PENSIONER PREMIUM

MARYELLEN21
MARYELLEN21 Online Community Member Posts: 2 Listener
edited December 2024 in Benefits and income

My Husband is shortly a Pensioner and I get Contribution Based ESA

Will I get a Pensioner Premium and how do we apply for it?

Thanks

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing

    It depends on which ESA you're claiming. Is it the old contributions based or New style ESA? The Pensioners Premium can only be added to the old contributions based ESA. If you're not sure, it may help if you can tell me when you claimed the ESA.

  • MARYELLEN21
    MARYELLEN21 Online Community Member Posts: 2 Listener

    Its the old type, how do I get it added thanks

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing

    You will need to ring ESA and ask to be assessed for the Income Related top up. They will send you the ESA3 form to fill in and return. You will need to put your details and your partners details on the form.

    Your partners state pension and any other private pensions they maybe receiving will be deducted in full. The Pensioners Premium will be included in the calculation.

    Whether there’s any entitlement to the Income Related top ups will depend on how much your partners state pension and other pensions (if claiming them) are.

    Your contributions based ESA will continue as normal, even if there’s no entitlement to the top up.

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