Exactly how does ESA get reduced due to my Private Pension

JS477

21Twinkle wrote: »

Sorry - wrong link
try www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/benefitrates2012.pdf

It's still £85 according to that a document, it's on page 6.

50Twuncle

JS477 wrote: »

All I can find in that document is this which keeps the stays quo of £85/week:-

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Pension payments and PPF periodic payments that are:-

1. made to a claimant for any week and
2. more than £85 each week

are deducted from the claimant’s personal rate, when calculating the amount of ESA(Cont) payable to the claimant for each benefit week or part-week. The amount deducted is half the excess over £85.

1 WR Act 07, s 2(1)(c) & s 3; ESA Regs, reg 74(1)

You are correct - I don't know where I saw it (unless I am imagining it) - perhaps I was getting confused between "permitted work" and "disregarded income" ?

suecoo66

gocat wrote: »

I see all these answers are based on private pension.
Does the same ESA rules apply for taking early retirement due to ill health and receiving an occupational pension?

TIA

My husband took ill health retirement and his ESA is reduced using the formula discussed. When they say private pension this includes a work pension. So in other words it won't include state pension.