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Joint esa claim

leon87leon87 Member Posts: 2 Listener
in Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
Hello me and my wife are going through a separation and the claim is in her name would I need to put a fresh claim in or can we split the claim into 2 separate claims
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  • poppy123456poppy123456 Member Posts: 22,218 Disability Gamechanger
    Hi,

    As the ESA claim is in your wife's name then you won't be able to start a new claim for Income Related ESA because all areas are now a full universal credit area it will have to be this you claim.

    You can't split the claim into 2 separate claims either.

    Are you fit for work or not?
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  • leon87leon87 Member Posts: 2 Listener
    No I am an ex soldier with complex combat post traumatic stress disorder my mental health hasedt me unable to work with 
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  • poppy123456poppy123456 Member Posts: 22,218 Disability Gamechanger
    If you're no longer living with your partner then you'll need fit/sick notes from your GP to be able to claim limited capability for work under universal credit.

    I would also recommend you visit your local CAB who will help and advise you with the process.
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  • Adrian_ScopeAdrian_Scope Testing Team, Community Team Posts: 7,914 Scope community team
    Hi @leon87 and welcome to the community. :)
    I'm sorry you're unable to split the ESA claim and that because you're not the main claimant you will be required to start a fresh benefit claim under Universal Credit.

    Best of luck with this and if we can help at all, please don't hesitate to ask. 
    Senior Community Partner
    Scope

    If you have a few minutes to spare, we'd appreciate your feedback on our online community.
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