Hi, my name is susie! I have a lump sum from my pension, will it impact my ESA?

susieboss

Hi I am to employment and support allowance , I have a lump sum from my pension as I had to retire early will this affect my allowance 

susieboss

Sorry meant I have been given employment and support allowance .

Ross_Alumni

Hello @susieboss and welcome to the community, how are you?

This is a very supportive and welcoming site to be a part of so I’m hopeful that you’ll find it to be a positive outlet. Feel free to have a look around and get involved wherever you’d like 😊 I have included below a few of the pages I’d recommend having a look through to get used to things:

• The virtual coffee lounge which is one of our categories, in which we play games and talk about general subjects such as hobbies and interests
• The recent discussions page, which shows an overview of everything happening across the community
• The categories page, which shows a full list of discussion groups on the community

If you have any questions at all then don’t hesitate to ask.

I have moved your thread over to our ESA category and edited the title so that other members know the subject of your thread. Do you mind me asking which kind of ESA you are claiming? Is it contribution based or income related? Or a mixture of the two?

janer1967

Hi and welcome to the community 

Ir depends on how much tye lump sum is and if your esa is contribution or income based 

Inheritance can also affect council tax reduction and housing benefit if you claim these 

calcotti

As janer says you will need to give us more information about what type of ESA you are getting in order to advise.

For contribution based or new style ESA capital will make no difference.

If you are getting income based ESA then any capital over £6,000 will result in a reduction of £1/week for every £250, or part thereof, over £6,000. If the capital is over £16,000 there would be no income based ESA entitlement.

Tori_Scope

A warm welcome to the community @susieboss How are you getting on?

Please do let us know a little more about your situation if you feel able. You may also like to read our page on lump sums and benefits.