Esa - will getting married trigger a switch to UC?

ashiimarie
ashiimarie Community member Posts: 10 Listener
edited November 19 in Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)

Hello me and my partner currently get ESA support group, both get severe disability premium as both get pip. It's a joint claim where we both get our own SDP but we've got married. I obviously need to inform them that we have gotten married im wondering if this will trigger a UC switch even though it's already a a joint esa claim living together as if a married couple

Thank you

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  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Community member Posts: 3,345 Championing

    Hi,

    As you are already on a joint claim, getting married won't affect it.

    It's based on living together, not marital status.

  • Rosie_Scope
    Rosie_Scope Posts: 4,349 Online Community Team

    Hi @ashiimarie, congratulations on getting married, I hope you'll be very happy together 😊

    As OverlyAnxious explained, you're already on a joint claim which is taking into account that you live together, so officially getting married shouldn't affect your ESA.

  • ashiimarie
    ashiimarie Community member Posts: 10 Listener

    Thank you for clearing that up it was a big worry x

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