Hi, my name is clerc! Would my ESA stop if I withdrew money from my pension?

clerc
clerc Community Member Posts: 1 Listener
edited March 2025 in Employment & Support Allowance (ESA)

hello to everyone. Just wondering would my employment and support allowance be stopped if I withdrew money from my private pension.

Would really appreciate any advice that I could be given.

Thank you also very much

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  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Community Member Posts: 8,722 Championing

    Is your ESA New Style ESA?

    Or is it still legacy ESA- in which case do you know if that's Contributions Based, Income Related or both?

    It can be hard to know which and lots of people get it wrong (unsurprisingly as the letters are very difficult to understand), so often the only way to know for sure is to call ESA and ask.

  • Rosie_Scope
    Rosie_Scope Posts: 8,409 Online Community Team

    Hi @clerc, welcome to the community. This does often depend on what kind of ESA as Kimmy mentioned, so it may be worth getting some advice from their phone lines if you're not sure.

    Hope you'll enjoy your time on the community 😊

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