DebtManagement
Dept for Work and Pensions
Council tax reduction
Housing Benefit
The Employment Service + Benefits Agency
AKA
Dole Office
DHSS
DSS
The Social
Labour exchange
Personal Allowances(or basic entitlements)
Employment and Support Allowance
Time period Circumstance Weekly amount
First 13 weeks Under 25 - £56.80
First 13 weeks 25 or over - £71.70
From 14 weeks Work Related Activity Group Up to - £100.15
From 14 weeks Support Group Up to - £106.50
Reassessing people needs• 42% of New Claims Disallowed• Need support to complete – Knows you well• Worst possible day!!!• Can you set an alarm Clock without support?• Return form by asking date• Photo copy the form before sending relevant
information .• Appeals – DWP guidance , first dispute the
decision ask for reconsideration . Lodge an appeal submit medical evidence
Claims and reconsiderationsand appeals
• Claim 08000 556688 or
• Download form via www.gov.uk
• NB: Benefit may go down as well as up.
Appealing to a tribunal
• You Tube Video on ESA APPEAL
• Produced by Ministry of Justice
Premiums(or extra money to boost your income support
council tax reduction or housing benefit) Employment and Support Allowance
Carers Premium £26.35
Disability Premium Single £31.00
Couple £44.20
Enhanced Disability Single £15.15
Premium Couple £21.75
Severe Disability Single £59.50
Premium Couple £119
Housing Benefit
• No clear set amounts, lots of IFS BUTS MAYBES
• Under 35 years – in shared accommodation – one rate approx. £67 each a week.
• Over 35 years - rent divided by number of tenants
• Couple is one bedroom rate - £117.92 per week
• Single Person – One bedroom rate -£117.92 per week
Applicable Amount
• ExampleA single person support group ESA
Personal allowance £106.50
If he receives DLA + Disability premium £31.00
If he receives Higher rate DLA care comp + Enhanced disability premium £15.15
And he lives alone, no one has claimed carers +Allowance for looking after him Severe disability premium £59.50
Applicable Amount = £212.15
Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
DLA
Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
• Introduced 10th June 2013
• Replaced Disability Living Allowance.
• For people that are between 16 and 64
• How much benefit will I get. Standard level for whose daily living and mobility is limited.
• Enhanced level for those whose mobility and daily living is ‘severely limited’
How much benefit can I get
Benefit Level Daily Living Component
Mobility Component
Standard £53 £21
Enhanced £79.15 £55.25
More information
• Disability Rights Handbook.
• www.disbilityrightsuk.org
• www.gov.uk/empoyment-support-alllowence