Will my Employment Support Allowance be deducted if I get married and my partner moves in with me

Lodge22

Hi I am currently in receipt of Employment Support Allowance my benefit is made up of two components Contribution based and Income based I also receive full housing benefit if I get married next year and my partner who works more than 24 hours a week will my Income based contribution cease and will I still be entitled to contribution element also will I have to pay full rent 

Lodge22

I currently claim Employment and Support Allowance which is made up of contribution and Income related if I get married and my partner moves in with me will I automatically lose the Income related element because he works more than 24 hours a week will I still be entitled to the contribution element of the employment support allowance will they take my partner's earnings into consideration I am in receipt of full housing and council tax benefit will I have to start paying full rent and council tax 

Kimmy87

Yes the IR ESA will cease. 
Yes the CB ESA will continue. 
Yes your partners earnings will be taken into account for HB and CTR.
Council Tax Relief is administered locally not nationally so different areas have different rules. 

You could try putting your joint income into a benefits calculator and see what the results are. 

https://benefits-calculator.turn2us.org.uk/
https://www.entitledto.co.uk

Adrian_Scope

Hello @Lodge22

As others have said, your income-related ESA will end but your contribution-based portion of ESA won't be affected. 
Regarding housing benefit and council tax support, it would depend how much your partner earns. 

Have a go at the benefit calculator that @Kimmy87 has linked above as it will also show if you may be better off switching to Universal Credit.