Hi, my name is Millyhope! contribution esa, husband on pension

Millyhope

I like to ask my husband on pension I'm on the contribution esa 117 and I'm in the support group but I do not get any disability premiums 349 extra should I get it can anyone tell me please I get pip 505 a month 

Alex_Scope

Hello and welcome to the community @Millyhope, thanks for your query. So that our members can more easily help, I've moved your post to our Benefits and financial support category. 

Just to clarify, are you asking if you are entitled to the Severe Disability Premium? 

calcotti

You can’t get premiums on contribution based ESA.

Are you on the old ESA (which can be a mix of contribution based and income based ESA) or are you on new style ESA?

I’m not clear what the £349 you refer to is. Are you possibly referring to the LCWRA element of UC, if so that has nothing to do with ESA.

If on the old ESA you would have a premium included when calculating maximum income based ESA but your husband’s pension income would be deducted which would result in no income based ESA being payable. If you have joint savings over £16000 you are excluded from income based ESA anyway.

Do you have joint savings over £16,000?

Do you rent or own your home?

Millyhope

Hi thanks for your reply I'm on the new esa so I get nothing only 117 a week I'm not entitled to the Lcwra what that all about if I'm not on unversal credit I not going to get it then 

poppy123456

LCWRA is part of UC so if you're not entitled to UC then you won't be entitled to the LCWRA element. If it's New style ESA you're claiming then the £117.60 per week is the maximum amount you'll receive.

Which ESA are you claiming? Is it New style or the old contributions based? If your claim started after December 2018 then it will be New style ESA and there's no disability premium payable with this.

You haven't answered the questions calcotti asked here.

calcotti said:

Do you have joint savings over £16,000?

Do you rent or own your home?

Do you also claim either PIP daily living or DLA mid/high rate care.

calcotti

poppy123456 said:

Which ESA are you claiming? 

OP is on new style ESA.

Millyhope said:

Hi thanks for your reply I'm on the new esa 

(OP probably posted after you’d opened the window.)

OP, unless you have savings over £16,000 you may be able to claim UC as well.

Do you have joint savings over £16,000? Do you receive any other benefits? Do you rent or own your home? Do you live with a partner? Do you have children? These are all questions that would affect possible entitlement to UC.

You can use a benefits calculator if you wish.
https://benefits-calculator.turn2us.org.uk/