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Claiming Working Tax Credit as Single Person with Parents

Im posting on behalf of my son who has severe mental health difficulties, currently in receipt of PIP with enhanced daily living and ESA support group (income related) ; he gets "ESA living expenses" £73.10, plus "extra money because of the Disability Income Guarantee" £16.40 , and "extra money because in the support group" £37.65,. total £127.15.. He gets enhanced rate PIP for daily living. His father my partner receives higher rate mobility PIP. NO one claims carers allowance. I work and husband and I own our home. If our son works eg gets a job with salary of £19000., our question is, will he qualify for / can he apply for working tax credit ? He contributes towards bills and living expenses and we will expect him to contribute more if working. Whether he will keep a job is a different issue altogether. Thank you.
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I presume your son lives at home with you? Unfortunately, unless you are also in receipt of PIP, DLA or AA (entitling you all to SDP) he wouldn't be able to claim Working Tax Credit. The only benefit open to him would be Universal Credit.
However, with an income of £19,000 and no rent to pay (they wouldn't consider rent he pays to you as something they can help him with) even if he was granted Limited Capacity to Work and had a work allowance after deduction for wages, it would zero his claim.
If he's wanting to get into employment, it might be worth him looking at permitted work under ESA to see how he gets on before taking such a big leap. There are limits on what he can earn, but it'd be a good starting point.
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