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Changed from esa cb to esa ib

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robbie23568
robbie23568 Community member Posts: 18 Listener
in Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
Hi in January this year i recieved a letter from DWP stating as my wife gets carers allowance i was on the wrong esa ,i have been on cb since 2011 and now told i am being put on esa ib,is this right .On esa cb i was topping up rent by 80 a month now only 17 a month,I am £18 a week worse off now
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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 54,043 Disability Gamechanger
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    HI,

    Sorry but i'm not understanding your question about being worse off. If you were previously topping up your rent by £80 per month and now you're only topping it up by £17 a month then surely you are better off.

    For your ESA then being on Income based doesn't always mean you're worse off, unless you have savings/capital over £6,000.

    As you were claiming CB based previously, you're still claiming CB but it now has an income related top up. I'm assuming that you're claiming ESA as a couple?
    I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.
    If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help.
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  • Adrian_Scope
    Adrian_Scope Posts: 10,938 Scope online community team
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    Hi @robbie23568. Could you explain a little bit about why you think you might be worse off so we can see if we can help?
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