Hi everyone - ESA WRAG questions

Hi everyone

I'm currently in the WRAG and CB based and was awarded it on the 6th October 2012, I was just wondering if I qualify for Income-Related ESA for when the 365 day limit expires, because I'm currently volunteering at my local Oxfam and do a couple of hours Monday/Tuesday, currently claim mid rate DLA, Mum looks after me and gets low rate carers allowance and a tad of income support and is seeking part time work/doing voluntary stuff (she has to work round her health, type 1 diabetic), and the general consensus from my Mind support worker and GP is that it may take slightly longer than a year for my recovery because I want to improve and get better, when my Dad died he left the place to us in his will so we don't claim Housing Benefit or anything like that, so yeah to sum up could I be entitled to IR ESA? Personally not confident..

Secondly, there were new regulations bought in on 3rd December 2012 regarding mandatory work related activity, do I continue to receive my ESA under the previous regulations? - Because I'm worried they'll get in touch anytime now via post/phone call and demand I go in and take up voluntary work with a company they have a contract with will I have to worry about this?

Finally, My CB ESA is 365 days, but knowing the DWP, this might not exactly be accurate, any idea when I'll roughly hear from them/what will happen?

Thanks for your help in advance.

Very content with that, cheers Gordon.

Oh finally, as I'm currently participating in work related activity with Oxfam, am I complying with new regulations?

Just to point out a typo in Gordon's first post - the lower savings amount, afterwhich IR ESA is reduced, is £6000 not £600!

I gathered haha

And would I be complying with new regulations? as my JCP advisor has pretty much deferred all my WFI's and will get in touch with me again with in the next 12 months to see how I'm doing, and we came to the agreement that as long as I continue what I'm doing with my Mind support worker in the initial interview over the phone and my volunteer work in my local Oxfam shop.