Scared About New Sanctions for ESA WRAG

mary wrote: Does one have to be told in writing that certain sanctions are being applied and why, or is the benefit just automatically reduced/stopped?

Also, does one have to be told in writing that the cont. based esa is being stopped as your year is up (in the wrag ), or is it automatically stopped ?

Thanks in anticipation.

Any sanction has to be notified in writing and carries the right of appeal.

The situation with regard the stopping of ESA(CB) after 365 days is less clear, the DWP have undertaken to notify claimants, see

12 Month Limit for ESA(CB) – Implementation

However, as there is no Decision being made to terminate payment, and the legislation does not include any specific requirement to notify the claimant, unless there is a more general requirement to do so, then the DWP may not be required to. That said, I would still expect a claimant to receive a payment notice with nil amounts after the event.

Gordon