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Claiming ESA

Cxy007
Cxy007 Community member Posts: 5 Listener
edited October 8 in Benefits and financial support
Following a recent discussion regarding ESA, my daughter is 23 years old, 100% disabled has never worked & never will. She receives higher rate PIP & we get a carers allowance, according to.gov.uk you can claim ESA if you have been employed or an employer & if you have paid NI contributions for the last couple of years, obviously she has done neither. Is she entitled or not?
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  • chiarieds
    chiarieds Community member Posts: 15,458 Disability Gamechanger
    Hi @Cxy007 - has your daughter not rather claimed Universal Credit yet? I see this was mentioned some months ago.
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  • Cxy007
    Cxy007 Community member Posts: 5 Listener
    I did post a while back but working away from home & when I am home life is hectic. All she gets is higher rate PIP, as far as I am aware they are phasing out Universal Credit.
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  • bg844
    bg844 Community member Posts: 3,869 Disability Gamechanger
    Cxy007 said:
    I did post a while back but working away from home & when I am home life is hectic. All she gets is higher rate PIP, as far as I am aware they are phasing out Universal Credit.
    That’s not correct, your daughter can claim Universal Credit and I can assure you that it’s not being phased out, only legacy benefits are. Unfortunately, as your daughter has never worked then there’ll be no entitlement to New-Style ESA. If your daughter has no capability to manage a UC claim please let us know for further advice on how to claim and how to become her appointee.
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  • Cxy007
    Cxy007 Community member Posts: 5 Listener
    bg844 said:
    Cxy007 said:
    I did post a while back but working away from home & when I am home life is hectic. All she gets is higher rate PIP, as far as I am aware they are phasing out Universal Credit.
    That’s not correct, your daughter can claim Universal Credit and I can assure you that it’s not being phased out, only legacy benefits are. Unfortunately, as your daughter has never worked then there’ll be no entitlement to New-Style ESA. If your daughter has no capability to manage a UC claim please let us know for further advice on how to claim and how to become her appointee.
    That is really useful bg844, thank you very much. I have just had a quick look at claiming UC & it looks a minefield so any further advice would be appreciated. My wife would have to be her appointee as our daughter is unable to communicate.
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  • Cxy007
    Cxy007 Community member Posts: 5 Listener
    Update, my wife is already our daughters appointee with regards to PIP.
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  • chiarieds
    chiarieds Community member Posts: 15,458 Disability Gamechanger
    edited September 20
    Hi @Cxy007 - benefits are a bit of a minefield, unfortunately. However claiming UC for your daughter will go OK. You can start here by ringing the UC helpline on 0800 328 5644 to also become your daughter's appointee for this too. Please scroll down this page to 'Apply to become a Universal Credit appointee' : https://www.gov.uk/guidance/universal-credit-consent-and-disclosure-of-information#appointee

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