The ESA WRAG is meant to be for those "temporarily" sick/incapacitated. Any extra money for IS/IB didn't happen until after a year.
I referred to "form of compensation", the term seems to be "earnings replacement".
There is nothing in the IB/ESA conditions that is connected exclusively to extra costs. That's covered by DLA/PIP.
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INCAPACITY benefits are income-replacement benefits available to people unable to work due to sickness and/or disability. Employment and support allowance (ESA) has replaced incapacity benefit as the main component. Other components include a dedicated element of income support and the severe disablement allowance.
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DISABILITY benefits provide financial support to assist with the costs of daily care and/or mobility needs, based on the extent of the recipient’s disability. This has been provided through disability living allowance (DLA) since 1992. For working-age claimants, this is now being replaced by the personal independence payment (PIP), which has different eligibility criteria. Attendance allowance provides support to pensioners who require substantial and regular care.
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Managing is no different to those just on JSA.