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7 years 8 months ago #167291 by Shazzie
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Hi guys im new so sorry if this is wrong ....i have just retired at 53yrs on ill health and have been told it will be on Tier1 where i wont be able to work again.....ESA have me on a work related group which is due to run out on the 13 sep 2016,,,,im so confused ?????
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7 years 8 months ago #167307 by Gordon
ESA is an indefinite award with regular reassessment so your payments won't stop on the 13th, why do you think it would?
In a broader context your ill health retirement and ESA award are separate things. ESA is awarded because you meet specific criteria, it's possible that the reasons why you have been retired correspond to that criteria, but it is also possible that they do not. You have been retired because your health prevented you carrying out your job or any other job that your employer was reasonable able to offer you, ESA (in principle), considers your ability to carry out any job.
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Shazzie wrote: Hi guys im new so sorry if this is wrong ....i have just retired at 53yrs on ill health and have been told it will be on Tier1 where i wont be able to work again.....ESA have me on a work related group which is due to run out on the 13 sep 2016,,,,im so confused ?????
ESA is an indefinite award with regular reassessment so your payments won't stop on the 13th, why do you think it would?
In a broader context your ill health retirement and ESA award are separate things. ESA is awarded because you meet specific criteria, it's possible that the reasons why you have been retired correspond to that criteria, but it is also possible that they do not. You have been retired because your health prevented you carrying out your job or any other job that your employer was reasonable able to offer you, ESA (in principle), considers your ability to carry out any job.
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7 years 8 months ago #167324 by worrywart
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I was in same situation snazzie. One word of caution - if yiu are on contributory ESA , they will take your pension into account so the amount of ESA may drop or cease altogether. I didn't realise this as I thought ESA contribution based was not means tested, whilst that is true to a certain extent the exception is private pensions, which are factored in.
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