Income related esa threashold?

monty-doggy

Does anyone know what the amount is your partner can earn before you don't qualify for income related esa?

Thank you

rogerblack

After a 20 pound disregard, it comes off your ESA on a pound for pound basis.
So - amount of your ESA +20.

monty-doggy

So if my esa is £70 and my partner earns £100 they would take £10 off me?

rogerblack

monty-doggy wrote: »

So if my esa is £70 and my partner earns £100 they would take £10 off me?

Yes.

Apologies for the error, corrected by others in the thread - I was having an off day.
If it's income-based ESA.
If it's contribution based, your ESA is not affected.

Caz3121

you cannot get income related ESA if your partner works over 24 hours

nannytone_2

if youre partner earned £100 and your income related ESA was £70 then you wouldnt receive any ESA as £70 ESA = £20 disregard = £90.

you wouldnt just be receiving £70 income related ESA though would you?
income based benefits are claimwed as a household and not as an individual.
so you would be claiming ESA as a couple and so would be receiving a minimum of £112 ( couples assessment rate). so if your wife earned £100 you would still receive £32 a week income related ESA ( £100 - £20 disregard = £80. £112 couples assessment rate ESA - £80 earnings = £32)

maggieann2luke

If your partner works 24 hours or more a week you cannot get anything for income related esa. I am in that position now and can't get any income related benefits at all.

monty-doggy

The reason I ask is I've been signed off sick with pregnancy complications and I'm in a new job and won't be able to go back. If I exhausted the period for contribution based esa but my partner works does that mean there's no benefits to claim until I am back at work?

monty-doggy

I've just read if you are in the support group there's no time limit. Hopefully this will apply to me.

Indie_Kid

monty-doggy wrote: »

I've just read if you are in the support group there's no time limit. Hopefully this will apply to me.

Yes, that's true. You say you're signed off work - are you not entitled to statutory sick pay? Or has that ended / you're not entitled?

monty-doggy

I'd be entitled via my employer but they want to terminate my contract as I've not yet passed my probationary period and I can't go back until after my baby is born. I'm going into hospital. Not much I can do so I was going to claim esa.