ESA Support Group and LCWRA

Ebbwvale64
Ebbwvale64 Online Community Member Posts: 5 Listener
in Employment & Support Allowance (ESA)

I am getting ESA Support Group and LCWRA and still employed since my heart attack in 2022. I don't receive any wages but accrue holiday pay. They still haven't finished me off so I'm entitled to this. Will this effect my ESA at all

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,456 Championing

    To be clear, LCWRA refers to Universal Credit. If you're claiming this as well as New style ESA then holiday pay from your employer will be treated as earnings for Universal Credit. You will have the work allowance, which means a certain amount of earnings received each month is ignored. If you claim for help with the rent it will be £404/month, if you don't it will be £673/month. For every £1 of earnings over those amounts your UC reduces by 55p.

    It will not affect New style ESA.

  • scraggs
    scraggs Online Community Member Posts: 82 Contributor

    Hello I am on UC high rate pip my husband is my carer we get help with rent private renting from UC is it possible to cancel the housing side of UC ? And would I still get my contribution based esa lwcra? Is it possible to cancel housing payments and just have esa pip and carers on UC ( I was on old style ESA contribution lwcra ) hope you can clarify for me if I will lose my ESA

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,456 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/905493#Comment_905493

    Why do you want to cancel the housing element? Do you no longer have liability to pay rent to a landlord?

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