OCCUPATIONAL PENSION NSESA/UC DEDUCTION

soulgal

Hi,

I wonder if anyone can help with this. I am in the middle of transferring over from ESA (combination of Contributions and Income Related) to New Style ESA and UC. I have received my first statement (see below). I thought that when you received NSESA any occupational pension was deducted as this,

"If you receive a gross pension of more than £85 a week, the amount of benefit payable will be reduced by half of the excess. e.g. £100 = £15 excess so the amount reduced would be £7.50"

Standard Allowance £400.14

Limited capability for work and work related activity £423.27

Transitional protection £253.07

Total entitlement before deductions £1,076.48

What we take off (deductions)
Other income £376.26

Other benefits £609.05

Total deductions £985.31

Your total payment for this month is £91.17

So, as expected, they have changed my IR/CB ESA to NSESA and UC. but they have deducted my occupational pension in full under "Other Income" £376.26 monthly. They deducted it in full before managed migration.

Can anyone tell me if this is correct please?

Have they deducted my occupational pension in full because I receive a top up of UC of £91.17?

Before migration my ESA was £300.68 fortnightly.

Many thanks

soulgal

Kimi87

Pension income is deducted £ for £ from UC, or deducted in full. It's classed as unearned income.

soulgal

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1051706#Comment_1051706

Thanks for your reply.

So my pension is deducted in full because I am now receiving a combination of NSESA and a top up of UC? So my statement is correct?

Regards

soulgal

I also realise that I have posted this in the wrong place. Apologies, it's my first time of here.

Could one of the moderators please move it to the correct category if possible?

Many thanks

Kimi87

It's deducted in full from your UC award.

Pensions are classed as unearned income under UC rules.

So it's not anything to do with NS ESA.

If you didn't get NS ESA the deduction would be exactly the same.

soulgal

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1051716#Comment_1051716

Thanks again. Presumably it was deducted in full from the IR part of my previous ESA claim.