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Health and disability green paper just published
Haven’t had a chance to adsorb the findings/conclusion yet.
Being very pedantic it did grind my gears slightly the following case study
‘‘Pauline had been on contribution-based ESA which came to an end after 12 months. She rang the
ESA helpline and was told to apply for UC online. Pauline has poor mental health and is a carer for
her disabled father. Pauline needs support with managing money and budgeting. She also struggles to
use the internet and was unsure of her entitlement and was not able to start an application for UC
online.
This situation was making her anxiety worse. A Help to Claim adviser was able to support Pauline,
check her entitlement and help her through the application process. The adviser gave Pauline
information so that she could check that her first UC payment was correct, as well as a number to call
if she had any concerns at the beginning of her claim. Pauline was very grateful for the support she
received to claim UC.’‘
If it really was contribution-based ESA , wouldn’t Pauline has Income Based ESA entitlement?
Not if it was new-style ESA which likely to be now - only old-style ESA could have income-related added