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What benefits will be affected by an inheritance if I use it for a home purchase?

Hello,
I'm possibly receiving (in probate) an inheritance sum that would be used to buy a house.
However, as a disabled person in receipt of ESA with severe disablement add on, housing benefit, Council Tax reduction, carer allowance in the form of self-manged Direct Payment and PiP, I'm wondering what will stop, for how long and/or be possible to reclaim (if at all) once the inheritance is used to buy a home?
I rely on carer provision and have seen that if you have over £23250 that stops. So would I be able to reclaim that once a house is bought and would I be able to get ESA back assuming I was then under the threshold? Oh and get the Council Tax reduction for the new home? Obviously I would not claim Housing Benefit.
Thanks for any advice.
I'm possibly receiving (in probate) an inheritance sum that would be used to buy a house.
However, as a disabled person in receipt of ESA with severe disablement add on, housing benefit, Council Tax reduction, carer allowance in the form of self-manged Direct Payment and PiP, I'm wondering what will stop, for how long and/or be possible to reclaim (if at all) once the inheritance is used to buy a home?
I rely on carer provision and have seen that if you have over £23250 that stops. So would I be able to reclaim that once a house is bought and would I be able to get ESA back assuming I was then under the threshold? Oh and get the Council Tax reduction for the new home? Obviously I would not claim Housing Benefit.
Thanks for any advice.
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thanks for the swift reply and welcome.
I have no idea about the ESA being contribution based, beyond that I originally worked in the latter half of the 80s but became disabled through an RTA, so whether that period of employment counts?
The inheritance won't be until end of next February, so that would mean UC - whether that will be similar in amount/judgement?
A period of loss of benefits looks certain, my other main concern was that using the money to purchase a property to live in (I'm in a housing Assoc. home now) would be regarded as deprivation of income and mean I would not requalify for benefits even if I went below threshold levels?
The plan in mind: to look for a property nearer the time, notify the various agencies when the money presents and buy as soon as is practicable to not suffer ever decreasing losses too long whilst paying for care etc. myself. And, then reclaim the necessary benefits available.
It's a relief that I should be able to reclaim benefits - depending on how long that takes!
Thanks for your time and help.