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Will 20 year old student son qualify for any benefit ?

JayJ1972 · 2015-01-13 18:46:07

Hi all, I'm new here although I did think I had an account. Anyway I hope I find you all well. I receive ESA benefit due to mental health issues for which I am medicated and receive other treatments for, I also have facet joint athritis which is no doubt going to need surgery. My son is 19 and in full time education in…

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minimad1970 Posts: 6,167 Forumite

26 January 2015 at 4:48PM

pmlindyloo wrote: »

If your daughter is receiving DLA or PIP then she will be eligible for ESA when your child tax credits/CB ends.

http://www.turn2us.org.uk/information__resources/benefits/education/benefits_and_students.aspx

Thanks for that link pmlindyloo, I didn't know students could receive ESA. My son is at university and is in receipt of DLA, LRC and LRM, would he just apply for ESA in the usual way?

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