So if a customer is in the support group and receives £129.50 pw (£84.80 + £44.70) we know that they are in receipt of contributory ESA.
It also follows that if a customer is in the support group and receives £149.05 pw (£84.80 + £44.70 + £19.55) we know that they are in receipt of income-related ESA.
The statements above were based on 2023-24 rates.
If the above is true, I am the second example, according to my letter.
There is actually little to worry about as you have not done anything wrong and official errors with ESA can't count against you. You can tell if you have been receiving Contribution Based ESA by looking at the P60 that the DWP send you annually. If there is a figure in the box Pay and Taxable Benefits that will relate to Contribution Based ESA.
Let me know how you get on David
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