ESA migration, will my daughter's partner's income be considered in her award?

Sam8523
Sam8523 Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
edited August 16 in Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)

Hi can anybody please help me out I’ve received the letter for my daughters esa migration to universal credit I am her appointe I have an question if my daughters partner moves in and she has a baby will her partners income be considered in her award as he won’t give her an penny and she wont have much to provide for my little one will that be considered or will they take his income in consideration ? She currently gets pip to as she has a long term illness no cure as I manage her account will they still ask me where the money has gone ? As I handle the account?

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  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 7,483 Championing
    edited August 16

    If her partner moves in then she has to claim UC with him as a couple.

    As her appointee you'd need to report the change and link her claim to his (if he doesn't have one, he'd need to start one).

    The claim is then based on their joint circumstances as a couple.

  • Sam8523
    Sam8523 Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener

    and if he can’t get universal credit ? Also will the child be considered in the award or the partner income will be considered?

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 7,483 Championing

    Any entitlement would be based on their joint circumstances as a couple.

    If for example he earns too much then she would have no entitlement either because they would be claiming as a couple.

    With a baby a child element would apply to the claim, and a work allowance (the amount that can be earned before UC make any deductions).

    These things don't guarantee there will be any entitlement to UC.

    https://www.gov.uk/benefits-calculators

  • Sam8523
    Sam8523 Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener

    ok what does partner have to provide ?

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 7,483 Championing

    He will need to make a claim for Universal Credit, this claim will need to be linked to your daughters if they move in together.

  • Sam8523
    Sam8523 Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener

    also it says on google the more the partner earns the more you get paid is that right or wrong ?

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 7,483 Championing
    edited August 16

    No that's not correct, earnings reduce UC awards.

    UC will deduct £0.55 for every pound earned.

    As your daughter has limited capability for work, their claim would have a work allowance which is an amount of money that can be earned before deductions are made.

    https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit/how-your-wages-affect-your-payment

    Even with a work allowance, earnings can still be too much and reduce the amount of UC payable to zero.

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