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cazzie
cazzie Online Community Member Posts: 1 Listener
in Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
Can a couple both claim ESA?

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  • BenefitsTrainingCo
    BenefitsTrainingCo Online Community Member Posts: 2,621 Trailblazing
    Hi cazzie,

    Yes, definitely. A couple could claim two lots of contributory ESA if they have both worked in the past and paid enough national insurance. For income-related ESA, if you live with a partner you always have to claim it as a couple. You can decide which of you is the main claimant. Income-related ESA can be paid on top of contributory ESA, or it might be paid by itself.

    I'd be careful though, because if one of you is also a carer for the other, income support may be a better benefit to claim as your income-based benefit (the benefit you get due to a low income). And in some areas, you will have to claim Universal Credit as the income-based benefit, if you are making a new claim.

    Do get back to us if you want more advice.

    Will

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