Field: Grouped amount of benefit
Description
Payment information is sourced from the administering local authority. Payment amounts are affected by the phase of the claim (ie assessment, WRAG, Support Group, Credits Only), means-testing for income-related claims and entitlement to premia.
Data refers to the second Thursday of the month.
Classification
ESA weekly award is applicable to: all claimants
Weekly award amounts
Nil payment
Under £20.00
£20.00 to under £40.00
£40.00 to under £60
£60.00 to under £80
£80.00 to under £100
£100.00 to under £150
£150.00 and over
999 Unknown
Total number of categories:
By weekly award amounts: 9
Quality Statement
In support of the claim, several sources of evidence must be supplied by the claimant and/or partner, including:
- council tax bill
- mortgage or landlord details
- details of any other money received, such as benefits or sick pay, as well as savings or capital
It is possible that errors can occur in the recording of weekly award (both on a form and inputting onto a computer system that is processing the claim).
Employment and Support Allowance data contain a number of “Credits Only” or Nil payment cases. Nil payment does mean the claimant is receiving no benefit – claimants who are assessed as being incapable of work and do not meet the contribution conditions can receive Credits only. They do not receive any payment but their National Insurance account is credited for the duration of the claim. They are referred to as claimants but are not beneficiaries.
By default, Nil payment cases are left in Mean of weekly award amount calculations. However, they can be omitted from mean calculations using the Grouped Amount of Benefit field.