Contributions ESA

Kiki7976

Hi. Can anyone advise? Due to my MS, I've had to move to a house with no stairs like my other house. I am on contributions based ESA and I am on a support group too. Am I allowed tor rent it out?

calcotti

I assume you are referring to renting out your old house.

Contributions based ESA is not affected by capital or income (with the exception of pension income in excess of £85/week).

Are you sure that you ESA does not include any income based top up. If you get contribution based only you will be getting £111.65/week. If you get more than this some of it is income based.

Do you receive any other benefits, such as Council Tax a Reduction?

calcotti

I have just noticed that you asked the same question last November and received a number of replies then. https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6075704/contributions-esa-and-rental

Not clear why you are asking the same question again. You had clear answers in that thread including a discussion about the small reduction in your ESA due to your pension income.

Kiki7976

I do recieve a council tax reduction. Yes.

Kiki7976

Not on the house to rent out though lol

calcotti

Kiki7976 wrote: »

I do recieve a council tax reduction. Yes.

If you own a house that you do not live in that is capital which should be taken into account when working out your entitlement to Council Tax Reduction. Are the council aware that you own a second property?

I don’t know if rental income is taken into account for CTR. Different councils have different rules for CTR.

(For the avoidance of doubt Council Tax Reduction is a means tested benefit that helps pay your Council Tax liability. It is not the same as a single person discount you can get if you are living alone.)

Kiki7976

Ok. Sure. I'll check it out. Thx.