Does PIP mean ESA will be stopped

Nova
Nova Community member Posts: 7 Listener
edited July 2018 in PIP, DLA, and AA
Hello my name is Nova and I'm 64 I've just been awarded the lower rate of pip but im not sure if my Ela benefit will stop which will make me worse off if it does .

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  • Chloe_Scope
    Chloe_Scope Scope Posts: 10,511 Championing
    edited July 2018
    Hi @Nova and welcome to the community! PIP is not a means tested disability benefit so will not affect your ESA (unless ESA is stopping for another reason). I hope you find the community a supportive place and please feel free too have a look around and get involved with discussions :)
  • Richard_Scope
    Richard_Scope Posts: 3,632 Cerebral Palsy Network
    Hi @Nova

    Welcome to Scope's community! It's great to have you here.  Just to get you started we have a How To Guide here, you can see all the latest posts here, jump in and get involved and don't worry we are a friendly bunch!  
    If you need anything, just let us know. 


  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 59,054 Championing
    What award do you have for PIP daily living or mobility? PIP isn't means tested so won't affect your ESA in a bad way.

    You're ESA will continue for as long as you're entitled to it, at least while you're under pension age. Once you reach pension age then it stops.

    Do you live alone or with a partner?
  • Topkitten
    Topkitten Community member Posts: 1,275 Trailblazing
    @Chloe_Scope, I believe that PIP awards are not means tested though some parts of ESA awards are. However, PIP payments in themselves are not sufficient to cause a reduction in ESA. I;m not an expert but I think that's how it works.

    TK
  • Chloe_Scope
    Chloe_Scope Scope Posts: 10,511 Championing
    Thank you @Topkitten, I did mean that it is not means tested- thanks for this! A person can claim PIP and it does not interfere with ESA, UC, JSA or many other benefits :)
  • paulfleming
    paulfleming Community member Posts: 6 Listener
    PIP did not affect my ESA . im now on UC and it does not affect that either, take care.
  • Topkitten
    Topkitten Community member Posts: 1,275 Trailblazing
    Np @Chloe_Scope, glad to help.

    ESA is usually only affected by additional income or savings however, after my mum left me some money when she died, even though I went above the maximum savings amount I still get part of my ESA claim. About 25% of the full amount which is not means tested. I cannot remember what the name of that part was or is called, sorry.

    TK
  • Yadnad
    Yadnad Posts: 2,852 Championing
    edited July 2018
    Topkitten said:
    Np @Chloe_Scope, glad to help.

    ESA is usually only affected by additional income or savings however, after my mum left me some money when she died, even though I went above the maximum savings amount I still get part of my ESA claim. About 25% of the full amount which is not means tested. I cannot remember what the name of that part was or is called, sorry.

    TK
    Contribution based ESA is not means tested but having a private pension may reduce it. It is also taxable which used to annoy the hell out of me - about 20% used to be taxed with the tax being taken off my other income. Now I have to pay it on my State Pension instead!!

    Income Based ESA is means tested but not taxable.

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