CB 365 day for life?

RachelPotter wrote:

However, with regard to your quesion, yes, he did state that there are circumstances where a claimant who has already spent 365 days in the WRAG, who was not eligible for ESA(IR) due to the means test, would still be unable to claim ESA(CB), even if they now qualified for the Support Group.

Surely this means they could be in the Support group but not be paid?

Best wishes,
Rachel

Meeting the techincal requirements for the Support Group is not the same as being in the Support Group.

To be in the Support Group you have to be entitled to ESA, if you are not entitled to ESA you cannot be in the Support Group.

The time limit stops entitlement to ESA(CB), if a claimant does not satisfy the requirements for ESA(IR) also, then they lose all entitlement to ESA, with the exception of NI Credits.

Gordon

Rachel

The only amendment I specifically heard to be withdrawn was a badly worded one that aimed to change the means test for ESA(IR), which frankly was never going to fly anyway.

I'm less sure as to what was agreed or "not moved", although, there did appear to be several amendments which were agreed.

However, all of this has to taken to a vote in the H of L, which the Government have a majoriy in, so I still think it unlikely that it will be passed with these amendments.

If this is the case, I would assume that the bill will then be re-presented in its original form (i.e. without amendment), and will them likely be passed.

Gordon