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