Private pension affect on benefits?

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knobby
knobby Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
edited April 2020 in Benefits and income
hi everyone I get esa support group ,pip, disable top ups my question is I am due my private pension but don't wanna effect benefits have took a taxfree sum of £11600 not had money yet but just found out you can only have £6000 in bank how will this affect me or do I just take it out thanks knobby 

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  • chiarieds
    chiarieds Online Community Member Posts: 17,071 Championing
    Hi @knobby - Welcome to the community. PIP isn't affected by any savings, as it's not means tested. As regards your ESA, there's some information here about reporting a change in your circumstances: https://www.gov.uk/report-benefits-change-circumstances

  • Abs_Scope
    Abs_Scope Scope Membership Team Posts: 295 Cerebral Palsy Network

    Hi @knobby Welcome to the community and taking the time to reach out. :smile:

    You may find this section of the website useful under Benefits https://www.scope.org.uk/advice-and-support/benefits/

    Let us know how you get on.

  • Ails
    Ails Online Community Member Posts: 2,237 Championing
    Hi @knobby and welcome to the Community.  It's nice to meet you and thank you for sharing with us.  I hope you have found the above information/links which @chiarieds and @Abdi_Scope have provided to be helpful.  If we can be of any further help/support to you then please just let us know.  All the best.  :smile:
  • knobby
    knobby Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
    all I know its support group
  • Adrian_Scope
    Adrian_Scope Posts: 11,754 Online Community Programme Lead
    Hi @knobby, do you know how much ESA you currently receive? It may give us some indication as to whether it's contribution-based on income-related.
    If you have an old award letter from ESA it may have the information on there, or they'd be able to tell you if you gave them a call. 

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