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netbet67
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Hi, l hope someone can help me. I've been of sick from work for more than 6 months and sick pay has been stopped. I applied for esa and received a letter today saying it had been de lined due to the pension l am receiving. I left work on ill health retirement.
I thought esa wasn't income related?? Is there still the 2 types or is it now universal credit?
Please help as I'm very confused and getting mixed info on the internet.
I thought esa wasn't income related?? Is there still the 2 types or is it now universal credit?
Please help as I'm very confused and getting mixed info on the internet.
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Hi,There used to be 2 types of ESA, Income related and Contributions based. Contributions based is where you've paid enough NI contributions in the 2 years previous to your claim. Pensions over £85 per week affect the amount you can claim.Income related is means tested and household income, savings, capital, pensions etc affect this.
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Welcome to the community, @netbet67! I hope the above guidance from Poppy is helpful, and do feel free to come back to us with any further questions.
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Thank you.very helpful.
What is the new style esa?
If l claim the contributions based esa , what is the maximum pension l can receive before it stops esa completely ? -
New style ESA is for those that have paid enough NI contributions in the previous 2 tax years. It's replaced Contributions based, same thing, different name.For pension over £85 per week your ESA is reduced by half this amount. So for every £1 over the £85 the ESA is reduced by 50p. New style ESA is £73.10 per week, assessment rate. I'm afraid i have no idea what maximum pension would be to reduce the ESA to zero. A benefits calculator may help.
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