Personal budgets and ESA

marjie0209

I am very very confused with how this works and how they come to an amount to be paid each week. My son gets £125.05 was a week but has to pay 54.64 a week for his personal budget. 
He doesn't use the whole amount of his budget each week
 I thought the law says you have to have so much  week to live on. 
Please can anyone help 

Sam_Alumni

Welcome to the community @marjie0209
I hope the @BenefitsTrainingCo will be able to offer some support soon.

BenefitsTrainingCo

Hello marjie0209

Just to be clear the payment of £54.64 who does this go to?

Maria

Sam_Alumni

@marjie0209
Can you give a bit more information?

marjie0209

Sorry that post I put up was a bit confusing. I was very stressed at the time

Pippa_Alumni

That's okay @marjie0209, how are you feeling now? Is there anything we can help you with?

marjie0209

Not sure what happened to the rest of that email

BenefitsTrainingCo

Hi @marjie0209

What benefit are we talking about, and do you mean the personal budget paid to your son? or your son pays this out to someone?

If you look at the benefit letter it should say what the various parts make up? what does it say? Basic personal allowance for a ESA for under 25's is 57.90....

marjie0209

I don' think my messages are getting through to you. I tried twice but only got a part of the message sent

marjie0209