Help with esa

Pebbles2014

Hi I'm 30 and my girlfriend is 24 we both are claiming esa I have I child age 11 we are planning on wanting to move in together an get married I get hb esa tc cb and she just gets esa as she live with parents if she moves in with me what do we lose is it worth it can anyone help!!!!

Torry_Quine

Anything which is income related will now have to be a joint claim such as housing benefit. Is the ESA for either or both of you income based or contributin based?

Pebbles2014

We're are both on esa income bassed so do we lose anything if we claim as living together as a couple?

Indie_Kid

Your basic ESA would go down. You both now receive £71.70 per week plus any premiums on top. If you're a couple, you'd receive £112.55 per week plus any premiums.

Pebbles2014

I get £300 every2 weeks and she gets £240 every 2 weeks

Indie_Kid

Put your details in https://www.entitledto.co.uk and it should give you a rough idea of what you'll both get.

Money_Saving_Scot

Be prepared to have your ESA completely suspended and no payments made to you when your inform your BDC (Benefit Delivery Centre) because when I made it know to them I was moving in with at the time partner they stopped the benefits immediately and we were left to fill out a lengthy form and visit by a visiting officer arranged possibly as I was moving in with a female!!! So before you do anything save some money equivalent to say a few months of benefit payments just in case this happens to you!!! And be prepared to have a very sore hand and have both of your private finances interrogated!!!! if your happy with waiting and writing lots go for it however if your thinking it will happen smoothly your got another thing coming!!