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Inheritance and disability benefits

pixiecrest

Hi, I’m disabled and due a substantial inheritance in the next few months. I plan to buy a new house as the one I live in is proofing really hard to manage with my disability. I’m receiving ESA and PIP at the moment. I’ll guessing I’ll lose my ESA and even though I’ll have money for the first time ever I’ll need so much of it to buy a house/move and adapt the new house for my disability needs. I have no family now and no one to advise me. I just wondered if anyone could advise me on this subject or have experience of these things?
Thanks in advance

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calcotti

Whether or not you lose ESA depends on whether it is all income based or is partly contribution based. Contribution based entitlement would continue.
You are correct that PIP is not affected.

pixiecrest

Thank you for answering. Yes it’s income based. So the only disability benefit I would get is PIP?

calcotti

pixiecrest said:

Thank you for answering. Yes it’s income based. So the only disability benefit I would get is PIP?

Yes.
if your capital falls below £16,000 in the future you will be able to claim Universal Credit.