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ESA Backdated?

  • jason
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12 years 6 months ago #67478 by jason
ESA Backdated? was created by jason
Hi

I recently won my ESA Appeal and have got backdated payment to when I had the decision for my medical. Is this right? Or am I supposed to get backdated to when I first claimed?

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  • bro58
12 years 6 months ago #67482 by bro58
Replied by bro58 on topic Re:ESA Backdated?
jason wrote:

Hi

I recently won my ESA Appeal and have got backdated payment to when I had the decision for my medical. Is this right? Or am I supposed to get backdated to when I first claimed?


As an award of ESA is not made until the decision of the DWP DM, any back pay would only be payed from the date of that decision.

When a claim is initiated, the claimant only receives assessment rate ESA until the outcome of the WCA process is decided, re : an award of ESA.

bro58

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  • RachelPotter
12 years 6 months ago #67485 by RachelPotter
Replied by RachelPotter on topic Re:ESA Backdated?
I thought the assessment phase was 13 weeks, regardless?

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  • bro58
12 years 6 months ago #67487 by bro58
Replied by bro58 on topic Re:ESA Backdated?
Fedup wrote:

I thought the assessment phase was 13 weeks, regardless?


Hi rachel,

I don't understand the context of your statement with regards to backdated payments after winning an appeal.

Can you clarify?.

cheers

bro58

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  • RachelPotter
12 years 6 months ago #67491 by RachelPotter
Replied by RachelPotter on topic Re:ESA Backdated?
Hi Bro, I thought that you were backdated to week 14 of your claim if you won your appeal.

Best wishes,
Rachel

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  • bro58
12 years 6 months ago #67495 by bro58
Replied by bro58 on topic Re:ESA Backdated?
Fedup wrote:

Hi Bro, I thought that you were backdated to week 14 of your claim if you won your appeal.

Best wishes,
Rachel


As you say the assessment phase of ESA is supposed to take 13 weeks, after which a decision should be made as to the claimants award of ESA in either the WRAG, or support group, or indeed no award at all, (fit to work).

Therefore as you state the decision should be made in week 14.

The claimant should have been receiving assessment rate ESA right up until the DM gave his decision, and it is this decision that the OP was appealing, hence any back pay would be from the date of that decision.

Are you giving a scenario where a decision was not made until after the 13 weeks assessment period?.

Maybe one of the other Mods could enlighten you further.

cheers

bro58

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