Can I claim ESA when new partner moves in?
sindy_2
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Hi,
My new partner and I have just moved in together, he works full time but doesnt earn a great deal (brings home about £1,000 every 4 weeks)
I have a 5 year old daughter and i get child tax credits.
I am also disabled and get DLA Higher rate Mobility (car) and lower rate personal care (family help me daily)
Am I entitled to claim ESA now?..as I am too ill to commit to working and will now lose income support due to partner moving in.
thanks any help appreciated
My new partner and I have just moved in together, he works full time but doesnt earn a great deal (brings home about £1,000 every 4 weeks)
I have a 5 year old daughter and i get child tax credits.
I am also disabled and get DLA Higher rate Mobility (car) and lower rate personal care (family help me daily)
Am I entitled to claim ESA now?..as I am too ill to commit to working and will now lose income support due to partner moving in.
thanks any help appreciated
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You would not be entitled to income based ESA due to what your partner earns. If you have paid enough contributions in the tax years 06/07 and 07/08 you could be entitled to contribution based ESA. If you have not worked and paid NI in recent years you will not get ESA.0
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hmmm ok thanks...I knew I wouldn't be entitled to contribution based ESA but seeing as i'm disabled and on 2 awards of DLA then I would be entitled to it.....?? as it's not my fault I cannot work
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hmmm ok thanks...I knew I wouldn't be entitled to contribution based ESA but seeing as i'm disabled and on 2 awards of DLA then I would be entitled to it.....?? as it's not my fault I cannot work
No DLA does not have any connection to being able to claim ESA, it is down to NI conts/circumstances.0 -
oh dear don't think my partner is aware that he will have to support me 100% financially due to me being disabled and not being able to work!
It's going to be very tightDistant fields will always look greener.
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Remember you will have to start a joint tax credits claim and his income will be included in it, also HB if you rent privatly will have to go to a joint claim too!0
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Without meaning to sound harsh you are getting considerable help already (new or nearly new mobility car, tax credits, care allowance) and now have your partners income aswell. Just for reference his "not a great deal" of earnings is more than alot of people live on with out the extra help of benefits.Debt free = December 2010...as of March 2006 it is now January 2010..... as of December 2008 it is now December 2009 :j hopefully sooner!!:jDEBT FREE:j January 2012, took longer but I got there, all by myself, through sheer hard work and pride!0
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Without meaning to sound harsh you are getting considerable help already (new or nearly new mobility car, tax credits, care allowance) and now have your partners income aswell. Just for reference his "not a great deal" of earnings is more than alot of people live on with out the extra help of benefits.
He has 4 kids he pays maintenence for aswell in a previous marriage...the care allowance (17.50 a week) goes to my family for petrol and their time to help me out......
"not a great deal" was meant as a personal feeling towards the job he does.....he's a dustman and works extremely hard in all weathers for a local council and think he should be on more for the service they provide.
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Does he pay through the csa? He could ask for a reassesement as it might reduce what he has to pay as they will take into account your child too0
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Does he pay through the csa? He could ask for a reassesement as it might reduce what he has to pay as they will take into account your child too
No he doesnt, he pays it privately.....luckily his ex takes less than the csa would demand but its still a chunk when u consider 4 kids...but thats fine...he has to pay that...we understand thatDistant fields will always look greener.
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It seems that when I phoned the benefits helpline today they informed me that I should of claimed IB a long time ago!...but I quite clearly remember being told by the jobcentre I'd be better staying on income support because I would receive more money!......is this because they knew that IB was being replaced soon!Distant fields will always look greener.
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