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Moving in with partner and starting work

Posting here because I wish I had known and hopefully it may help someone else.
I had been on ESA for years and managed to find a fulltime job I could do even with my disability. I started last week and I figured as I was moving in with my partner who also works that we wouldn’t be entitled to any help as his income would stop my esa and so would mine.
I had been on ESA for years and managed to find a fulltime job I could do even with my disability. I started last week and I figured as I was moving in with my partner who also works that we wouldn’t be entitled to any help as his income would stop my esa and so would mine.
If I had claimed UC before closing my esa, we would have been entitled to a few hundred pound a month to help towards our rent as my support group status would mean I’d have a work allowance and and the LCWRA element on my claim. Now, because ESA closed when I started work I will not get a work allowance on UC and won’t be entitled to any help as my esa won’t transition.
If I had claimed UC first it would have been fine and got some extra help each month on top of our wages. I am actually surprised just how much you can earn as a couple with rent if you get a work allowance and still get help but sadly we have missed out.
I hope this might help someone else not make my mistake
If I had claimed UC first it would have been fine and got some extra help each month on top of our wages. I am actually surprised just how much you can earn as a couple with rent if you get a work allowance and still get help but sadly we have missed out.
I hope this might help someone else not make my mistake
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Thanks for sharing this with us it is very useful for other members
Good luck in your new job and I hope the move in with your partner goes well