If u have no where to live (homeless) could u still claim ESA????

kaur
kaur Posts: 48 Connected
in Employment & Support Allowance (ESA)
Plz anyone who can help answer this question

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Posts: 64,375 Championing
    Yes, you will need to tell DWP that you're homeless and have no fixed abode. They will then give an address for your post to go to, usually c/o the job centre.

    One thing to look at first though is if your area is a full Universal Credit area then you won't be able to claim ESA, it will have to be universal credit. You can check what's in your are by putting a postcode in here. https://ucpostcode.entitledto.co.uk/ucdate
    Whichever is in your area you will need a regular fit/sick note from your GP to be able to claim both.

  • kaur
    kaur Posts: 48 Connected
    Thank you for the answer
  • BenefitsTrainingCo
    BenefitsTrainingCo Posts: 2,621 Trailblazing

    Apologies for the late reply @kaur - @poppy123456 is exactly right though.

    Hope you get sorted!

  • kaur
    kaur Posts: 48 Connected
    Thanks
  • maid08
    maid08 Posts: 306 Empowering
    yes you can just say sofa surfing and give an address for mail 

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