employment support allowance and ill health pension

G8311374

Hi,

Does anybody know if an ill health pension from the RAF counts as income when claiming ESA?

Thanks

andrea_louise

If it's contribution based, and it's over £85 per week, the ESA will be reduced by half, whatever the value in excess of £85 it's over. IE, if the pension is £100 per week, the difference is £15, so the ESA reduction will be £7.50.

If it's income based, the deduction (I believe) is on a £ for £ basis.

Contributions based is dependent upon NI contributions.

HTH

Chorlie

From the Direct Gov Web Site:


Pension income rules

If you receive contribution-based Employment and Support Allowance and have a gross pension income of more than £85 a week, the amount of benefit payable will be reduced by half of the excess.
The excess is the difference between £85 and the actual pension income. For example, for a pension income of £100, the excess is £15. The amount of Employment and Support Allowance payable is reduced by half of that, which is £7.50.

If you receive income-related Employment and Support Allowance, any pension income you have will be taken into account, regardless of the amount.