Hounsing Benefit,Applicable amount esa&reaching state pension age?

Claretblue75

On esa, wife reached state pension age ! Since then our hounsing benefit has decreased(council award letter(s) lncorrect!What should our Applicable Amount be? The amount the law/government states you need to live on yes?                                                My wife gets full state pension£221.20 every 4weeks& l receive £314.35 esa income related every 2 weeks.                 So what should my/our Applicable amount be? Before my wife reached state pension age we had received full Hounsing Benefit & she had been on esa claim as a couple for years .       I am also in the support group of esa .  My wife was also my cater.This ended when she reached SPage!           Any information/clarity would be much Appreciated. Thanks All

Alice_Holt

As a starting point:

https://england.shelter.org.uk/professional_resources/legal/benefits/housing_benefit_calculation_rates/housing_benefit_calculation_rates_2024_to_2025#title-1

(and to compare against the applicable amounts listed by your LA).

Claretblue75

Thank you Alice👍.                                             Too be honest not sure of these figures, but will have a stab.                                                    Couple rate £142.25 yes.                                      Carer premium £45.60 yes.                                  Support group £47.70  yes. Plus Pensioner       Premium of.    £143.00 which comes to a Total of £378.55 yes. So would this be Our Applicable amount(the amount the government/DWP state we should be living on! Please confirm.                                             With regard to our local council award letters l believe their calculations are All wrong !!           Can not find applicable amount/amounts for my council(Bexley)  Any suggestions.                 Thank you once again Alice👍

poppy12345

That seems like a lot of ESA. For your ESA your wife's state pension should be deducted in full, is it being deducted?

Claretblue75

Our esa(latest award letter)states£142.25,couple,All other premium as above”.                                                         Wife pension is£221.20weekly yes.                     £378.55 minus state pension gives a total  Income related award of £157.35 per week.     These figures are correct ✅.                              So what is our weekly Applicable amount.          What should our hounding benefit award be?     Thanks All

Claretblue75

Poppy, Thanks for your reply.                              Not quite sure of you stating” That seems like a lot of ESA”,can you please “clarify.                   Alice could you please comment on my second post (still none the clearer!).                    Any other thoughts/comments any body.           Thanks All👍

poppy12345

Claretblue75 said:

Poppy, Thanks for your reply.                              Not quite sure of you stating” That seems like a lot of ESA”,can you please “clarify.                   Alice could you please comment on my second post (still none the clearer!).                    Any other thoughts/comments any body.           Thanks All👍

The reason I said that is because in your calculation here you didn't include the deduction for the SP. 

Claretblue75 said:

Thank you Alice👍.                                             Too be honest not sure of these figures, but will have a stab.                                                    Couple rate £142.25 yes.                                      Carer premium £45.60 yes.                                  Support group £47.70  yes. Plus Pensioner       Premium of.    £143.00 which comes to a Total of £378.55 yes. So would this be Our Applicable amount(the amount the government/DWP state we should be living on! Please confirm.                                             With regard to our local council award letters l believe their calculations are All wrong !!           Can not find applicable amount/amounts for my council(Bexley)  Any suggestions.                 Thank you once again Alice👍

Then when you returned today and commented the SP was included in the calculation you gave. 

Claretblue75 said:

Our esa(latest award letter)states£142.25,couple,All other premium as above”.                                                         Wife pension is£221.20weekly yes.                     £378.55 minus state pension gives a total  Income related award of £157.35 per week.     These figures are correct ✅.                              So what is our weekly Applicable amount.          What should our hounding benefit award be?     Thanks All

As there's entitlement to Income Related ESA then your Housing benefit should remain unchanged.