can you get esa if you receive pip?

lisa1972

Hi I'm currently on enhance rate of pip for daily living and have to go to tribural for my esa .can you get esa if you receive pip.

steve51

Hi @lisa1972

Good Evening & Welcome it’s great to meet you this evening.

We have got some great advice on Benefit’s on our site.

https://search.scope.org.uk/s/redirect?collection=scope-meta&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scope.org.uk%2Fsupport%2Fdisabled-people%2Fbenefits%2Fadvice&index_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scope.org.uk%2Fsupport%2Fdisabled-people%2Fbenefits%2Fadvice&auth=cS5QioUSKAAiHJ7Ut3EdBQ&profile=_default&rank=1&query=Benefits

We have also also got a “Benefit Calculator” on here which will give you an idea on what benefits are potentially available for you.

https://search.scope.org.uk/s/redirect?collection=scope-meta&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scope.org.uk%2Fsupport%2Fdisabled-people%2Fbenefits%2Fcheck&index_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scope.org.uk%2Fsupport%2Fdisabled-people%2Fbenefits%2Fcheck&auth=sN%2B7AvRM61Si5RLWTmoSQQ&profile=_default&rank=1&query=Benefit+calculator

Please please let me know if I can help you further??????

Ami2301

Hi @lisa1972 welcome to the community!

lisa1972

Hi thankyou ?

Sam_Alumni

Hi @lisa1972

The PIP awards will have no adverse effect on your ESA payments.PIP is a totally different Benefit, and it is not liable to Tax, nor is it classed as income for the purposes of a means test for Income Related (IR)ESA of other IR benefits. via Benefits and Work