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Returning to work after ESA
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Hi,
My son of 25 has been on ESA for twelve months and receives ESA of £80 and housing benefit of £55.
He has been offered a job at 20 hours a week on around six pound a hour.
Will he be entitled to any housing benefit if he takes the job.
He has been told that he will also get the basic and disability of tax credits.
Im worried he will be worse off and wont cope and would be better off on ESA and benefits.
My son of 25 has been on ESA for twelve months and receives ESA of £80 and housing benefit of £55.
He has been offered a job at 20 hours a week on around six pound a hour.
Will he be entitled to any housing benefit if he takes the job.
He has been told that he will also get the basic and disability of tax credits.
Im worried he will be worse off and wont cope and would be better off on ESA and benefits.
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Try inputting your figures (as if he had the job) here: https://www.turn2us.entitledto.co.uk/entitlementcalculator.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1I made a mistake once, believeing people on the internet were my virtual friends. It won't be a mistake that I make again!0
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can he get 16 hours per week instead? then he can earn and keep his esa and hb
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/BenefitsTaxCreditsAndOtherSupport/Illorinjured/DG_1719090 -
If he works 16 hours or more per week like the OP said he will get WTC.skater_kat wrote: »can he get 16 hours per week instead? then he can earn and keep his esa and hb
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/BenefitsTaxCreditsAndOtherSupport/Illorinjured/DG_171909
I'm not sure you read all the information in your link.
Effect on other benefits
If you get Housing Benefit or Council Tax Benefit and you do Permitted Work, any earnings over £20 may be taken into account when assessing these benefits.I made a mistake once, believeing people on the internet were my virtual friends. It won't be a mistake that I make again!0 -
Hi,
My son of 25 has been on ESA for twelve months and receives ESA of £80 and housing benefit of £55.
He has been offered a job at 20 hours a week on around six pound a hour.
Will he be entitled to any housing benefit if he takes the job.
He has been told that he will also get the basic and disability of tax credits.
Im worried he will be worse off and wont cope and would be better off on ESA and benefits.
He'll get a run on for the first 4 weeks then may still qualify for some HB/CTB depending on how much he's earning. As Cosmic suggested, if he puts his details into the benefits calculator as if he was already earning he'll find out how much he'll be entitled to claim.
He will also get a one off Job Grant of £100 and should qualify for Return to Work credit providing his job is expected to last more than 5 weeks. This is £40 a week for upto 52 weeks.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/BenefitsTaxCreditsAndOtherSupport/Employedorlookingforwork/DG_100139080
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