Benefits after redundancy

cherryade44

Many thanks for all the advice.Can I claim for ESA and child tax credits at the same time ?  If so and  I put in a claim for ESA and for whatever reason decided to discontinue it, would this affect my child tax credits.

I really appreciate your help with  this, very kind of you all

poppy12345

Yes, you can claim NsESA and tax credits. NsESA is taxable income but if you stopped claiming it won't affect your child tax credits, they will continue.

Alice_Holt

OP, bear in mind that the eligibility for non-means tested NsESA is based on NI contributions in the last 2 tax years.
https://www.entitledto.co.uk/help/employment-and-support-allowance-contribution-based

It is not uncommon for people to draw on savings, only to discover at a later date that a NsESA claim can no longer be made since they now don't satisfy those NI contribution criteria.

calcotti

Although, in this case, if OP has just been made redundant they hopefully meet the conditions for 2019-20 and 2020-21 which would allow them to claim in 2022.

However the general point is very important. It is sad to see people who have exhausted all other means before looking at what help is available.

cherryade44

Thanks very much everyone. What knowledgeable, fantastic folk you really are. I appreciate your time and expertise

poppy12345

calcotti said:

However the general point is very important. It is sad to see people who have exhausted all other means before looking at what help is available.

This ^^ we see a lot of this here. People think that because they have the means to support their self they can "manage." OP please consider claiming the ESA even if it's for a short period of time.

cherryade44

Hi, I decided to try a claim for new ESA, on the application it asks what date i would like the claim to start, to which I put tommorow,,it says the sick note must include this date. However on the website ( before you apply )  it  says you can self certify for the first 7 days, so I am confused when to ring the doctors.I suppose I should ring tommorrow to be safe.

Thanks again for everyones help and advice, cheers