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Partners income and ESA contribution support group

Hi,
im looking for some advice, I’m currently in the esa contribution based support group and my partner works.
She has always worked while I have been on this claim.
Today I receive a letter asking for my partners last wageslip as it might effect my allowance.
Can what she earns affect the amount of benefit I receive?
Thanks
im looking for some advice, I’m currently in the esa contribution based support group and my partner works.
She has always worked while I have been on this claim.
Today I receive a letter asking for my partners last wageslip as it might effect my allowance.
Can what she earns affect the amount of benefit I receive?
Thanks
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"We cannot pay you income-related Employment and Support Allowance because you have as much or money coming in than the lawsays you need to live on."
On the breakdown on page 3 (How ESA has been worked out) it has living expenses as £116.80.
Extra money because of the Disability Income Guarantee as £24.50 and Extra money because you are in the support group as £39.20.
Further down page 3 it says "Your income-related is such and such so you would have been entitled to £0."
"However because you are entitled to contribution-based ESA we will you £170.90."
I'm wondering if it's just because I applied to see if he was entitled to the backdated error last year which he wasn't entitled to anyway.
Sorry for the long reply, many thanks.