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Does my 18 year old son working part time and is still a full time student effect my ESA?

scratsupport

Hello,

I am hoping someone here can help me because like most I am completely confused with all the vague and complicated rules surrounding benefits!

I am currently in receipt of Child Tax Credits, Old Style Income Related ESA, DLA, Housing Benefit. My partner has a 1 Hour cleaning job for her brother and earns just £20 and this does not affect any of those benefits.

Our son is currently 18 but is still a full time student and still dependent on us financially. He has been offered a small job for £30 a week. I have been told this will not affect Child Tax Credit, DLA or Housing Benefit but I can not find any information if it will affect My ESA.

The only information I can find is if my partner works etc then deductions to my ESA will be made if anything over £20 is earned.

Any advice would be fully appreciated,

Thank you

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poppy123456

Your son working will not affect any of your benefits.

scratsupport

Thank you for your reply poppy123456

scratsupport

poppy123456 said:

Your son working will not affect any of your benefits.

Thank you for your replay

L_Volunteer

You are welcome @scratsupport. It is the very least you deserve. If we can do anything else to support you please don't hesitate to let us know. We are all here for you

scratsupport

L_Volunteer said:

You are welcome @scratsupport. It is the very least you deserve. If we can do anything else to support you please don't hesitate to let us know. We are all here for you

Thank you so much for you support, you need a degree to understand all these benefit rules!

L_Volunteer

You are welcome @scratsupport, it is the very least you deserve.

Oh, I know! I never understand all the benefit rules. Thankfully there are amazing people here who do though and they can help

sara1978

looking for some advice my son leavs college in july and got a job but he not 18 until dec will lose any benfits such houseing benfit

poppy123456

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/865351#Comment_865351

This thread is 18 months old and it would have been better to start your own thread.

As your son is leaving full time education then you will need to report the changes to HMRC for child benefit (if you’re claiming this) and it will end.

What other benefits are you currently claiming exactly?

sara1978

yes allready spoke to hmrc he still college until july and works 20hrs just wondering if will any change been told when he leaves got 30days let them know as i will lose tax credits child benfit but he will not be 18 until dec so will lose anything on my esa houseingbenfit thats wat trying find out

poppy123456

As he’s under the age of 18 there will be no non dependent deductions from your housing benefit.

Once he reaches 18 the deductions for HB will depend on his earnings. Unless you are claiming either daily living PIP/ADP or mid/high rate care DLA and then there will be no non dependent deductions.

If your ESA includes the Severe Disability Premium then this will also continue until he reaches 18. After that it will stop unless he’s claiming a qualifying disability benefit himself.

Once he reaches 18 if there’s non dependent deductions in your housing benefit you maybe better off claiming Universal Credit because there’s no non dependent deductions for this because he’s under the age of 21. In this case Universal Credit is a lot more generous.

sara1978

yes i recived pip for myself esa in support group they will atomtaic putting me through by 2025 for uc but my son will have child also due in few weeks just getting child benfit tax credits for him but july they will stop due to leaveing college so my benfits should be ok then until i go over to uc

poppy123456

When you migrate across to UC it will not be automatically done. You will need to claim it yourself when you receive the migration letter.

If your ESA includes the SDP once he reaches 18 if he’s living with you then the SDP will end.

There will be no deductions for housing benefit because your PIP includes the daily living but you still need to contact your local authority.

If you are currently the only adult in your house and you’re claiming single person discount for council tax then you will lose that once he reaches 18.

sara1978

sdp is for myself not for my children i also have daughter iam single mum with daughter 14 son 17 yes thats wat waitting for to sort uc

sara1978

poppy123456

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/865562#Comment_865562

Yes I know it's for yourself BUT to be entitled to this you must either live alone or be treated as living alone. Which means no other adults must be living with you, unless they also claim a qualifying disability benefit or are registered blind, which I did advise previously. For this reason once your son reaches 18 if he's not claiming either daily living PIP or DLA mid/high rate care or isn't registered blind then you will lose the SDP. (if he's still living with you) See link. https://www.entitledto.co.uk/help/severe-disability-premium

sara1978

yes he still liveing at home but is working all i need to know would anything happen with houseing benfit esa pip while he is working

sara1978

yes i get sdp as i got no carers that why get it and on sa houseing benfit plus i get 25% discount council tax

sara1978

i get pip high rate esa as cant get about

poppy123456

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/865615#Comment_865615

I already answered those questions. You said he's not 18 until December. This means that your SDP will continue until he reaches 18. Once he reaches this age if he continues to live with you then you need to report the changes to ESA and the SDP will then end.

When he reaches 18 there will be no non dependent deductions in your housing benefit because your PIP includes the daily living part.

For council Tax you will lose the single person discount once he reaches 18.

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