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New claim or CIC
Cllmt claimed ESAir during WTC four week run on and was turned down as income exceeded the AA.
Is a new claim needed post the four week run on or just notify a change in cirs.
New claim; the claim does not subsist once a decision is made.
Thanks for the reply. The DWP stated that there was a live award - (with no payments being made) and would not accept a new claim - I then reported the drop in WTC income and was told that a superseding decision would be made to restore payment.
I was struggling to understand the legal basis as to how a there can be a live award where the income exceeded the AA.
Actually, I suppose client has a ‘credits only’ claim currently so in a sense there is a live claim.
Is there such a thing as a credits claim or is it just a period of limited capability for work contingent upon which credits can be made?
If the med cert has not expired then the client will still have a live “credits” claim therefore the ending of WTC is a change in circs. Everyone who claims ESA (IR) also has a live claim to ESA (C).