Can I claim new style ESA for my son?

marcus93

Hi is it possible if I can claim new style esa for my son if so how can I claim as he has not been sent a national insurance number I have tolled Dwp  this any advice what I do please thank you 

calcotti

He is only eligible if he has a full NI record for 2019-20 and 2020-21 and would need to have done at least 6 months of work in one of these years. If he hasn‘t got an NI number that suggests he hasn’t worked, in which case he cannot qualify.

How old is he?

marcus93

Hes 19  and he his self employed and he has made contributions but hes lost hes national insurance what do we have to do please 

calcotti

Has he got any tax paperwork, payslips from previous employment etc? These will have the NI number on them.

Otherwise
https://www.gov.uk/lost-national-insurance-number

marcus93

Cont find them any were how do I get him a new national insurance hes only got a birth certificate no photo ID 

poppy123456

marcus93 said:

Cont find them any were how do I get him a new national insurance hes only got a birth certificate no photo ID 

Have you looked at the link calcotti posted? If you haven't, then please do that because it will tell you exactly what you need to do.

Copied from the link above..

Ask HMRC for your National Insurance number

If you still cannot find it, you can:

• fill in form CA5403 and send it to the address on the form
• contact the National Insurance numbers helpline and answer some questions (you’ll need to fill in form CA5403 if you cannot answer the questions)

HMRC will post it to you and it will arrive within 15 working days.

HMRC no longer sends out National Insurance cards.

calcotti

marcus93 said:

Cont find them any were how do I get him a new national insurance hes only got a birth certificate no photo ID 

It is not possible to get a new NI number. The link I posted says what to do to find out your existing number.

poppy123456

You may also want to check his NI record to make sure he's paid the correct amount, if he hasn't then he won't be able to claim New style ESA. https://www.gov.uk/check-national-insurance-record

If he doesn't have savings/capital of more than £16,000 then he can claim Universal Credit. If he claims this he should report his health condition and send in fit notes from his GP. He will still need his NI number to claim this.