New Style ESA, UC and LCW question. 8 November 2022 at 11:21AM edited 19 January at 9:03AM in Benefits & tax credits 2 replies 86 views

RichinFriends

Hi,
I have searched here and Disability Rights and gov.uk and can't find a definitive answer.

Re: claiming New Style ESA - Is the only advantage that I would get better NI contributions? I see ESA for 25+years individual is 77/week and deducted from UC so to me I would not be financially better off now.

Thanks.

poppy12345

There's no financial gain to claiming New style ESA and UC at the same time because it's deducted in full from any UC entitlement. The only difference is it pays class 1 NI where as UC only pays class 3.

You will only be able to claim it if you've paid the correct amount of NI contributions in tax years April 2019 to March 2021.

calcotti

RichinFriends said:

… I asked if I should apply for ESA and was ignored by work coach in person and in journal query.

Unfortunately DWP staff are benefits administrators and not advisers