Will a job effect my mum's ESA?

cali2811
cali2811 Online Community Member Posts: 1 Listener
edited May 2021 in Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
I am 17 and looking for a part-time job. If I get a job, will this effect my mum's ESA income? what are the possible variables? Will this also effect her DLA, PIP or Housing Benefit? Thank you.

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  • janer1967
    janer1967 Online Community Member Posts: 21,922 Championing
    Hi there 

    If you get a job there will be no change to pip as it isn't means tested 

    Any child benefit or child element of esa will stop 

    Council tax you will count as adult so 8f she gets a reduction  as single person this will stop 

    As for esa sorry I don't know the answer 
  • calcotti
    calcotti Online Community Member Posts: 10,000 Championing
    edited May 2021
    janer1967 said: Council tax you will count as adult so 8f she gets a reduction  as single person this will stop 
    I don't think that is correct. A 17 year old is a disregarded person for Council Tax, employment is not relevant. The disregard would cease when they become 18 (unless in full time education)
    https://www.gov.uk/council-tax/who-has-to-pay
  • calcotti
    calcotti Online Community Member Posts: 10,000 Championing
    janer1967 said: Any child benefit ... will stop 
    Assuming the other conditions to qualify for Child Benefit are met then entitlement to Child Benefit will only stop if the ‘child’ is in remunerative work which is defined as work of 24 hours or more, 
    https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/child-benefit-technical-manual/cbtm07028
  • janer1967
    janer1967 Online Community Member Posts: 21,922 Championing
    Sorry for giving incorrect info 
  • Tori_Scope
    Tori_Scope Scope Posts: 12,469 Championing
    Welcome to the community @cali2811 :) It's good to hear you're looking to start working. How have you been finding that?

    I hope that the above comments and links have helped to clear that up a bit. Are you still in full time education? Please do let us know if you have any further questions.

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