Income related ESA question

zippy1969

Hi.

I'm after some advice on how income affects income related ESA.

Someone claims income related ESA (support group) and is claiming DLA (low rate mobility/high rate care) and lives alone. They receive full housing benefit and council tax benefit. They are considering someone moving in with them who is working and earns. How much income can come into this household from the person who works before it begins to affect the ESA the other person claims?

Thanks.

Robbie64

Regardless of earnings, ESA will cease if the other person works for 24 hours or more.

http://www.turn2us.org.uk/information__resources/benefits/working_or_looking_for_work/jobseekers_allowance/working_hours_-_benefit_rules.aspx

(see the final paragraph)

TELLIT01

Robbie64 wrote: »

Regardless of earnings, ESA will cease if the other person works for 24 hours or more.

http://www.turn2us.org.uk/information__resources/benefits/working_or_looking_for_work/jobseekers_allowance/working_hours_-_benefit_rules.aspx

(see the final paragraph)

Not necessarily. It depends if the person who is moving in is a partner or lodger/boarder.

Robbie64

TELLIT01 wrote: »

Not necessarily. It depends if the person who is moving in is a partner or lodger/boarder.

I assumed the original poster meant moving in as a partner, but on reading the first post again I see what you mean.

zippy1969

It would be a partner moving in.

So what if they work less than 24 hours a week?

TELLIT01

ESA will be reduced £ for £ from the partner's earnings.

10pence

Don't forget you'll loose the 25% single persons discount for council tax, which will need to be off-set against losses for CTxB and HB.

Visit entitleto.org.uk for a benefit check or visit local CAB, just take info about partner's earnings