Living with someone

burkey365

I am disabled and receive DLA and income based ESA, housing benefit and council tax benefit too. I live alone, my partner lives with her son aged12 and she works, i think she also receives Family Tax Credit...recently due to my illness(caught a virus overnight..Guillaime Barrie) which left me in hospital for 18months we have discussed them moving in with me but i am worried how all this affects our income, i have never lived with anyone before so am terrified that we cant afford it, get bogged down and inevitably feel the pressure, advice needed please

Vader123

This depends on her income.

Your DLA is not means tested, so it would not change that.

Housing benefit / Council tax benefit is means tested, so dependiing on how much she earns, you will lose that.

But with her income, and 1 set of bills to pay, plus the joy of living with your loved one, you should be better off.

Vader

missmontana

Ooh my dad had that, was very ill, like you say an over night thing. He's gone on to make pretty much a full recovery.

Try putting both you and your partner's details into the entitledto.co.uk site, that should be able to work out what you will get.

How many hours does she work? She would still get child benefit and tax credits, like Vader says, there might be a few things lost, but there's also alot to gain, ie sharing bills, rent, food, travel costs etc. Plus you will have someone to look after you who really cares!!

burkey365

unfortunately i cant recover fell into the 5% who dont and also caught the miller fisher variant of GBS at the same time. really appreciate the advice from both of you, and i am looking forward to the company, may i ask though, will i lose my ESA...also i looked at putting the details in Entitled.co.uk but there is nowhere to put income based ESA on that form

missmontana

I think my dad has ME as a result of GBS, then a couple of years ago he also had prostate cancer (he was ok till he retired!!) Has thankfully made a recovery from that too...

I really have no idea about the ESA, depends on your partners income I guess, I would have thought someone would've been along to answer that, only thing I can suggest is that you contact the Job Centre or who ever issues your ESA and ask them. They will, or should know, what the case is. And also if you'd be entitled to any other benefits that might help.

healy

burkey365 wrote: »

unfortunately i cant recover fell into the 5% who dont and also caught the miller fisher variant of GBS at the same time. really appreciate the advice from both of you, and i am looking forward to the company, may i ask though, will i lose my ESA...also i looked at putting the details in Entitled.co.uk but there is nowhere to put income based ESA on that form

As the ESA is income based it will stop if your partner earns more than your applicable amount as couple. If she works full time it will certainly stop.

burkey365

sorry she is part time and works 25hrs,....what do u mean applicable amount

healy

burkey365 wrote: »

sorry she is part time and works 25hrs,....what do u mean applicable amount

The amount the law says you need to live on as a couple.

burkey365

does the fact shes part time make a difference to me getting ESA

healy

burkey365 wrote: »

does the fact shes part time make a difference to me getting ESA

It depends how much she earns but it will probably cancel out the ESA.

You need a benefits check from the CAB to know for sure.

brendang_2

hi,so does the fact that if you were to move in with your partner (who works full time and pays her own rent etc)mean that you will not be eligible for any form of ESA ,whether you are fit for the work or not or does it depend on if you are deemed unfit for work and therefore you qualify for the ESA(income based) support group side of things and therefore you will still be paid the weekly amount regardless of the fact that your partner works or am i wrong in thinking this,TIA