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If I don't fill in the form does that mean they will take my ESA from me?

Hi I have today received a form saying that I get ESA contribution based and maybe entitled to Income Related Employment Support Allowance, the form is asking about every ones income who live with me, if I don't fill in the form does that mean they will take my ESA from me?
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The form is to check whether you are entitled to any income-related ESA on top of your contributory ESA, so I don't think there is anything to worry about, as everyone has said. Your adult children don't affect your ESA.
Your private pension may affect your contributory ESA, but the DWP should already know about this pension. A private pension only affects cont ESA if the pension is more than £85 a week. They only take into account half of the excess. Eg if a private pension was £100 a week, they would take £100 - £85 & divide by 2 = £7.50. So that would be £7.50 off your contributory ESA.
Once you send off the form they will work it all out for you, looking at any income-related ESA you may be owed (which will also take your husband's income into account). As others have commented it sounds as if you probably won't be entitled to income-related ESA, but you should send the form back anyway, just in case.
If for some reason they don't have the current amount of your private pension they may need to adjust your contributory ESA. But if that is the case it is much better to tell them sooner rather than later; it is something you are supposed to tell them about.
Will