Hi, my name is JR. ESA and daughter's money

jross20
jross20 Online Community Member Posts: 1 Listener
edited June 2023 in Employment & Support Allowance (ESA)
I have been on the ESA support group since 2006 ,my daughter has moved to Australia and asked me to keep £16000 for her till she gets her own bank account in Australia. My ESA payments stopped in September 2022 can you advise what I should do?

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,456 Championing
    If your ESA was all income Related then yes it’s correct that it stopped if you had more than £16,000. The fact it’s your daughter’s money will make no difference, she gave it to you.

    Is there any reason why you’ve waited 10 months to get advice on this? 
  • Adrian_Scope
    Adrian_Scope Posts: 14,323 Online Community Programme Lead
    edited June 2023
    Hello @jross20. Did you and your daughter have a formal agreement regarding the money? Was it back in September that your daughter moved and are you still holding the money for her?

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